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If it was decoding a broadcast signal, how could the unique serial number of an individual decoder play any useful part in the decryption key? I didn't see any
by blincoln 6y ago
If it was decoding a broadcast signal, how could the unique serial number of an individual decoder play any useful part in the decryption key? I didn't see any discussion of this in the article. Sorry if I missed it.
- LeoPanthera 6y agoThat months encryption key was "encrypted" with your serial number, and then mailed to you. You typed it into your box, and the box would decrypt it - knowing its own serial number - and then use the result. This prevented you from copying your neighbors codes, they wouldn't work.