Method and system for authenticating an accessory

Details Method and system for authenticating an accessory Method and system for authenticating an accessory

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G06F 21/00 (2006.01) G06F 21/20 (2006.01)

Patent

CA 2651048

A method, system, and connector interface for authenticating an accessory. A method includes performing an authentication operation and allowing the accessory to access the media player during the authentication operation; if the authentication operation fails, the accessory is locked out from any further access to the media player. The authentication operation can include, e.g., validating authentication information included in an authentication certificate provided by the accessory and/or validating a digital signature provided by the accessory. The media player and accessory may utilize a plurality of commands in a variety of environments such as within a connector interface system environment to control access to the media player.

L'invention concerne un procédé, un système et une interface de connecteur pour authentifier un accessoire. Le procédé comprend les opérations consistant à effectuer une opération d'authentification et à permettre à l'accessoire d'accéder au lecteur multimédia pendant l'opération d'authentification ; si l'opération d'authentification échoue, l'accessoire est verrouillé vis-à-vis de tout autre accès au lecteur multimédia. L'opération d'authentification peut comprendre, par exemple, la validation d'informations d'authentification comprises dans un certificat d'authentification fourni par l'accessoire et/ou la validation d'une signature numérique fournie par l'accessoire. Le lecteur multimédia et l'accessoire peuvent utiliser une pluralité de commandes dans une diversité d'environnements, tels qu'à l'intérieur d'un environnement de système d'interface de connecteur pour commander un accès au lecteur multimédia.

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