Intel Is Working On HDCP Content Protection For Linux Graphics Stack | Linux Today

Intel Is Working On HDCP Content Protection For Linux Graphics Stack

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Michael Larabel
Jul 12, 2017

While sure to face opposition by some free software fans, Intel developers have begun working on High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection (HDCP) support for the Linux Direct Rendering Manager (DRM) code.

High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection is the form of copy protection for being able to secure audio/video over DP/DVI/HDMI connections.

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Michael Larabel

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