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New specification of HDCP approved by major Content Providers with WHDI standard as a supported interface.

WHDI LLC has announced that the new Wireless Home Digital Interface (WHDI) standard for multi-room wireless HDTV connectivity will enable HDCP (High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection) revision 2.0 as its content protection technology. The same used by the HDMI interface.

The combination of WHDI technology and HDCP will enable compatibility of new WHDI enabled TVs and sources with billions of HDMI/HDCP enabled devices in consumers' homes.


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- "HDCP over WHDI technology will allow WHDI enabled devices to deliver the full potential of wireless connectivity, from any device to any device, through multiple rooms in the home" said Leslie Chard, President of WHDI LLC. 
"By using state-of-the-art HDCP revision 2.0, the WHDI standard has positioned itself as the leading wireless standard for bringing secure high-definition connectivity to all devices in the home".

Stephen Balogh, President of Digital Content Protection LLC, which licenses HDCP specifications says,
- "HDCP revision 2.0 has implemented powerful security enhancements that make it the ideal choice for protecting high-value video content over modern interfaces well into the future. The combination of HDCP and the WHDI standard gives both the industry and consumers user friendly wire-free connections throughout the home together with a state-of-the art security technology."

The HDCP protocol
HDCP revision 2.0 includes a locality check protocol that enables the distribution of content throughout a local area. It protects content using a 1024 bit RSA key exchange algorithm and a 128 bit AES encryption technology.

Also, LG has joined the WHDI group. Read more about it in our huge CES 2009 coverage.


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