Farncombe Chosen as First ‘Authorized Robustness Consultant’ for Ultra HD Blu-ray Security
AACS LA, the license administrator for Blu-ray’s Advanced Access Content System security platform, appointed advisory services firm Farncombe as its first “authorized robustness consultant” (ARC) for Ultra HD Blu-ray’s AACS2 content protection system, said Farncombe’s parent Cartesian in a Tuesday…
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announcement. AACS2, which recently became available for licensing, “includes enhancements to support the premium quality of Ultra HD Blu-ray content,” AACS LA said in a platform summary. Licensing AACS2 requires product certification testing by an “authorized certification entity,” plus a two-step “robustness consultation” with an ARC, AACS LA said. The ARC “is a new role in the Blu-ray ecosystem with responsibility for assessing security robustness of Ultra HD Blu-ray devices,” Cartesian said. That role is “is very similar” to Cartesian’s “existing security auditing process and builds on our recent work adapting our existing audits to include Ultra HD security requirements,” it said.