CANAL+ / Microsoft PlayReady Cryptography Shortcomings / Authorization Bypass

Security Explorations conducted a security analysis of Microsoft Play Ready content protection technology in the environment of the CANAL+ SAT TV provider. As a result, complete access to movie assets and content keys available in the CANAL+ VOD library could be gained with the use of a fake client device identity. Microsoft and CANAL+ have seemingly decided to ignore this large laundry list of failures.