[geeks] encrypted video cable?

[Sridhar Ayengar]

Jonathan C. Patschke wrote:
> [0] They exist.  Essentially, they have an HDMI port on one end, an ID
>      and private key for an actual HDMI monitor inside, and a DVI-D port
>      on the other end.  I suspect these won't be for sale forever, and
>      there's a good chance the "cloned" hardware ID will eventually find
>      its way onto the blacklists.

What I expect would probably be the long-term "fix" for this problem 
would be to create a box which masquerades as an extremely popular 
display device's ID, or one that rotates its ID among a pool of popular 
IDs.  Probably wouldn't be all that hard to conjure up.

Peace...  Sridhar