Cryptoworks

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title: "Cryptoworks" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["digital-television", "conditional-access-television-broadcasting"] topic_path: "arts/film" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cryptoworks" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

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In television encryption, Cryptoworks is a DVB conditional access system, developed by Philips CryptoTec but now belonging to Irdeto.

Cryptoworks is used by the following pay TV providers:

• OSN
• Digiturk (before 2011)
• the BFBS satellite service
• UPC Direct
• ITV Partner
• ORF
• Skylink
• JSTV
• Ziggo

It is also used to encrypt some feeds to cable television head-ends.

In 2006, Cryptoworks was transferred to Irdeto.

Other conditional access systems include Irdeto, VideoGuard, Nagravision, Mediaguard

References

References

1. "Philips to Transfer Its CryptoWorks Conditional Access (CA) Activities to Irdeto". Marketwire.

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