System and method for securely handling control information

A system for securely handling control information, comprising:

• an integrated circuit comprising a content processing block and a control processing block, the content processing block being coupled to the control processing block,
• wherein content received by the integrated circuit is associated with the control information received by the integrated circuit,
• wherein the control processing block is adapted to validate the control information received by the integrated circuit, and
• wherein the content processing block is adapted to process the content received by the integrated circuit in accordance with the validated control information.

A method for securely handling control information, comprising:

• (a) validating the control information;
• (b) decoding the validated control information;
• and
• (c) configuring a content processor of an ASIC based on the decoded control information,
• wherein the validating, the decoding and the configuring are performed within the ASIC.

A system for securely handling control information, comprising:

• an integrated circuit comprising a content processing block and a control processing block, the content processing block being coupled to the control processing block,
• wherein control information received by the control processing block is linked with the integrated circuit,
• wherein the control processing block is adapted to validate the control information received by the integrated circuit, and
• wherein the content processing block is adapted to process the content received by the integrated circuit in accordance with the validated control information.