Method and system for providing secure CODECS

A method of providing digital content, comprising:

• receiving digital content;
• authenticating a source of the digital content;
• and
• if access to the digital content is allowed based, in part, on a right and an entitlement associated with a user, and authentication of the source, then decrypting the digital content, and securely decompressing the decrypted digital content using a secure Compresser/DECompresser (CODEC).

A system for use in providing digital content, comprising:

• a parser that is configured to perform actions, including:
• receiving digital content;
• if the received digital content is unencrypted, providing the unencrypted digital content to a clear content CODEC to be decompressed;
• and
• if the received digital content is encrypted, providing the encrypted digital content to a secure CODEC;
• the secure CODEC being in communication with the parser, and configured to perform action, including:
• receiving the encrypted digital content securely through a trust link;
• authenticating a source of the encrypted digital content;
• determining a right and an entitlement associated with the digital content;
• and
• if the source is determined to be authentic and the right and the entitlement enables access to the digital content, then decrypting the digital content and decompressing the unencrypted digital content.

A device for use in providing digital content, comprising:

• a transceiver that is configured to receive digital content;
• means for securely determining authentication of a source of the digital content;
• means for securely determining a right or entitlement associated with a use of the digital content;
• and
• means for enabling the digital content to be securely decrypted and decompressed, if it is determined that the source of the digital content is authentic and the right or entitlement enables the use of the digital content.