Securely paired delivery of activation codes between removable and integrated security processors

A method, comprising:

• receiving an activation message at a receiver, the receiver having a first security processor that is removably installed in the receiver, a second security processor integrated in a trusted hardware environment of the receiver, and a plurality of hardware components, the second security processor controlling enabling of each of the plurality of hardware components, the activation message containing a hardware activation code for enabling a particular hardware component of the plurality of hardware components of the receiver, the activation message being encrypted in accordance with a global network key stored by the first security processor;
• first decrypting the activation message by the first security processor in accordance with the global network key to obtain the hardware activation code;
• encrypting the hardware activation code by the first security processor using a local key to generate an encrypted activation code, the local key unique to the receiver and stored at both the first security processor and the trusted hardware environment;
• transmitting the encrypted activation code by the first security processor to the second security processor;
• receiving the encrypted activation code by the second security processor;
• second decrypting the encrypted activation code by the second security processor using the local key to obtain the hardware activation code;
• and
• enabling the particular hardware component by the second security processor based on the hardware activation code.