Selective and renewable encryption for secure distribution of video on-demand

An apparatus for securely providing digital video programming, the apparatus comprising:

• a determining device configured to determine whether a predetermined criterion is satisfied;
• a setting device configured to set a selective encryption status field if the predetermined criterion is satisfied;
• an encrypting device configured to encrypt an unencrypted payload to generate an encrypted payload, and a first constructing device configured to construct a packet with the encrypted payload, if the predetermined criterion is satisfied;
• a resetting device configured to reset the selective encryption status field if the predetermined criterion is unsatisfied;
• a second constructing device configured to construct the packet with the unencrypted payload, if the predetermined criterion is unsatisfied;
• and
• a transmitting device configured to transmit the packet.

A secure method for providing digital video programming, the method comprising:

• copying a first encrypted digital video program from a remote server to a video source;
• decrypting the first encrypted digital video program using a first key to generate an unencrypted digital video program;
• encrypting the unencrypted digital video program using a second key to generate a second encrypted digital video program;
• transmitting the second encrypted digital video program from the video source to the remote server;
• and
• deleting the first encrypted digital video program from the remote server.