Secure digital content distribution system and secure hard drive

A secure hard drive, comprising:

• a magnetic storage medium that stores encrypted digital content and corresponding encrypted content keys;
• a system on chip (SOC) including:
• a public key decryption module that receives one of said encrypted content keys from said magnetic storage medium, and that controls decryption of said encrypted content key for said secure hard drive using a private key of said SOC to generate a content key;
• and
• a block decryption module that receives said encrypted digital content corresponding to said one of said encrypted content keys from said magnetic storage medium and said content key from said public key decryption module, and that decrypts said encrypted content using said content key,
• wherein said public key decryption module generates said private key based on a chip identification (ID) of the secure hard drive.

A secure hard drive, comprising:

• storing means for storing encrypted digital content and corresponding encrypted content keys;
• public key decryption means for receiving one of said encrypted content keys from said storing means, and for controlling decryption of said encrypted content key for said secure hard drive using a private key to generate a content key;
• and
• block decryption means for receiving said encrypted digital content corresponding to said one of said encrypted content keys from said storing means and said content key from said public key decryption means, and for decrypting said encrypted content using said content key,
• wherein said private key is generated based on a chip identification (ID) of the secure hard drive.

A secure hard drive, comprising:

• magnetic storing means that stores encrypted digital content and corresponding encrypted content keys;
• a system on chip (SOC) including:
• public key decryption means for receiving one of said encrypted content keys from said magnetic storage means, and for controlling decryption of said encrypted content key for said secure hard drive using a private key of said SOC to generate a content key;
• and
• block decryption means for receiving said encrypted digital content corresponding to said one of said encrypted content keys from said magnetic storing means and said content key from said public key decryption means, and for decrypting said encrypted content using said content key,
• wherein said public key decryption module generates said private key based on a chip identification (ID) of a secure hard drive.

A method for distributing digital content, comprising:

• (a) storing encrypted digital content and corresponding encrypted content keys on a storage medium;
• (b) receiving one of said encrypted content keys from said storage medium;
• (c) decrypting said encrypted content key using a private key to generate a content key by a decryption module of a secure hard drive;
• (d) receiving said encrypted digital content corresponding to said one of said encrypted content keys from said storage medium;
• (e) decrypting said encrypted content using said content key, and
• (f) generating said private key based on a chip identification (ID) of the secure hard drive.