Protected return path from digital rights management dongle

An apparatus for providing secure communication between a tamper resistant device and a sink device, comprising:

• means for receiving encrypted content from a source device at the tamper resistant device, wherein said data has been encrypted using a first key;
• means for decrypting the content using the decrypted first key;
• means for receiving a second key at the tamper resistant device from the sink device, wherein the second key is encrypted using the public key of the tamper resistant device;
• means for decrypting the encrypted second key using the private key of the tamper resistant device;
• means for re-encrypting the content using said decrypted second key;
• and
• means for transmitting said re-encrypted content to said sink device.

A system for providing secure communication between a tamper resistant device and a sink device, comprising:

• a source device for transmitting encrypted content,
• wherein said content has been encrypted using a first key;
• the tamper resistant device receiving encrypted content from the source device,
• the tamper resistant device decrypting the content using the first key;
• the tamper resistant device further receiving an encrypted second key from the sink device, wherein the encrypted second key is encrypted at the sink device using the public key of the tamper resistant device;
• the tamper resistant device decrypting the encrypted second key using the private key of the tamper resistant device;
• the tamper resistant device re-encrypting the content using said decrypted-second key;
• and
• the tamper resistant device transmitting said re-encrypted content to said sink device.