CryptoWorks End of Life

Since 2006, Irdeto’s conditional access strategy has evolved, calling for a more focused approach to product development in order to deliver the best possible solutions and services to all our customers based on Irdeto’s own technology. These developments have been focused on the Irdeto Conditional Access System (CAS). As a consequence, similar upgrades and enhancements have not been incorporated onto CryptoWorks CAS.

Irdeto implemented a phased discontinuation of CryptoWorks and stopped selling Cryptoworks CAS on 1st January 2007, and at the end of that year ceased to provide new software releases.

On 31st December 2012 Irdeto will no longer provide maintenance or support for the Cryptoworks system. After this date, Irdeto will not provide support for CryptoWorks. We have been working with our valued CryptoWorks customers for some time now to create migration plans to meet their individual needs to the Irdeto CAS to ensure that their content is fully protected now, and in the future.

The Irdeto CAS offers not only more advanced security than the CryptoWorks system, but more features and benefits for pay TV subscribers as well. Irdeto’s CAS enables interesting consumer features like Pay Per View, Video On Demand, PVR, Push VOD (subscription and pay-per-view) as well as IP VOD. The Irdeto CAS is also tightly integrated with the Irdeto Middleware solution, which can provide an HD-quality user experience to enable all the features described above.

Irdeto has over 40 years experience protecting some of the world’s most recognized digital brands. Irdeto’s successful, holistic security strategy produces an ongoing roadmap of essential security technology enhancements. These ongoing security implementations are critical to protecting our customers’ investments in the integrity of their content, as well as protecting the users’ ability to enjoy that content.