Longhorn Output Content Protection.ppt

* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * New Audio Engine for Longhorn Longhorn provides a User Mode Audio engine In Windows XP the audio is kernel mode Doing it in User Mode is better, because: More robust More extensible Designed to work well with UAA compliant audio devices Microsoft also providing Class Driver Diagram courtesy Alex Goyen’s WinHEC05 talk Protected User Mode Audio Longhorn provides a software Protected Environment Mitigates against software attacks Some types of premium content will not play if a rogue component is present on the system Protected Environment protects the User Mode Audio engine, just like it protects the MIG (Media Interoperability Gateway) Protected environment + User Mode Audio Audio is actually in a separate protected process SAP (Secure Audio Path) equivalence SAP content will play using MIG/PE PUMA Architecture User Mode App Process User Mode Drivers Kernel Mode Southbridge Chip Hardware Codec Hardware HD-Audio, Other buses Protected Environment Protected Environment Output Status Output Command Audio Engine Other Non-Premium Content App POC = Protected Output Controller VPO = Virtual Protected Output VAS = Virtual Audio Server VAD = Virtual Audio Device SAR = Streaming Audio Renderer uDWM (Video / Graphics) VPO MIG Engine eg CPPM = Authentication = Policy = Protected Content Path = Control Unprotected Infrastructure Protected Infrastructure Motherboard or PCI(e) Microsoft ISV IHV Premium Content App Source Proxy Input TA Decrypter PolicyEngine Output TA UAA Class Driver Mouse Driver ID Disk Driver ID XYZ Driver HD-Audio / 0ther buses End Point Trans- form MIGSession Codec SAR VAS VPO VAD VAS POC Media Source Plug-in Media Session Audio Engine APO Code Integrity WAS API Other Post-Mix AEC Constrictor Always in the mix There’s always a mix in progress With an