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by ragu4u 607 days ago
So I guess this is where widevine keys and whatnot are stored? Perhaps this is how the piracy scene gets 4k rips.
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Relevant: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38923033 (Picking the Widevine Locks: Acquiring and Using an L3 CDM; Jan, 2024; 71 comments)
L3 is the weaker security, not using the keys found in secure storage and limited to 720p (on most streaming platforms).
Yeah, a ton of L1 keys/CDM comes from Android devices where their secure storage isn't as secure as planned. For example: Heres a link to a L1 CDM from a ASUS PadFone - https://github.com/widevineleak/ASUS_T00N_E3B35AC8_5492_L1