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conditional access

Abbreviated as CA, in digital television broadcasting, conditional access is the term used to describe a system of allowing consumers access to only those services for which they have subscribed. A conditional access system using both scrambling and encryption to prevent unauthorized reception of services by those not paying for the service.



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