A3SA Makes Available Documents for Signal Signing
December 27, 2024
A3SA has made official the following documents available to all ATSC 3.0 broadcasters, whether or not they are A3SA licensees:
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Stay up to date on what’s happening with the A3SA and the ATSC 3.0 Security Standard.
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Encoding Rules Announcement
August 21, 2023
A3SA announces a set of “Encoding Rules” its licensed broadcasters must follow for encrypted ATSC 3.0 broadcasts that are simulcast with ATSC 1.0 broadcasts.
Broadcast Encoding Rules
To provide extra reassurance for viewers of ATSC 3.0 content, A3SA has approved a set of “encoding rules” for encrypted broadcasts that are simulcast with ATSC 1.0 broadcasts
- Viewers must be allowed to decrypt and record these broadcasts even if they are using a less secure device that requires an internet connection
- Viewers must be allowed to make an unlimited number of copies of these broadcasts
- Such copies cannot have retention limits
- Viewers must be allowed to use “trick play” features such as pause, rewind, fast-forward, and ad-skipping
- Viewers must be allowed to use any authorized digital output (i.e., no selectable output control)
- Viewers must be allowed to use analog outputs to connect to legacy TVs (i.e., no prohibition or required downresolution)
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A3SA has approved the issuance of a new Verification Test Suite Addendum
July 27, 2023
A3SA has approved the issuance of a new Verification Test Suite Addendum for licensed Adopters who implement A3SA’s current (V0.9) Specifications in receiver devices and components intended for consumers, as well as in professional tools intended for broadcasters and other device manufacturers. The included new V0.9 Test Suite enables the testing of a far higher percentage of the features required by the new Specifications than the previous version did. This in turn should enable device and component manufacturers to deliver even greater levels of reliability for their products than was previously possible
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Availability of Signal Signing Announcement
February 14, 2022
A3SA is pleased to announce the “Sunrise” of the availability of signal signing for ATSC 3.0 Signals and Applications!
For broadcasters wanting to begin signing ATSC 3.0 Signals or Applications, please see the Broadcaster Onboarding Process and use the contact info listed in the process and elsewhere in this site when you’re ready to move forward. We and our PKI vendor Eonti look forward to working with you!