[MPlayer-users] Playing WMA files

[D Richard Felker III]

On Thu, Nov 07, 2002 at 09:23:16PM +0100, Arpi wrote:
> [Automatic answer: RTFM (read DOCS, FAQ), also read DOCS/bugreports.html]
> Hi,
> 
> > [Automatic answer: RTFM (read DOCS, FAQ), also read DOCS/bugreports.html]
> > On Thu, Nov 07, 2002 at 08:45:29PM +0100, Arpi wrote:
> > > [Automatic answer: RTFM (read DOCS, FAQ), also read DOCS/bugreports.html]
> > > Hi,
> > > 
> > > > [Automatic answer: RTFM (read DOCS, FAQ), also read DOCS/bugreports.html]
> > > > I can play it with windows media player, but don't want windows at home
> > > > (and haven't got it).
> > > 
> > > then it's "just" encrypted... and only WMP can play it as it has teh keys
> > 
> > Anyone care to "fix" that bug? :)
> 
> no way
> 
> STFA
> 
> the machine (actually the windows registry + DLL) where teh file was
> downloaded keeps the keys. there is a windows program able to decrypt it
> using teh windows dll... but don't ask to port it to linux, not possible,
> as the dll uses teh hardware parameters as key to crypt that, so unless
> you can do 100% emulation or rev. eng. the whole dll, you won't be able to
> do that... in short: fsck microsoft

I was thinking more along the lines of brute force (or known
plaintext?) cracking, or decrypting with a known key you pass on the
command line, etc. Perhaps that's best done by a separate standalone
program though.

Rich