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* Small update to SafeWrap comments

* Further additions to SafeWrap comments
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TheRogueArchivist authored Sep 5, 2024
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/// It's used (to an unknown extent) within SafeCast and SafeDisc (https://web.archive.org/web/20030829044647/http://www.macrovision.com:80/solutions/software/SafeWrap_FAQ_July2003.pdf Section #3).
/// It can be used separately from any other Macrovision product, such as (supposedly) for RioPort (https://www.cdrinfo.com/d7/content/macrovision-invests-next-generation-security-and-transport-technologies-internet-delivery).
/// No direct SafeWrap only sample has currently been found, nor is it exactly clear what parts of SafeCast/SafeDisc are SafeWrap.
/// It's claimed that SafeWrap uses one DLL and one .SYS "security driver" (https://www.cdrinfo.com/d7/content/macrovision-invests-next-generation-security-and-transport-technologies-internet-delivery Section #30).
/// It's claimed that SafeWrap uses one DLL and one .SYS "security driver" (https://web.archive.org/web/20030829044647/http://www.macrovision.com:80/solutions/software/SafeWrap_FAQ_July2003.pdf Section #30).
/// This would appear to be referring to the "drvmgt.dll" and "secdrv.sys" files, the latter of which is officially referred to as the "Macrovision SECURITY Driver" in some SafeDisc versions.
/// This may not be fully accurate, as not all of these files are known to always be used with SafeCast, though this does need further investigation.
/// The .stxt* sections found in various Macrovision products may indicate SafeWrap, as they started being used around the time that SafeWrap was made public.
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///
/// Further information and resources:
/// Macrovision press release that mentions SafeWrap: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1027443/000100547701501658/ex99-1.txt
/// Macrionvision "Tamper-proof" blurb advertising SafeWrap: https://web.archive.org/web/20030412093353/http://www.macrovision.com/solutions/software/tamper.php3
/// SafeAudio news that mentions SafeWrap: https://www.cdmediaworld.com/hardware/cdrom/news/0201/safeaudio_3.shtml
/// The titles for a few audio DRM FAQ's include the text "SafeWrap™ Frequently Asked Questions" in the page title, but this may be a copy-paste error:
/// https://web.archive.org/web/20030324080804/http://www.macrovision.com:80/solutions/audio/images/SafeAudio_FAQ_Public_5-02.pdf + https://web.archive.org/web/20030403050432/http://www.macrovision.com:80/solutions/audio/Audio_protection_FAQ_Public_March2003.pdf
/// Eclipse SafeAudio news that mentions SafeWrap: http://www.eclipsedata.com/PDFs/21.pdf
/// Report to congress that mentions SafeWrap: https://www.uspto.gov/sites/default/files/web/offices/dcom/olia/teachreport.pdf
/// Patent that mentions possibly using SafeWrap: https://patents.google.com/patent/US7493289B2/en
/// MacroSafe presentation that mentions current customer of SafeWrap/SafeCast/SafeDisc: https://slideplayer.com/slide/6840826/
/// List of DRM companies and products: https://www1.villanova.edu/villanova/generalcounsel/copyright/digitized/companies.html
/// Forum post that briefly mentions SafeWrap: https://www.ttlg.com/forums/showthread.php?t=70035
/// Forum post (with no replies) that asks for information about SafeWrap: https://forum.powerbasic.com/forum/user-to-user-discussions/powerbasic-for-windows/9167-macrovision-anti-code-tampering-tool
/// Document that mentions SafeWrap as third-party security tool: https://www.cs.clemson.edu/course/cpsc420/material/Papers/Guide_AppSecurity.pdf
/// Japanese PDF that mentions SafeWrap: https://ipsj.ixsq.nii.ac.jp/ej/index.php?action=pages_view_main&active_action=repository_action_common_download&item_id=64743&item_no=1&attribute_id=1&file_no=1&page_id=13&block_id=8
/// Korean PDF that mentions SafeWrap: http://contents.kocw.or.kr/contents4/document/lec/2012/KonKuk_glocal/Nohyounghee1/9.pdf
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