Arris C4 - Baseline Privacy Interface (BPI)

STANDARD Revision 1.0 C4® CMTS Release 8.3 User Guide
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Chapter 18
Baseline Privacy Interface (BPI)
 Baseline Privacy Overview ............................................................... 585
 Baseline Privacy Setup ..................................................................... 588
 Provisioning X.509 Certificates......................................................... 599
 Baseline Privacy Debugging ............................................................. 601
 Baseline Privacy Trap Codes ............................................................. 604
 Baseline Privacy: CLI Commands ...................................................... 608
 BPI Hybrid Mode Operation ............................................................. 611
 BPI+ Enforce ..................................................................................... 613
Baseline Privacy Overview
Baseline Privacy (BP) provides cable modem users with data privacy across the cable network equal to or better than that
provided by dedicated line network services. It does this by encrypting traffic flows on the RF link between the CM and
C4/c CMTS Baseline Privacy also provides cable operators with protection from theft of data services.
Baseline Privacy Plus Interface (BPI+) is an extension of the Baseline Privacy Interface (BPI); it further strengthens the BP
specification by adding cable modem authentication through the use of X.509 digital certificates. BPI+ is entirely backward
compatible with the earlier BPI specification. The Baseline Privacy portion of the DOCSIS CMTS is compatible with cable
modems operating in either BPI or BPI+ mode.