VCII Wizzard Code Structure

Here is the layout of a code you will see on the code sheets floating around. Let's take a look at what portions of this code do and how much of it actually secures the audio.

Below is a typical line you will see on a code list containing the current working wizzard code and the next wizzard code.

  CHAN.  SERVICE       CURRENT CODE                               NEXT CODE

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  G9-17    NICK-W   57D7 69A4 CCD0 7C90 A0 (86)  A0EA 98BB D81B 4091 A0 (86)

57D7 69A4 CCD0 7C

This portion of the code is the actual wizzard code and is what the seed keys calculate to produce the audio. It consists of 14 bits.

90

This is referred to as the Month ID or Month Key. This Byte may incriment by 1 or multiples, depending on the monthly data being sent down the datastream.

A0

This is the Service ID and is used to identify the current service being viewed. ( At one time wizzard codes for 032 style boards had wizzard codes containing 77 and various others as the Service ID. A0 is very common now since only cable company ID's are currently active in the datastream (using an old VCII) Since no consumer descramblers are being authorized you will rarely if ever see a C4 ( which would be from the 010 descrambler days ) Service ID active in the datastream.

(86)

This Byte is referred to as the Channel ID. Each channel has it's own unique channel ID. This isn't necessarily important but you can set up your autorolling software to search for your active wizzard codes according to the channel ID to help make retrieving your audio faster.


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