PIC- & Goldwafer files

There are 2 different types of files available for Goldwafer cards:
- dedicated files that will decode only 1 type of coding
- 3-in-1 Allcam files that are able to decode 3 coding systems

Dedicated files:
The most characteristic feature of dedicated files is that they work much the same may as an original card does. You could say that dedicated files are built in such a way that they simulate being a MOSC.

A sample of a dedicated file is the Secanix file set, described in the opening page of this chapter.
Dedicated files will decode only 1 type of coding (Irdeto or Seca or Viaccess etc.). In most cases, dedicated files support Auto Updating, just as a MOSC would. In some cases though, you will find file sets, not supporting Auto Update. That's when the file set contains a built-in blocker facility. The blocker will not allow any changes to be made to the eeprom file on your card. That ensures that your card will not be vulnerable to ECM attacks, but at the same time it prohibits your card to Auto Update.

PIC type dedicated file sets consist of 2 files: PIC- and Eeprom file.
- The PIC file contains the Software Program
- The Eeprom contains the Variables that the Software has to work with

3-in-1 Allcam files:
The most characteristic feature of Allcam files is that they do not behave like a MOSC at all. They don't simulate a MOSC, they emulate. Allcam files only work in combination with an Allcam patch.

PIC type Allcam file sets consist of 2 files: PIC- and Eeprom file.
- The PIC file contains the Software Program
- The Eeprom contains the Variables that the Software has to work with

There is only very limited Program- and Eeprom space available on these cards. That is why both the number of coding systems and the total number of providers that can be decoded is very limited too. Only Irdeto, Seca and Viaccess are supported, and only very few providers per system are available. I am not sure if there is still any development going on for these files, but if so, I doubt if it will be for much longer.