Setting up card sharing on Tizen in 2026

If you have started with Tizen card sharing, you have probably already come across a bunch of outdated guides with broken commands and screenshots from 2019. I went through this myself — spent several evenings until I put everything into a working scheme. Here is only what really works on Samsung Smart TV with Tizen OS 6.x and above.

I should note right away: card sharing is a technology that is in a gray legal area in several countries. Make sure you use it in accordance with local laws.

What is card sharing and how does it work?

Definition of card sharing

Card sharing is a technology for sharing a conditional access card (CAM card) over a network. One physical card inserted into a server decrypts the signal and transmits the keys (Control Words) to several clients simultaneously. For the end device — whether it is a receiver or Smart TV — it looks as if the card is inserted locally.

On Tizen, it works a bit differently than on classic satellite receivers. The TV itself does not have a CAM slot in the usual sense, so card sharing is implemented through applications or external set-top boxes that connect to the Tizen device.

How CCcam and OScam work

CCcam is an old protocol developed back in the 2000s. It works on a client-server principle: the server holds the card, the client connects via TCP to a specific port (usually 12000) and receives decrypted CW every ~10 seconds. The protocol is proprietary but well documented by the community.

OScam (Open Source Cam) is a more modern alternative. It supports multiple protocols simultaneously: CCcam, Newcamd, CS378X, and others. The configuration is more flexible, logging is better, and memory consumption is lower. For new installations, I would recommend OScam — CCcam is no longer actively developed.

How to set up CCcam on Tizen?

Hardware requirements

Tizen card sharing is not configured directly on the TV in most configurations. An intermediate element is needed — either a separate Linux server (Raspberry Pi 4, an old router with OpenWRT, VPS), or an Android set-top box that already works as a CCcam/OScam client and streams the signal to Tizen.

The minimum for the server: a processor that supports Linux, 256 MB RAM, stable internet with a ping to the provider of up to 300 ms. Higher than that, there will be noticeable freezes when changing channels.

On the Tizen TV side, a compatible application will be required. The most common options are IPTV players that support CS protocols or an external receiver connected via HDMI.

Steps to install CCcam

Install CCcam on the Linux server. Download the binary for the architecture (arm or x86_64), place it in/usr/local/bin/CCcam, and make it executable:

chmod +x /usr/local/bin/CCcam

Create a systemd unit for auto-start in/etc/systemd/system/cccam.service:

[Unit]

Then enable and start it:

systemctl enable cccam

Configuration settings

The main config is located in/etc/CCcam.cfg. A minimally working option for client connection looks like this:

C: server.example.com 12000 username password

The lineC: is the connection to the provider's server. Port 12000 is standard for CCcam, although some servers use 12001 or non-standard ports — check with your provider.CLIENTTIMEOUT at 5000 ms is a reasonable balance between stability and response speed when changing channels.

Configuring OScam for Tizen

Installation of OScam

OScam is built from source or downloaded as a ready-made binary. Configs are stored in the directory/etc/oscam/. There are three main files:oscam.conf,oscam.server,oscam.user.

After downloading the binary:

mkdir -p /etc/oscam

We create a unit similar to CCcam, just specifying the path to the configs:

ExecStart=/usr/local/bin/oscam -B /var/run/oscam.pid -c /etc/oscam

OScam Configuration

The file/etc/oscam/oscam.conf — global settings. The working minimum:

[global]

The web interface on port 8888 is a separate story. Through it, you can view the status of cards, connections, and logs in real-time. Very convenient for debugging.

The file/etc/oscam/oscam.server — connection to the provider's server via the CCcam protocol:

[reader]

The parametercccmaxhops = 1 — limits the depth of peering. It is better to keep it at one unless there are special requirements.

In/etc/oscam/oscam.user we create a user for the Tizen client:

[account]

Checking functionality

After starting, we check the log:

tail -f /var/log/oscam.log

If you see lines likeConnected to [server] andCard: [CAID] — everything is up. The web interface is athttp://[server-IP]:8888 will show the status of connections in real time.

To check from the Tizen device side — try connecting the player to your OScam server using the Newcamd or CCcam protocol, using the data fromoscam.user.

Troubleshooting card sharing setup

Common errors

The most common problem is —ECM timeout in the logs. This means that the server is unable to return the Control Word in time. There can be several reasons: high ping to the server, overloaded provider server, or too smallCLIENTTIMEOUT.

The second most frequent is —Connection refused. This is usually related to the firewall. Checkiptables orufw on the server — the port must be open for incoming connections.

On older versions of Tizen (4.x and below), there are compatibility issues with applications. Some CS clients simply refuse to work on older firmware — check the minimum requirements of the application before installation.

How to fix them

ForECM timeout first ping the server: normal — up to 150 ms, with 200+ there will already be noticeable freezes. If the ping is good, increaseCLIENTTIMEOUT to 8000–10000 in CCcam.cfg or raiseecmwhitelist in OScam.

For firewall issues on Ubuntu/Debian:

ufw allow 12000/tcp

If the problem is with hardware compatibility — consider using an external Android set-top box as an intermediary. It takes on all the CS logic, while Tizen simply receives the decrypted signal via HDMI or through the IPTV stream.

Optimization tips

For Tizen card sharing via OScam: enable CW caching. Inoscam.conf add:

[cache]

This significantly speeds up channel switching — repeated requests for the same ECM are returned from the cache instantly, without contacting the server.

Another point: if you are using multiple servers (for redundancy), configure their priority in OScam using thelb_weight parameter inoscam.serverThe server with a weight of 100 will be used first, with a weight of 50 as a backup.

And finally: keep an eye on the OScam version. Development is active, and updates with important security patches are being released. The latest stable builds can be found in the official repository on SVN.