Re: Serial number verification / obfuscation (was: Re: Hiding
Re: Serial number verification / obfuscation (was: Re: Hiding
- Subject: Re: Serial number verification / obfuscation (was: Re: Hiding
- From: Wade Tregaskis <email@hidden>
- Date: Sun, 28 Jul 2002 22:10:37 +1000
Is there a consensus on which is "safer," i.e. more hack-proof?
None of these methods are hack-proof to any extent that matters. People
will either:
1) Distribute the serial numbers, or create a serial number generator
2) Patch the code that verifies the serial number
Just a thought - it's much easier to distribute a serial number than a
patch or cracked version, so if it's a case of the lesser-of-two-evils,
forcing them to physically patch your software is probably going to leave
you much better off. For serials, there's Surfers or several
unfortunately-popular sites. For patches, there's what, Hotline? Few
will be able to find your patch, let alone be willing to risk installing
it.
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