Re: Protecting Software w/ Software License Keys...
Re: Protecting Software w/ Software License Keys...
- Subject: Re: Protecting Software w/ Software License Keys...
- From: Jeff LaMarche <email@hidden>
- Date: Tue, 18 Jun 2002 12:27:39 -0700 (PDT)
On Tuesday, 18, 2002, at 05:15AM, Gideon King <email@hidden> wrote:
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I was thinking about generating a key based on something like the host
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name i.e. the user sends me their host name and I send them a license
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that will allow them to run the application on that computer only (i.e.
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it's encoded into the license key and checked each time the program
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runs).
Here's a potential problem - under OS X, if you're using a dial-up connection, you only "borrow" a hostname (via DHCP) while you're online. Even if you check only the high level domain, modemers won't be able to use your software unless logged on.
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