Defeat Software Piracy

#1
Crane

Posted 28 April 2006 - 12:53 PM

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Any ideas how? I use multiple spots for the registration check. I also use a timer check as well. This helps post-pone the "crack" but there is no defeating it for me.

Anyone have any tips?

CR

#2
TkTech

Posted 14 June 2006 - 01:26 PM

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The way palm does it is that it generates a random key based of of hardware and the persons username. It gives the user a key to submit ( say online ) to get the registration id. not foolproof, but it will hamper efforts to crack it.

#3
Void

Posted 15 June 2006 - 01:49 PM

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Impossible to defeat but you can hinder the crackers as much as possible...

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#4
Void

Posted 15 June 2006 - 01:50 PM

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Check out this forum: http://forum.codecal...are-piracy.html

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#5
Guest_Kaabi_*

Posted 04 July 2006 - 05:11 AM

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There was another topic, like hiding the serial numbers in hidden files. I don't see why that wouldn't work, but hackers today have all these complex programs. Has anyone ever tried making fake serial numbers to through them off?

#6
Guest_vincea_*

Posted 06 July 2006 - 03:59 PM

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You guys seem to have this software protection thing pretty sussed. One thing I would point out is that the main reason for protecting your software is to increase your income by being paid for copies that would otherwise have been pirated.

If the software activation process is too fiddly it will put off new users and you will reduce your income. To prevent this you must offer automated activation, preferably via HTTP requests to prevent firewall blocking. Check out thissoftware activation demo to see how best to do this.