[OT] software copy protection / license management

[Gian Lorenzetto]

Hey Chad,

Have a look at this:

http://www.codeproject.com/cpp/AESProductKey.asp

I'm using crypto++ with a wxWidgets app now (although not exactly the
above), which works nicely.

Hope it helps,
Gian

Gian Lorenzetto
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Chad Wagner [mailto:chad at chadawagner.com]
> Sent: Friday, 4 May 2007 2:26 PM
> To: wx-users at lists.wxwidgets.org
> Subject: [OT] software copy protection / license management
> 
> sorry for the post not directly related to wxWidgets, but can anyone
> recommend a third-party company such as PACE for software protection,
> or advice on the likelihood of a successful home-grown solution?  (I
> have no experience in this area, having only worked on open-source or
> non-distributed projects -- I'm willing to learn but don't want to
> screw it up...)
> 
> I need something that works well with wxWidgets, works on Mac and
> Windows platforms, and can scale as our user base grows and we roll
> out our higher end products later.  Initially we're looking for a
> basic level of protection without (hopefully) too much fuss or
> expense, maybe a serial number or a challenge/response type of thing.
> 
> So if any of you experienced folks out there can share your
> experience with this, I would greatly appreciate it.  Off-list is
> cool if you think that's more appropriate...
> 
> TIA,
> Chad
> 
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