[OT] software copy protection / license management

[Chad Wagner]

yeah, that's the stuff -- thanks!

I think between that article and a few others I've seen I should be  
able to get my own basic protection happening.  that would be my  
preference, but still curious about third-party options as that is  
probably the preference of my client.

On May 4, 2007, at 12:32 AM, Gian Lorenzetto wrote:

> 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
>
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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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