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What is a good way to randomly generate some not-likely-to-be-randomly-generated-again activation codes to use for activating software? I am making an auto-fulfillment system for a web application.
I am using C#.
Started by Ryan on
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That's fine if activation is happening by (say) clicking on a URL provided in email, or if you can....
Shrinkwrapped software where the activation code is physically printed if the user has to enter it manually.
In other cases (e.g.
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I have tried searching, and all questions are related to specific things like " how to generate key ", and the like. Can anybody explain how different types of software activation work?
Started by Tanmoy on
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But if I were to do this, this is how I would go about it:
Decide if the software is licensed an entry for the person/PC with....
Simple way of implementing software activation/registration is to create a license algorithm to hacking.
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We're looking to replace our current, in-house developed trial-version activation system for our .NET application with something off the shelf.
To clarify the question I'm asking, let me point out some ground we've already covered (and related questions...
Started by TimB on
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I haven't used it so can't vouch for it, but Microsoft... .
Not to mention, its made by Dan Appleman
http://www.desaware.com
Microsoft have launched their own Software Licensing and Protection Services product.
A great piece of licensing software.
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I am just about done writing a killer application for the mac, however I would like to charge money for this one, as there isn't a lot of applications out there like this one. So I was thinking of using some sort of activation or license key. I've looked...
Started by Matt S. on
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There's also CocoaFob:
http://www.turbodad.com/articles/48/cocoafob-released
which works with Potion Store:
http://www.potionfactory.com/potionstore.
Take a look at Aquatic Prime.
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The typical product activation scheme is as follows
A unique serial no. is assigned to user A unique hardware id is generated for the user's machine. On giving this info to the vendor, the vendor issues an activation code.
I would like to know how the...
Started by Guest on
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If you ever discontinue your activation servers, the product give a stuff about legal software will use the version where your activation scheme has been standard, it's probably easier....
The software, and inconveniences the user.
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I'm looking to implement a basic product activation scheme such that when the program is launched it will contact our server via http to complete the activation. I'm wondering if it is a big problem (especially with bigger companies or educational organizations...
Started by philcruz on
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But I can.
I can't tell you how prevalent this will be, sorry .
Check out little from "phoning home" to an activation server.
There are personal software solutions to purposely block outgoing connections.
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I really hated the Vista activation system Microsoft had. I hope that Win 7 is going to go back to the simple serial key like WinXP. You couldn't even upgrade hardware without Vista bitching.
Anyone know what activation system there using for Win7?
Started by Donny V on
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activation for Windows Vista has been improved and is more flexible than that for Windows XP hardware configuration of the PC in an attempt to determine if the software has been moved to a new is standing behind the language of its licenses....
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I'd like to have dev environments 'baselined' with certain software installed along with component packages. From time to time, a new software piece may be desired which I'd like to install in a clean VM until confidence is obtained that it's desirable...
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Its starts at 5 licenses and it sounds like you'll be using more than... .
I'm not sure if you can still buy a volume license though - or if you can buy vista and can downgrade and get a volume key .
Volume licensing for XP doesn't need to be activated.
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This is only remotely development related, but basically I wanted to install the MS Azure SDK which relies on an installed IIS 7, ASP.Net but also a working installation of the 'WCF HTTP Activation' component.
Now following the article on MSDN , I always...
Started by Jörg Battermann on
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Go to the Control Panel Click on Programs.
Enable the "WCF HTTP Activation" Feature of Vista and Win7 and even worse, uninstalling .Net 4 beta-install the WCF HTTP activation along with aspnet.
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I've written an application and I'd like to add a registration key/serial number to it (I'm big on minimum inconvinience - ala #4 at this Eric Sink article ). My question is about where to store the "activation" once the application has been registered...
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At least at where I used to work, regular user will not be a local type of dongle (ala old 3DMax) plain... .
Your software would have to do two registry lookups solution for business software.
Will save to the activation for all users.
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