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Questions tagged [piracy-protection]

Strategies to protect an application / software from being copied or used without permission.

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Secure solution for binding Java application to user / computer

Is there a secure solution for Java apllications to bind them to a specific user or computer eg by using the MAC adress (unsafe because can be changed?) or any other hardware specific data? We dont want to create hardware solutions like usb sticks /…
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Licence and/or concurrent use enforcement mechanism for fairly open UNIX product?

I would be grateful for any suggestions on how to add license key enforcement or concurrent user limit enforcement to a (UNIX-based) software product that - while not explicitly open-source - the end-user nominally has source code to, or could,…
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Is it possible to inspect the command line arguments passed to an VB6 app from outside the app

I have a VB6 application that has a licensing module in VB6 which checks for the authenticated user. If authentication is successful, this application calls main application with authentication information. Now, I wanted to pass information in…
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Basic precautions to prevent piracy?

It's my first app and I am concerned about piracy. I know it's not possible to fully prevent it but I would like to make it as hard that the hacker wouldn't simply find it worth. I have read some older threads but I don't know how secure Android and…
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Embedding username in C++ application to make logins easier?

Protecting against piracy when developing desktop applications through product keys, obfuscation, or similar client-side protections is pointless (plenty of stackoverflow posts regarding that). The only real way to prevent piracy is to create a…
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Ways to prevent unauthorized users?

I typically have not worried at all about piracy or copy protection with software however I currently find myself in a unique situation. I develop an application for repairing computers for a specific computer repair company. Recently an employee…
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"Protect" app: Free to full version via InApp purchase? Market license verification? Or useless?

Now I've nearly finished my first app and I wanted to have two versions of it, one free (with ads and a little less functionality) and one full/paid version. I know that you can not completely prevent apps from being cracked/distributed, but anyway,…
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How can I use a simple LAN Card for software copy protection?

I have seen some applications which were using a simple LAN card as a protection card to prevent software piracy. Please tell me the main idea used in it.
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WiFi data protection from landlord / Router as encrypted repeater?

I have a spare router lying around. In our house, we’re using our landlords WiFi and we’re a bit sketched out to allow them to read all our visited websites and whatnot. So there are basically two ideas. A) use one of the many VPNs to undermine…
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Coded Anti Piracy

I am a non technical founder of a tech startup, so please go easy if my question is too tertiary for your level. Every time I use Amazon Prime video to watch a tv show/movie and take a screenshot it comes out as everything as is except the movie…
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