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- From: accolyte@wr.com.au (Accolyte)
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- Subject: Re: Key File Programming
- Date: 9 Feb 1996 10:18:25 GMT
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- > Daniel Stenberg (FRS) (dast@sth.frontec.se) wrote:
- >: Well, a strong keyfile will make the pirates to patch your executable to
- >: avoid the keyfile, but they can *NEVER* ever create a keyfile-maker that
- >: could damage any project pretty serious. It's all up to the author to
- >: decide.
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- > In my opinion, a keyfile is useless. You are basically just adding another
- > file to your distribution.
- > Pirates will simply distribute the program with the required keyfile, or
- > they will decript the keyfile in the same way that your program does,
- > extract any code or data that may be required, and add that to the main
- > program, so that the keyfile is no longer required.
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- Sure, it's not foolproof.. but it is a hell of a lot better than a dongle,
- and it's possibly better than manual protection.
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