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Luther Baker12-Aug-05 7:47
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Luther Baker13-Aug-05 4:16
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If the user finds the file - and deletes it, the software will no longer work.

And unless the user can reverse engineer the function that created the key in the first place, the user cannot create a new file and extend the license.

In the world of ssh and encryption, security by obscurity is generally considered a bad or weak thing. That is one of the reasons why DES, 3DES, AES, etc are public algorithms. Security by hiding things is not quite as secure as using "hard to decode" techniques. It seems that a file created using this premise could very well be public.

I think you have a good point from a practical standpoint though. It may be so timeconsuming and impractical to search the entire Registry for an obscure key ... that no normal user would do it ...

If memory serves me correct, http://www.ssh.com/products/tectia/client/non-commercial.html distributes a license file and http://www.vandyke.com/ actually gives the user a KEY to enter into the software manually. There's no hiding much of anything here.

Given the abovee points, can you elaborate and the danger you think exists in using a license file?

Thanks much,


-Luther
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