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Article #4621Re: Unique ID
From: Per Elms�ter
Date: Sun, 01 Jan 2006 21:52
Date: Sun, 01 Jan 2006 21:52
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Alan Bellingham wrote: > "Per Elms�ter" <perelms@hotmail.com> wrote: > >> Is there anything identifying a computer uniquely that I can use to >> determine if this is the same computer as last time I made the call. > > No. > > Anything you can think of could be replaced. > > A technique that has been chosen in the past is to identify a bunch of > different items (say MAC, Hard Drive IDs, and anything else visible) > and allow it to be the same PC if some of those are the same. This > still doesn't stop the building of a 'patchwork clone' by changing > one item at a time until none of the original parts remain. > > Alan Bellingham Maybe I should state that I'm not trying to build something absolutely cracksafe. I'll be happy as long as only a good cracker can get through. My main issue is to prevent users giving away a registered copy to their friends. -- Perre Symfoni, en kost- och tr�ningsdagbok http://www.kostforum.se
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