OT: locking software to one specific machine?

[Mark Schonewille]

Hi Peter,

I use a MAC address for this, sometimes a drive serial number or  
computer serial number. This can only work if the configuration of the  
computer isn't going to change. In one project, I take the MAC address  
and check the license plus MAC address in a database. In another  
project, I use the IP address to confine a license to a particular  
organisation. It is also possible to hardcode information in the  
software, if this is a unique project for one single customer.

The problem with these approaches is often that they take lots of  
support hours and cause your customers a lot of frustrations. You  
might want to think again before implementing such a system.

It isn't OT, once you start implementing it with RunRev :-) It is  
doable.

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Op 4 mrt 2010, om 15:03 heeft Peter Alcibiades het volgende geschreven:

> Completely OT question.  Do any of you do this?  The method is that  
> the
> machine on first run produces a machine ID, and you then issue a  
> license
> key which is tied to that ID.  The software can only be run on that
> specific machine.
>
> If so, or even if not, what is the usual and recommended package/ 
> method to
> use?
>
> Peter