Runtime protection/Activation Solutions

June 3, 200619 yr

Hi,

Can anyone suggest a good product/service/solution for code protection, licensing, activation, time or feature limited trial versions etc?

I have looked at CopyMinder, but the subscription aspects put me off - I would rather be in control!

Thanks.

June 3, 200619 yr

What about this . .

Aquaticmac

It has a web based php component that you can use from a web server.

June 4, 200619 yr

Author

Thanks CoZiMan,

I'll have a look at the website. Have you used this as an FMP solution??

June 4, 200619 yr

Mac only? Is there a win equivilant?

June 4, 200619 yr

Nope. Its a MAC only world out there.

Just kidding. I'm sure there must be, but in my experience the Windows development stuff cn be really expensive so I stopped looking and have started relying on mostly Unix and mac products many of which are share/free/gnu.

And yes, I used it on 2 projects so far.

Neither web based.

June 4, 200619 yr

I tried converting the dmg file to an iso.. no luck. Maybe i'll just have to buy myself a mac. They are pretty after all, not that they're much good other than to look at. (Kidding, no mac people get aggressive at me please) :

Anyway, if thats all true ill have a look into it anyway.

Cheers,

~Genx

June 4, 200619 yr

Lets not revive the Mac vs PC arguments which seemed to have died out about 2 years ago.

Here are some choices:

ExeShield

I have my doubts about this one, since it only protects the .exe.

Ray Cologon's Nightwing. Right now it works for version 6, but he's working on v8. Whatever Ray does it alway top drawer.

FMLock This one also is interesting.

Then there's always roll-ur-own. Depends upon how much effort and time you want to put in. With version 8, its probably not bad. There's a free plugin that does RC4 encryption. Its from David McKee.

Steve