Runtime Activation Code

[MPFogarty]

What's the best way to set up and implement an activation code for a

Runtime solution? What's the normal way to generate the code? How do you

tie the code to the solution?

Mike

[BobWeaver]

You could use the crypto toolbox plug-in.

http://www.protolight.com/

[MPFogarty]

Bob,

I'm not quite sure how to use the crypto plug in to create such an activation code or the script/calculation needed to verify an accurate or operational code. Could you shed some light on this for me?

thanks

[BobWeaver]

I've never used it myself, so I'm not the best one to explain it. But, I understand that the crypto plug-in can read the hard drive serial number (as well as other machine specific unique codes), and then you can have a startup script check the serial number to make sure that it running only on the authorized machine. I'll leave it to someone else to elaborate.

[SteveB]

The crypto toolbox performs 3 functions: It can return the disk serial # of the primary hard drive (C: if in Windows); it will encrypt an alphanumeric string, based on a key that you provide, using various encryption algorithims; it decrypts a string based on the same key, back into the original string. It's easy to use once you've figured out what you really want to do. I've built a copy protection scheme around its capabilities.