Copy Protection for .NET Applications

Copy protection is being extensively used by coders and programmers worldwide in sync with .net obfuscators to prevent the unauthorized usage of their codes by people are in no mood to buy the code. Copy protection has been the most widely accepted and used method to secure one's Digital Rights on in the virtual world. Software vendors can easily control where and when their software products are being used and that their customer complies with their license terms. Thus after the commercial distribution of the code / software that has been developed one doesn’t have to worry about the unauthorized usage of the code if copy protection is implemented on it.

Copy protection is generally implemented in the hardware or in the software itself. Public and private key encryption can be done to facilitate copy protection. This technology is quite capable of providing a robust connection between the software application and the license key thus enforcing the authorized usage of the software. This technology makes use of the registration code or serial number which has to be provided while using the code. To check the unauthorized usage of the serial number or the registration code some programs will keep checking the code being used on the machines via internet and if one code is being used on several machines the program will report it back to the server and the program can be terminated on the unauthorized machines from a remote location itself.

Another method to secure code is the use of a dongle which is related to the hardware of the machine where the software or code is to be used. This is a physical method of protecting your code which is also quite effective. The dongle is attached to the USB port and every time the program runs it will check if the dongle is present. If present the program will run and if the dongle is missing the program will end. The dongle is generally used to protect high value programs. There are other simpler techniques to protect the software like a deliberate crack in the CD or DVD. They may be used by some vendors but are not really robust and not recommended by professional software protection vendors.

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