Re: FLASH: standalone distribution question

[Alias|Rob]

The only way to do it that I can think of would be to have it dependant

on a centralised server & ask for logins or some kind of authentication.

Making executables uncopyable has been the biggest, most difficult

challenge put before programmers in the history of computing, and if

anyone devises a totally uncrackable method of doing this, they will

make lots of money.


It may be possible to make distribution harder by obfuscating

functionality, and making the module dependant on other components (say,

program it to work unless you call a  CGI script on a webserver that

asks for a password or something) but ultimatey, there is no totally

reliable solution for your problem. Everything gets cracked eventually.



Alias|Rob


Judd Morrissey wrote:


> Does anyone know how to disable the ability to copy an executable

> distributed by download or by cd-rom?

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