RE: FLASH: Protecting beta software

[Damien Morton]

I think FlashJestor has something for this


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From: Gregg Caines [gcainesneometrixsystems [dot] com (mailto:gcainesneometrixsystems [dot] com)]

> Sent: Wednesday, September 20, 2000 11:57 PM

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To: flasherchinwag [dot] com

> Subject: Re: FLASH: Protecting beta software

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> 

> You'll have a pretty hard time identifying users as unique

> individuals so as to distinguish between them and determine

> who has tried it too many times and who has not.  This is

> just the nature of the web.  You can try setting cookies, but

> it won't work if the person has cookies turned off, or if they

> delete their cookie (and it won't work if they switch

> machines).  You can try logging IPs to a database, but most

> people have dynamic IPs, so it's easy to lock the wrong

> people out and let the wrong people in.  You could always

> try a member's-only section, but that's only as secure as your

> method of ensuring that each person only has one account.

> 

> ---------------------------------------------------

> Gregg Caines

> n e o m e t r i x  systems inc.

> http://www.neometrixsystems.com

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gcainesneometrixsystems [dot] com

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> 

> 

> > How can I get an application that I build in Flash to 'self 

> destruct'

> after

> > a certain about of tries, l am developing trial / beta 

> software and need

> > something to prevent the user gaining access after a period of days.

> >

> > Thanks

> >

> > Iain

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