How to protect software on usb pen drive ?
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Hello, I need a software to protect the software in a usb pen drive that prevent the unauthorize user copy. I think that the software should retrieve the serial number of the usb pen drive, and I will compile this serial number with the source code of the program ? How to retrieve the serial number of a usb pen drive ? thanks
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Hello, I need a software to protect the software in a usb pen drive that prevent the unauthorize user copy. I think that the software should retrieve the serial number of the usb pen drive, and I will compile this serial number with the source code of the program ? How to retrieve the serial number of a usb pen drive ? thanks
sfrigio wrote:
How to retrieve the serial number of a usb pen drive ?
You've made the classic mistake of assuming that there is one. Most don't expose one. What you want isn't really possible. Media is media, be it magnetic, reflective, or silcon. The only way you're going to prevent unauthorized USE (you cannot prevent unauthorized copying!) is to use a hardware key dedicated to the purpose of protection. The USB drive is NOT that piece of hardware.
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