Generating a unique license key
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Hi all, I have windows forms application,but what I have to do is I have to generate a license key in a sql server database when anybody wants to install my application.Also i have to limit no of installations per domain.The way to generate the license is, wherever application is installed, a KEY is generated with that computers CPU number. My problem is i do not know how to start coding for solving this.if any body knows please tell me the approach how to start this.Please send me any sample programs.Its an urgent requiremet..? thanks sastry. sastry
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Hi all, I have windows forms application,but what I have to do is I have to generate a license key in a sql server database when anybody wants to install my application.Also i have to limit no of installations per domain.The way to generate the license is, wherever application is installed, a KEY is generated with that computers CPU number. My problem is i do not know how to start coding for solving this.if any body knows please tell me the approach how to start this.Please send me any sample programs.Its an urgent requiremet..? thanks sastry. sastry
I would look at buying in a licensing solution from a third party - these people should be specialists in that area and will be much better at it than you are. Licence management in notoriously difficult and even the "experts" don't really get it right.
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