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[lexluthermiester]

One last thing, please: how would you make that key/license be usable once or in only one PC?

To me, when I buy a piece of software, you're selling it to me, not my PC.

(also coded into the internal checksum algorithm, to validate it if the key matches the buyer's PC)

Drop that. Forget the idea of hardware matching. You're selling a copy to a PC. You're selling a copy of this software to a person. That person is the owner of that copy, not the PC, or PC's, it's used on.

however, this would be a little slow because I would need to have a private keygen, receive the user's PC 'signature' (he should need to use another little software to generate it and report it to me)

Again, don't do that. Generate a CDKey that authenticates based on the user-name and or email. Don't waste your time, our ours, on hardware sigs/profiles.

But maybe you know an easier/faster approach.

Yeah, just use the username/email as the auth checksum key. If the CDKey matches the username check, the CDkey is rendered valid and an install for the advanced version proceeds.

Remember, portability is important.

 

[wNotyarD]

To me, when I buy a piece of software, you're selling it to me, not my PC.

Drop that. Forget the idea of hardware matching. You're selling a copy to a PC. You're selling a copy of this software to a person. That person is the owner of that copy, not the PC, or PC's, it's used on.

Again, don't do that. Generate a CDKey that authenticates based on the user-name and or email. Don't waste your time, our ours, on hardware sigs/profiles.

Yeah, just use the username/email as the auth checksum key. If the CDKey matches the username check, the CDkey is rendered valid and an install for the advanced version proceeds.

Remember, portability is important.

This is especially important for people who test varied hardware.

 

[lexluthermiester]

This is especially important for people who test varied hardware.

Exactly. Having to install, and then reinstall for every different change is a level tedium than just won't fly.

For example, Unigine Valley, Heaven and Superposition as completely portable in this way. If those had a fee/price, but were otherwise just as portable, I would absolutely pay for my copies!

 

[miguel1900]

Thank you again @lexluthermiester , but that wouldn't need, then, an internet connection to check the database of allowed usernames? And what would avoid unlimited users using the same key and username, to skip the validation?