Pushing Aside Computer Protection Do Stay Out Of Application Cracking Difficulties
by Jose Sogiros,
published: Tuesday February 2, 2010
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PANAMA, Feb 02 — Software cracking does not have a local effect only, on the contrary it happens on an intercontinental scale. Also, because programs that execute on Microsoft’s .NET or Sun’s Java environment are easier to reverse engineer, one does not wonder why there has been seen a firm increase in software cracking, recently. Both arrangements have had some success initially because of their superior shelter facilities but have suffered since because of several substantial disadvantages: price, missing accessibility of a port and loss of the hardware part have lead to many problems
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oftware cracking does not have a local effect only, on the contrary it happens on an intercontinental scale. Also, because programs that execute on Microsoft’s .NET or Sun’s Java environment are easier to reverse engineer, one does not wonder why there has been seen a firm increase in software cracking, recently. In fact, the protection of software becomes a subject that can no longer be left alone. Following are a couple harsh numbers around cracking.
Probabilities of getting captured for computer data copying or other software piracy actions are not so steep which makes that some people don’t mind interest in this kind of illegal act. Approximations are that 40 percent of all software programs are pirated copies. Corresponding to recent academic surveys, 20-25% of all computer company revenue is wasted to piracy, which is roughly $4 till $8 billion each month. Manifestly, such pictures are taunting. Can something be done? Naturally! Indeed, software programmers are forced to deed themselves by preventing at the least, part of the losses.
Fortunately, many third party applications or hardware systems for protection do a just job, a welcome solace for safety inexperienced programmers. Software protection techniques are far from simple though, even so, premium protection techniques do exist. One thing that programmers should do, is write their certifying information functions in a way to keenest prevent cracking.
The combination of diverse protection schemes is much used in a last effort to withstand piracy. Some programs furnish a so-called total protection solution, called so because these tools supply a license scheme to the protected application. Remark though that this implements an extra danger for all applications protected by this brand: as soon as the implemented licensing function is cracked, they all may be cracked in the unchanged fashion. Many people state though that developers should rather specify and apply their own licensing system, and have it secured by a commercial protector for the best protection.
Programmers can do a lot for their software protection as well, starting with programming their most secure licensing strategy. This brings us to additional possibilities for coders:
* Online Activation Services: means software accessing a centralized permission server by internet, the online software activation is meant to prohibit software piracy. Be aware that a lot of customers hate to get confronted with a non-working activation service, with problems due to lack of internet accessibility and with software that transmits additional data.
* Programming of a trial program. Users are sent a separate download link for the full application, often it is inevitable to uninstall the demo or trial version before installing the full edition. The coder has not included a couple key routines in a trial version, this renders piracy useless. Good protection but the weak point is if crackers acquire the full edition link, then all is ruined!
Externally created solutions bring complementary help for all who are not proficient with software protection, these can be divided in software and hardware dependent solutions.
* Protectors are software based tools that are wrapped around or appended to a software with the aim to guard against cracking, in the case of games often as well adding ecommerce possibilities. Protectors are common in the shareware as well as in the gaming business. It exists very terrible as well as very efficient protectors: pick out sagely!
* The software based hardware lock is a protector that locks the application to a specific computer only. Priced moderately, hardware lock protectors often bestow firm defensive capacities against cracking but the negative point is they need a new certifying for the programmer who changes computers. Remark that hardware locking ensures that a single license can not be used on multiple computers but is linked only to the unique computer it was bought for. Hardware locking is achieved by way of a hardware fixed number like on a sound card, processor, hard disk, graphics card etc.
* Hardware based varieties of hardware locking consist principally of Dongle locks and USB Drive Locks. A connection for the hardware share via a parallel port or a USB port is imposed for activating of the application registration every time. Both arrangements have had some success initially because of their superior shelter facilities but have suffered since because of several substantial disadvantages: price, missing accessibility of a port and loss of the hardware part have lead to many problems. This possibility is advisable in example of very expensive programs or in case just a few copies are sold every year, because of relatively sound results.
Programmers of computer programs have no choice but to shield their programs against plagiarism, the most tricky section is probably to attain the accurate choice of protection programs for the particular needs, hopefully this compact overview of the most used possibilities may lead to success!
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