IIRC the Star Wars Phantom Menace DVD did something like this in reverse. The software checked for the existence of the DVD before allowing a web site with exclusive content to load.
It was all done with software from Interactual. Could something to look into. -Kevin > -----Original Message----- > From: Luis Lebron [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Friday, December 20, 2002 7:59 AM > To: CF-Talk > Subject: RE: Web Based CD key > > > The problem is that the presentation is to big to download. > That's why they > want to use an encrypted cd. > > > Luis > > -----Original Message----- > From: Mosh Teitelbaum [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Friday, December 20, 2002 12:34 AM > To: CF-Talk > Subject: RE: Web Based CD key > > > Good call. Just make sure the client knows that it still isn't completely > protected. There are SWF decompilers available that would likely allow > someone to bypass whatever security mechanisms are embedded in the SWF. > > You could include a Flash file that essentially downloads the real > presentation from the website after validation. Since the presentation > wouldn't be on the CD, there'd be no way to "hack" it. > > -- > Mosh Teitelbaum > evoch, LLC > Tel: (301) 625-9191 > Fax: (301) 933-3651 > Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > WWW: http://www.evoch.com/ > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Jochem van Dieten [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Thursday, December 19, 2002 5:56 PM > > To: CF-Talk > > Subject: Re: Web Based CD key > > > > > > Luis Lebron wrote: > > > A PowerPoint Presentation done with Microsoft Presenter? > > > > Convert it to Flash (IIRC converters are commercialy available) and set > > up something with Flash Remoting. > > > > Jochem > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=4 FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq This list and all House of Fusion resources hosted by CFHosting.com. The place for dependable ColdFusion Hosting.
