Recently there has been a lot of talk about software registration and copy protection.
The main concern is this: A. Customers are downloading FileMaker solutions and then making unauthorized copies, or sending your solution to co-workers and friends. B. A person accesses your computer and attempts to copy your database from one computer to another. (This is more of a hardware security issue - as you should protect "physical" access to your computer) but FMLock will also help here. I've created two programs to help combat FileMaker Pirates (whose movies always seem to be rated ARRRRHHHHH) Dynamo - http://www.fmlock.com (Grabs Mac and PC hard drive number and emails them to you, allows you to use your customers Hard Drive number as a hard coded registry code.) FMLock - http://www.fmlock.com (Grabs Mac and PC hard drive number - runs a comparison routine every time the software is opened to see if the hard drive number of the current computer matches the stored hard drive number - also sends the hard drive serial number via email) I've uploaded a couple of movies showing both in action as well as documentation. Now, I know that this is not 100% secure and can be defeated. But, most individuals that purchase your software do not have enough knowledge to figure out how to beat the system. So, even if you sell and extra 60% it is well worth adding the security routines to your database files. ----I am interested in hearing your thoughts ----- In Kindness Stephen K Knight http://www.fmwebschool.com 800.353.7950 / 386.453.5843 FMWebschool, we bring the web to life FX.PHP PHP XML MySQL CDML ASP
