You could maybe do something where you check the main bundle in plugin init, and return nil if the bundle ID does not match your host applications bundle ID. This avoids the complexity of encrypting a bundle. It also means you can set up dev builds easily that work in the editor, and in your app, and no where else. A #define away and building release means it works only in your app.
On Apr 6, 2012, at 4:03 AM, Achim Breidenbach wrote: > Hi George, > > I never heard of that. If I read correctly between your lines, your are > looking for a method to protect your custom plugin from copying and > unauthorized usage. Maybe you can implement some kind of encrypted input key, > that can only be fed correctly by your host application? If this input isn't > filled in correctly your plugin will refuse to work. To make it hard to hack, > there should be a output from the plugin where the input value should relay > on, so that on every start of your plugin the key is different. With this you > would have to run your plugin for some render cycles before it can determine > if its in the host app or not. > > best, > > Achim Breidenbach > Boinx Software > > > On 05.04.2012, at 20:37, George Toledo wrote: > >> >> Is it possible, using the standard API, to set it up so that QC can't load >> my qcplugin, but only my custom app can, eg., set up an "exclusive host" >> relationship? >> >> Thanks, >> gt >> _______________________________________________ >> Do not post admin requests to the list. They will be ignored. >> Quartzcomposer-dev mailing list ([email protected]) >> Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: >> https://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/quartzcomposer-dev/achim%40boinx.com >> >> This email sent to [email protected] > > > _______________________________________________ > Do not post admin requests to the list. They will be ignored. > Quartzcomposer-dev mailing list ([email protected]) > Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: > https://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/quartzcomposer-dev/anton%40noiseindustries.com > > This email sent to [email protected] _______________________________________________ Do not post admin requests to the list. They will be ignored. Quartzcomposer-dev mailing list ([email protected]) Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: https://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/quartzcomposer-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com This email sent to [email protected]
