Re: What would you say about a set of anti-piracy technologies that allows -
- From: "Rob Harmer" <rharmer@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 9 Oct 2007 17:17:26 +0930
Roger,
You are almost correct, the variants that are likely to occur are as wide and as varied as the ISV will want to make them! and they are being encouraged by Microsoft to do this!
Microsoft are the ones who are offering this set of "code" to ISVs as of Oct 2007.
The key issue of course is the approach may be benign or it could be malicious, and of course you have no say in the matter as its embedded within the code.
I am sure there are some Microsoft architect sleepers on the list who will chip in soon. It's called Software License Protection Services and it poses a big threat to your security!
Rob
"Roger Abell [MVP]" <mvpNoSpam@xxxxxxx> wrote in message news:eH2BOiiCIHA.2280@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
You imply placing on my machines a software/agent that is
network active, that can send usage profiling data out, that can
change the installed code in order to provide those new features,
etc.. and all controlled/monitored by the machine owner how ?
"Rob Harmer" <rharmer@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:F1C3996E-2A4D-4415-B56E-D5F42BE6B3E8@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx.................software developers to easily mark features as "licensable entities"
that can later be controlled through various kinds of digital
licenses.......
.......... a business or product-marketing group to create digital licenses
for certain feature bundles, where they can easily turn on and off those
features that were marked as protected and deliver only the desired
functionality to the end-user.
........the gathering the monitoring data, which can be used for things like
billing, such as utility based billing at the end of the month, or to create
statistics on what usage has happened within the application for future
product planning. Note: Application monitoring is an optional feature, and
we expect the ........ end-user to opt in to such a process.
- the ability to fine tune software offerings even after the product has
been shipped. for example; If it's five or six months after the product has
shipped, and it turns out that the .....market, for example, really wants a
package that has certain features, we can generate new licenses .......on
demand............ All they need to do is create a new digital license and
make it available, and it will unlock and enforce those features.
................the flexible distribution and license application in any way
they want to, even after the product has been released, depending on their
business model.
............being able to target customers in a direct way, where you're
giving them exactly what they need and only what they need.
What security implications would you see with this approach?
Rob
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