VFP EXE software copy protection

[jwxpnd]

I have VFP 9 and currently I use Crypkey (purchased years ago), but I can only license one product and upgrades for Crypkey are too expensive.

I have been looking at SOFPRO. Their pricing looks good and I would be able to license more than one product. Is their product good?

I would like to know what else is out there and if it’s any good.

Does anyone have any recommendation for software copy protection?

 

[Mike Gagnon]

What do these products protect? I have never used a copy protection for my software.

Mike Gagnon

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ReFox XI (www.mcrgsoftware.com)

 

[jwxpnd]

These are EXE wrappers so I can license my software.

 

[TamarGranor]

You can put licensing code into your application rather than using a third-party product. Both Doug Hennig and Barbara Peisch have written about this in FoxTalk. Check back issues.

Tamar

 

[jwxpnd]

Licensing code won't work with some of the written applications (because they were generated with a 3rd party tool). So I need a wrapper.

Thanks for the suggestion Tamar.

 

[grewegreg]

jwxpnd,

I have been using HASP SRM from Aladdin and have had great success with it. You essentially use a USB Key and then call the HASP API to access the licensing you created on the USB Key. Not cheap, but works great.

http://www.aladdin.com/Special/Hasp/srm/default.asp

Greg Grewe
Diamond Consulting, LLC

http://www.diamondconsults.com

 

[mikeopolo]

Take a look at Software Passport/Armadillo (

http://www.siliconrealms.com)

- also not cheap but very effective.

 

[Lamm]

Did you try ElecKey?

http://www.sciensoft.com

 

[jwxpnd]

I purchased SOFPRO's PCGUARD and it work great.

Thank you everyone for your responses.