AnonTechie writes:
"Echoing a question asked on programmers.stackexchange.com - How can software be protected from piracy ?
It just seems a little hard to believe that with all of our technological advances and the billions of dollars spent on engineering the most unbelievable and mind-blowing software, we still have no other means of protecting against piracy than a "serial number/activation key." I'm sure a ton of money, maybe even billions, went into creating Windows 7 or Office and even Snow Leopard, yet I can get it for free in less than 20 minutes. Same for all of Adobe's products, which are probably the easiest. Can there exist a fool-proof and hack-proof method of protecting your software against piracy? If not realistically, could it be theoretically possible? Or no matter what mechanisms these companies deploy, can hackers always find a way around it ?"
(Score: 1) by einar on Sunday March 23 2014, @09:17AM
A one time pad is a shared secret between parties. Now, try to securely share secrets between you and your many customers who bought your software. If it helps you to have a realistic background to come up with a good application of your "technology", think about selling mobile ups via the android store. And keep in my mind that the procedure for exchanging a one time pad should be smooth enough to not cut into your 2 USD price per app you sell.