I would be happy if Keys were generated. My app already has a backend that is queried quite often. I have a registration flag and know the androidID of every device. If I could generate a key and confirm that key is valid for that device then I could just flip the bit and you have a registered app. I'm not sure the onus for confirming registration should be on the app stores but a Key generation function would be nice.
On Wed, Oct 14, 2009 at 10:38 AM, WoodManEXP <[email protected]> wrote: > > I am no security expert and have not thought this out all the way, but > could a workable solution to the pirating problem be something like > this: > > > 1. The market clients (like Google Market, AndAppStore, SlideME) could > record on their servers some kind of identifier about who bought the > app and perhaps what Android device it was bought for. They already > capture the who information. > > 2. Android apps that care can, on first launch, ask the user about > their identifier and what service they bought the app from. > > 3. The app, or the servers that support the app, can query, via http, > the market client service to ask did so-and-so get this app from you? > > 4. If an affirmative response can be had then the app is not pirated. > Otherwise the app is pirated > > Google Market, AndAppStore, SlideME, etc… will need to make such a > service available, via http. > > It would be straight-forward to generate a list of installed market > clients for the user to select from. The market clients may even be > able to supply the user identification so user does not need to enter > it. > > The application could retrieve from its servers the list of market > clients is believes are legitimate in order to prevent the bogus > clients from spoofing it. > > If you installed an app w/out a market client and the app did not > intend for such an installation to happen, like on rooted phones using > adb, then the app is pirated. > > And finally, could this process be invisible to the user and just > involve communication between the app and installed market clients and > the market clients servers and the apps servers? > > > > -- Writing code is one of few things that teaches me I don't know everything. http://www.fuligin.com --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
