This is just a thought, hope it works... maybe make an encrypted copy of the
ISP's key and have the encrypted copy be freely accessible... then users
enter that encyrpted key into the box and the user key would be that
encyrpted key plus their own... now obviously that encrypted key would be
encrypted so that every user didn't know their isp's key... but then if you
kept both in the database and watched for both the encrypted key AND the isp
key, you might get it to work? And to keep each key unique is simple just
use #encryptedmasterkey#-#userkey#...
Hope it helps?
Tony Hicks
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bryan LaPlante" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "CF-Server" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Tuesday, February 27, 2001 9:53 PM
Subject: Protecting CF Apps
> This may be off topic for this list, and if so I apologize. I am trying to
> think of a way that I can set up multiple user keys in a cf application.
The
> app would be hosted by the users ISP so access to the program templates
> would be as protected as can be expected. When the user opens the
> applications the login screen would ask for a username and password
(default
> to begin with ) and a registration key. After 30 days the app would
require
> the registration key to continue using it.
>
> If the application were running on my own server I would just set up keys
in
> a database and flag the account when the product was paid for. In this
> scenario the application runs on someone else's box.
> A new user account is generated simply by going into Internet Service
> Manager and creating a new website, as soon as the user follows the url to
> the program's shared directory it will automatically set up the new user
> account.
>
> Here is what I have so far. A master key could be created at download time
> for any ISP that wanted to upgrade all of their user accounts at once. The
> cf app would leave my server accompanied by the appropriate key. What I
> can't seem to think of is a way to allow a user to come to my site and buy
> an individual key for his own account. The key for individual user would
> need to be unique across all of the websites out there that are using the
> program. The key would not have to cost that much and it could be renewed
> each year.
>
> Has anyone had to deal with a similar situation or have any idea's how I
> could make this possible?
>
> Thanks in advance for any help on this subject.
>
> Bryan LaPlante
> 816-347-8220
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> http://www.netwebapps.com
> Web Development
>
>
>
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