variations on a master key might work. At least it would give me something
to base if off of.
Thanks
Bryan
----- Original Message -----
From: "webmigit" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "CF-Server" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Wednesday, February 28, 2001 4:51 AM
Subject: Re: Protecting CF Apps
> 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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