On 12/29/2009, at 08:20 PM, Benjamin Ragheb wrote:

> To repeat what was said earlier, it does matter. If the keygens create  
> keys that are also used by paying customers, you then cannot blacklist  
> bad keys without inconveniencing paying customers.

This *heavily* depends on your algorithm. If you generate a key from the user’s 
name and email address, then the probability is equal to 0 that a legit and a 
generated serial number will collide.

> In other words, it's not about how crackable it is, but limiting the  
> damage that crackers can cause. Considering that a asymmetric scheme  
> is no harder to implement than any other one, it's good advice.

The damage of both techniques can be equal. And I don’t know if recommending a 
framework to prevent piracy is a good advice at all. I’m not against any 
framework, but a self-baked solution would be more unique and require more 
effort to crack—under the assumption that you have enough knowledge and time.

Rafael
Chief Sucker at Juicy Cocktail
http://www.juicycocktail.com/

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