Infralution Support

[boba]

I understand that the .lic file is pretty secure from reading the various posts on this forum. However, if I set a demo period for say 30 days and it expires, what stops the user from just deleting the .lic file and then getting a fresh 30 day demo? I have not yet purchased the product yet, so maybe I just have overlooked how this works.

[Infralution]

The EvaluationMonitor class which is used to record the evaluation start date and other information does not store this in the .lic file. It is stored encrypted in a dynamically generated (and obscure) part of the registry. Of course storing this type of information anywhere on the users computer means that it is possible for a user with the right tools to detect and delete it. For this reason we generally recommend that you don't solely rely on this for your evaluation versions. Generally your software when running in evaluation mode should also be restricted in some other way (eg restrict the size of the database or number of concurrent users etc).
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Infralution Support

[KSoft]

Before anyone suggests that this is less secure than other systems, it isn't. This is also a *great* argument for not making your evaluation copies "fully functional".

All time-based evaluation limitations are easily defeated by the customer using a registry/file monitor and deleting any registry entries or files created.

There really is no way around that. The "start date" has to be recorded somewhere!
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- Mitchell