Imaging/cloning HD to circumvent license?

Hey Michal,

A customer can certainly image the same machine and and use the same image on the same machine. However they won't be activated if they try to move that image to another machine (because the fingerprints will be different).

Also, in this case, where a customer makes an image and restored it at a later date (like in your example) they'll only be able to use your app for a maximum of nDaysBetweenChecks if you happen to revoke their key. But that would be the same as if they never bother to clone their drive.

If you want to check more often I would recommend 14 or 7 days. Anything lower than that is overkill.

Hi Wyatt, thanks for your prompt reply.

Mainly I'm concerned about the same machine, because as you said the fingerprints would be different otherwise.

My issue is primarily this: with the scenario I described above, a user would not only have a working copy of the software (from the restored original image), but also a free activation on their account. And, they could repeat the process infinitely, at least until the next server check. Know what I mean?

My particular software is often used away from internet access, so I have to give my users a long time between server checks, and a large grace period.

Is there any way around this situation?

Thanks,Michal

>> "And, they could repeat the process infinitely, at least until the next server check. Know what I mean?"

Well, yes. But you can also solve this in your account by limiting the number of deactivations. That couple with a more frequent server check (like 7, 14) will eliminate this problem.