Questions tagged [drm]
DRM (digital rights management) is the enforcement of restrictions on access control to data through technical means, such as copy protection.
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Security Risks of BD+
I have recently been reading about the DRM measures on commercial bluray disks, in particular BD+. It seems that this technology involves Java software running in a virtual machine, with full access ...
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Serial key in pdf document
I'm writting a ebook and I'm gonna to sell it soon.
I'd sell it at Google Play Store, but here in Brazil they don't accept PayPal as payment (and many brazilian don't have a credit card), so I think ...
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Does HDCP impose HD-playback restrictions for sinks?
In order to be HDCP compliant, a source can only output HDCP-encrypted digital HD content.
However, is the opposite true for HDCP sinks? In order to be HDCP compliant, should a sink only accept to ...
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Where to offer money for cracking check [duplicate]
I made a software and I would like to distribute it as a demo that can be registered. I would like to know if there is a site where I can offer some reward for some one try to crack my software and ...
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Snapchat clone: How do I secure pre-downloaded notifications so that they cannot be opened outside of the app? [duplicate]
Say I'm making a snapchat clone app for Android and iOS. Let's say that I get a snapchat from Baz. I want to pre-download the audio for this snapchat. However, as the developer, I want to secure this ...
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Snapchat clone: How do I secure pre-downloaded notifications so that they cannot be opened outside of the app?
Say I'm making a snapchat clone app for Android and iOS. Let's say that I get a snapchat from Baz. I want to pre-download the audio for this snapchat. However, as the developer, I want to secure this ...
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How do I prevent copying of my PDF files?
One time while I was printing my documents at a copy center, I saw they dragged-and-dropped my PDFs from my flash drive to their desktop.
How do I protect my files without using password? Is there a ...
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How does time-limited trial software work? [closed]
I'm curious about how time-limited (e.g. 30-day trial) software works.
I know how serial keys are generated and designed, but the time-limiting part is more complicated to understand, because it is ...
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How can I implement DVD copy protection?
I want to make a DVD movie which will be playable on a standard DVD player, but I want to make it copy restricted.
I know it is practically impossible, but I just want security to protect it from ...
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Prevent my site from being copied
Is it possible to protect my site from HTTrack Website Copier or any similar program?
Without setting a max number of HTTP request from users.
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Enforcing software expiration on virtual machines
It is possible for virtual machine guests to bypass the software expiration timers for paid software. This example shows one way to do this on VMWare. A simpler method is for the user to "revert to ...
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Activation Protection Technologies in Windows 8
Microsoft has implemented a new activation protection with SLIC 3.0, how does this technology work - specifically as compared to the SLIC used in Windows 7?
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ZX Spectrum tape loader: how was copy prevention implemented?
I am curious how copy prevention was implemented for games or other programs loaded from cassette on the micro computers of the early 1980s, such as the ZX Spectrum 48k. If I recall correctly, some ...
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A safe license System
So I'm trying to think of a good way to check if the license key a user supplies for a program is legit or not.
Let's suppose this is the way they get there license
They make some type of purchase.
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Storing License Keys
I'm creating an application which generates licenses key and stores this in a database (the licenses are checked online). I don't wish to store these license unhashed, in case the database is stolen.
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Use token for Windows Server 2008 AD RMS [closed]
I have a Windows Server 2008 configured for AD RMS (Active Directory Rights Management Service), another Windows Server 2008 machine that is the domain controller, and a third machine that is a member ...
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Preventing License protection circumvention in Java software
A software (written in Java) by a vendor uses DSA signature to verify that the license information is correct.
It achieves this by embedding the public key in the same Java software.
Legit license ...
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Is DRM considered Confidentiality, Integrity, Availability, or some combination of the three?
I was discussing software trial time limit enforcement with a colleague and the idea of CIA came up. Do stricter enforcement techniques increase confidentiality at the expense of availability? (for ...
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How to prevent file duplication/burning of a CD/DVD
I have HTML and SWF files that I want to put on a CD. How can I protect the contents on the CD, or make it difficult for someone to burn or duplicate them?
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How do software keygens work?
I have seen them plenty of times, with many different types of software, but the one thing I have always wondered, is how software keygens know what key to generate. I know the basic principle of it: ...
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What role does cryptography play in anti-piracy?
As a follow-up to Cipher for Product Registration, are there secure yet usable cryptographic standards/protocols for protecting software and data used by software? I'm interested in hardware and ...
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How far can we go in preventing videos from spreading out using P2P networks like BitTorrent?
Everyday, I see many of my friends downloading movies off P2P networks like BitTorrent. Isn't there any way for those hardworking movie producers to save their work from being distributed like this?
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Atypical DRM situation: distribute pictures to select partners, then prevent them from reusing them
We want to distribute digital content (think pictures) to a select number of partners (around 1000, worldwide) to use as visual reference. We would like however to prevent them from copying or in any ...
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Are there DRM techniques to effectively prevent pirating?
A question on Skeptics.SE asks whether current DRM techniques effectively prevent pirating: Is DRM effective?
The question for IT Security is: Can DRM be made effective, and are there any examples?
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Practical DRM for pdfs
An organization I am consulting for is trying to find a DRM solution for an ebook that they publish internally. It is in pdf format.
Does anybody have experience with DRM for pdfs, and if so, any ...
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