SNBS

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Show HN: Automatic docs generator for .NET libraries(github.com)
1 points by SNBS 3y ago|0 comments
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by SNBS 3y ago
If you can't find arguments against what I said, say it directly. However, goodbye.
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by SNBS 4y ago
Firstly, I don't think it's fine to give up. I'll tell you how, I think, my library can be cracked. Of course, disassembling and deobfuscating. Then, I (adversary) have to find the is-license-valid method. Then make it return
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by SNBS 4y ago
Currently working on the new API.
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by SNBS 4y ago
I KNOW USING DIRECT CONNECTION TO DATABASE WAS A DUMB IDEA. TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT, WILL BE REPLACED WITH HTTP API IN NEXT VERSIONS. PLEASE DON'T LEAVE FEEDBACK ABOUT IT.
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by SNBS 4y ago
Publicly accessible? Well, if you share the database username and password, maybe yes. The credentials can be taken from the disassembled source code, but I've already taken it into account. The next versions will use an HTTP API.
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by SNBS 4y ago
I don't really think, either, anybody will use a library that is almost in the state of initial development. It's the first. Secondly, what do you want? I could inject the license check into multiple parts of the library, but this
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by SNBS 4y ago
It doesn't need a database on the client side. It can connect to a server-side DB.
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by SNBS 4y ago
Same things will happen with other licensing libraries (or I'm dumb). BTW, you have to disassemble the client app first! I think non-free apps are almost always obfuscated.
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by SNBS 4y ago
I know. It's another kind of licensing. I've created a library specifically for activation keys.
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by SNBS 4y ago
Please note it's only the first major version! Do you want a perfect, bug-free library in releases 1.x.x?! Your feedback was taken into account, though.
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by SNBS 4y ago
Taken into account. Maybe an HTTP API will be introduced in version 2.0.0. Thanks for leaving your feedback!
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by SNBS 4y ago
Great! But what's the difference between "play with dad" and "play with ai"? Is your dad really sitting all the time and playing Scrabble on this site?! :D
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by SNBS 4y ago
Well, isn't it just another post about unsafety of PINs like 1234?
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Show HN: Easy-to-use licensing library for .NET apps(github.com)
54 points by SNBS 4y ago|34 comments
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by SNBS 4y ago
This library is also available on NuGet under ID "SNBS.Licensing.ActivationKeys" and on its website: https://snbslibs.github.io/Licensing.ActivationKeys/
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by SNBS 4y ago
This free, open-source .NET library allows you to license your non-free applications through activation keys. Follow the quick start instructions and try it out in 5 minutes!
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Show HN: Licensing Library for C#(github.com)
1 points by SNBS 4y ago|2 comments