Have you protected your Application against piracy ?

If you want to protect your investments (time & money) you should not release your software without a decent protection. You should avoid protections based on cheap serial numbers that can leak on the internet. If just one number leaks, your application could be used by thousands of unauthorized users.

Do you have a demo mode in your product ?

Giving a demo of your application is probably one of the best way to convince someone to get a license of your product :

• build a striped-down version of your application.
• have some limitations while in demo mode (such as allowing no more than a few records for a database product).
• add a watermark to your application's documents and prints.
• have a startup dialog that takes more and more seconds to dismiss while not registered
• have a full featured demo period, and eventually fall back after to one of the above points.

Whatever limitation is suitable to your demo needs, special protection is needed to secure your application. Don't rely on invisible files or accurate computer clock !

Protect your applications with LicenseLock Server

• no activation code leaks on the internet. Because each code allows only one (or more if you wish) computer worldwide to be authorized to run your application at any time, and because each code is tied with the customer's name, it is very unlikely that these numbers should leak on the internet.
  
  
• no dongle. Don't upset your customers with these easy to steal, forget or loose dongles. LicenseLock gives you the same level of protection without bothering your customers.
  
  
• fine-tuned demos. You can specify a minimum duration (in hours), to ensure the demo period will not end before your application hasn't run at least for that duration. Coupled with other unique settings, you can really customise your demos to your specific needs.
  
  
• no demo reset. Usually, it is very easy to reset a demo period by either re-installing the software or trashing it's preference file or sometimes a hidden file. LicenseLock doesn't allow this, even if the hard drive is re-formated ! Once a demo period is over, it is not possible to restart a new trial period on the same computer (until a new major version of the application is available).
  
  
• built-in database backup. LicenseLock server will periodically backup it's database. If for a reason or another the server is stopped, il will automatically repair it's database if it detects a problem on restart.
  
  
• easy integration. LicenseLock Admin will automatically generate for you two asymetric key pairs and one symetric key. Include them in your Application's Xcode Project, and add the LicenseLockLib library. Then call the appropriate functions from your code. Compile. Strip. You're done.
  
  
• free updates. As LicenseLock Server is a shareware (you contribute to its development when you buy license packs), all updates are free.