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Nikolay Tsenkov
Nikolay Tsenkov

Reputation: 1128

Framework for license-key verification (OS X, Cocoa)?

First of all, I know about this: Licensing Technology for OS X applications?

But, since it was posted so long ago, that almost all answers point to dead urls, I think its time for a new question.

I am researching options on frameworks for license-key registration for OSX cocoa apps. I want to know what is out there, that supports Elliptic Curve Cryptography and is released under MIT or something similarly permissive as a license.

Currently, I've found just this (Watchdog): https://github.com/konstantinpavlikhin/Watchdog

But there are no reviews about it, nor does it seem to have much traction at github.

Upvotes: 3

Views: 1901

Answers (2)

Václav Slavík
Václav Slavík

Reputation: 6680

I use EllipticLicense for ECDSA-based license keys (the link is my fork of an abandoned project). It doesn't do online activation or validation or provide any UI, but it's simple and the validation is cross-platform, which is what I need.

I'm keeping an eye on DevMate by MacPaw as an all-in-one solution, but they're not out of beta yet.

Upvotes: 1

cacau
cacau

Reputation: 3646

I know it's not what you're asking for - but I can't see the purpose in super-complicated key generating algorithms when users can simply distribute valid keys they've bought from you through the various, well-known means (web sites, offline apps/databases of license codes)..

It might pay off to rather spend the time in developing cool features and building a strong user-community that's willing to support your app.

Upvotes: 0

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