Date: Wed, 5 Oct 2005 22:04:31 -0500 From: Kirk Strauser <kirk@strauser.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Hidden spot on hard drives? Message-ID: <200510052204.36883.kirk@strauser.com> In-Reply-To: <20051005184437.GA36369@dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org> References: <20051005184437.GA36369@dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org>
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--nextPart1244779.ZHgrcSARvS Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Disposition: inline On Wednesday 05 October 2005 01:44 pm, Jonathon McKitrick wrote: > the company where I work (with Windows) is evaluating a copy protection > product that stores info somewhere on the HDD where the [1] user cannot > touch it, [2] a format will not erase it, [3] and Norton Ghost will not f= ind > it. =20 1) No such animal. 2) Ah - the bootblock, as others have mentioned. 3) Of course, that doesn't say anything about Ghost v$(current + 1). To be blunt, your vendor is lying to you. At best, they can make copying l= ess=20 convenient than otherwise, but can't stop a dedicated cracker. Why, then,= =20 would you want to make life more difficult for your paying customers while= =20 barely slowing those capable of doing you the most harm? One thing I learned while growing up through the C=3D64 and Amiga days is t= hat=20 copy protection never, ever, EVER works. Ever. Under no circumstances. I= t=20 only makes your legitimate users (deservedly) hate you. Are you sure that'= s=20 what your company really wants? =2D-=20 Kirk Strauser --nextPart1244779.ZHgrcSARvS Content-Type: application/pgp-signature -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.2 (FreeBSD) iD8DBQBDRJRE5sRg+Y0CpvERAlB7AJ4264yckZJuG0KroApjmznzyjnMDQCcDPlX mckfQviJcZVuKj7NCT3TfuI= =OUOx -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --nextPart1244779.ZHgrcSARvS--
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