On Feb 18, 2005, at 12:58 PM, Terry Ford wrote:
Still the best explanation is at:
<http://devworld.apple.com/technotes/tn/tn1103.html> as mentioned in a
previous post. The only fully secure Mac serial number is on the
machine itself.
Apple mentions a few ways to secure an ID for the machine in the note.
That article is good, but it is from 1998. But this article even
states that there is no perfect method to ensure a unique computer.
Earlier I mentioned how you can get most of this info through RB. I do
think that the Apple Hardware serial number is a legitimate form of
uniquely identifying the computer, but like the MAC address it is not
full proof.
Windows XP and QuarkXPress 6.x supposedly use a system similar to what
I wrote before where X of Y semi-unique identifiers are compared to
authenticate the computer. It is definitely not crack-proof, but it
can stop all but the most determined.
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