Simple copy protection done right :)

orange

Prepare a bundle serial list .js file (named "List_Main_Bundle_Serials.js" here) like this - I am using 5 simple serial numbers here:

const var BundlePackSerials = {
  "Data": [
    "BNDL_ABCDEF1",
    "BNDL_ABCDEF2",
    "BNDL_ABCDEF3",
    "BNDL_ABCDEF4",
    "BNDL_ABCDEF5"
  ]
};

Prepare a single product serial list .js file (named "List_Single_Product_Serials.js" here) like this:

const var SingleProductSerials = {
  "Data": [
    "SNGL_ABCDEF1",
    "SNGL_ABCDEF2",
    "SNGL_ABCDEF3",
    "SNGL_ABCDEF4",
    "SNGL_ABCDEF5"
  ]
};

Then create an "Authorization.js" file and also below UI components. Also don't forget to include this "Authorization.js" file in the interface script. In "Authorization.js" script:

SerialInput is an editable label for typing the serial in it.
SubmitButton is a button for submitting the serial
Description is a label for the information of the serial validation status.

For the conditions, I've used "if", "else if" and "else" respectively.

{

include("List_Main_Bundle_Serials.js");
include("List_Single_Product_Serials.js");


    const var SerialInput = Content.getComponent("SerialInput");
    const var SubmitButton = Content.getComponent("SubmitButton");
    const var Description = Content.getComponent("Description");
    
    
    /** Checks if the serial input is valid and stores the result if successful. */
    inline function onSubmitButtonControl(component, value)
    {
      if(!value) 
            return;
    
        local v = SerialInput.getValue();
        Console.print(v);
	
         
                  
    // Checks if it's in the Bundle Serials List
    
        if(BundlePackSerials.Data.contains(v))
            {
                Console.print("Serial number found");
        
                local data = 
                {
                    "Serial": v
                };

                Description.set("text", "YOUR LICENSE HAS BEEN SUCCESSFULLY REGISTERED");
               
              // Saves as Bundle_RegistrationInfo.js 
                Engine.dumpAsJSON(data, "../Bundle_RegistrationInfo.js");
            
                setValidLicense(true);
            }      

            
   // Checks if it's in the Single Product Serials List
    
        else if(SingleProductSerials.Data.contains(v))
            {
                Console.print("Serial number found");
        
                local data = 
                {
                    "Serial": v
                };

                Description.set("text", "YOUR LICENSE HAS BEEN SUCCESSFULLY REGISTERED");
               
              // Saves as Bundle_RegistrationInfo.js 
                Engine.dumpAsJSON(data, "../ProductA_RegistrationInfo.js");
            
                setValidLicense(true);
            }      
        
        else
            {
                Console.print("Invalid serial number");
                Description.set("text", "INVALID KEY THAT DOES NOT MATCH WITH YOUR LICENSE");
                setValidLicense(false);
            }
    };

    Content.getComponent("SubmitButton").setControlCallback(onSubmitButtonControl);



   inline function setValidLicense(isValid)
    {
        // Do whatever you want to do here. 
         
        if(isValid)
        {


        }
       
        
        else
        {

                      
        }
    }




    inline function checkOnLoad()
    {
        SerialInput.set("text", "");
        
        // Load the serial from the stored files
         
        local pData_MainBundle = Engine.loadFromJSON("../Bundle_RegistrationInfo.js");
        local pData_SingleProduct = Engine.loadFromJSON("../ProductA_ProductRegistrationInfo.js");
        
        Console.print("Checking serial");
    
       
        
    
    
    // Bundle serials  
    
      if(pData_MainBundle)    
        {
            local v = pData_MainBundle.Serial;
            Console.print("Restored serial: " + v);
        
           if(BundlePackSerials.Data.contains(v))
            {
                setValidLicense(true);
                return;
            }      
        }

        
   
    // Single Product serials  
    
      if(pData_SingleProduct)    
        {
            local v = pData_SingleProduct.Serial;
            Console.print("Restored serial: " + v);
        
           if(SingleProductSerials.Data.contains(v))
            {
                setValidLicense(true);
                return;
            }      
        }
       

      setValidLicense(false);
  }    
    
// Call this on startup
    checkOnLoad();

}

Cheers ;)

gorangrooves

@orange Thanks a lot for this. I really appreciate it!

gorangrooves

@dustbro Finally got around to trying to generate those serials, but I am having no success. I added the code you provided, at the bottom of my Interface onInit script and removed the "//" from the last line, then compile the script. It compiles OK, but no serials are generated. The Serials.js remains with the same codes and nothing new is added. I get no warning or errors.
I tried using HISE Master from Oct last year and just now using the latest built from @d-healey's Developer branch, but with no luck.
Am I missing something?

Dan Korneff

@gorangrooves or should drop them in the root of your project folder

yall

@gorangrooves me the generation does not work either but I use https://www.motdepasse.xyz/ and I replace it in the .js file and There you go :)

gorangrooves

@yall Thanks. I am afraid that the tool doesn't quite offer enough flexibility.

@dustbro said in Simple copy protection done right :):

@gorangrooves or should drop them in the root of your project folder

Was a part of your response missing?

Christoph Hart

@gorangrooves said in Simple copy protection done right :):

Serials.js remains with the same codes and nothing new is added. I get no warning or errors.

Have you tried deleting the old js file? Maybe it can't overwrite an existing file...

gorangrooves

@Christoph-Hart I tried only renaming the actual file to "serials.js" (lower case s) to see if it would write a new js file, but it didn't. It only threw an error message that the original Serials.js was missing. It was the copy protection code part of the script that threw the error.

Should I delete the existing data from the Serials.js?

BTW I can edit the js file within HISE, when I open it as one of the scripts. So, it is able to write to it.

gorangrooves

@Christoph-Hart I commented out the copy protection script so that I could delete data from Serials.js and that didn't do the trick. I deleted the js file completely and that didn't do the trick either. The script is not generating a js file.

gorangrooves

@Christoph-Hart @dustbro After reading the manual on GitHub, I realized that the file is being generated in the root folder of the project. Now I understand what you were referring to, dustbro.
@yall Check out the root folder of your project and not the Scripts folder for the Serials.js generated by the script.

Natan

@dustbro said in Simple copy protection done right :):

@gorangrooves The "Serial Generator" does this for you. Just uncomment the last line to run this function.

/** This namespace contains the logic to create a new list of serials. 
    
    Feel free to remove this when not needed. */
namespace SerialGenerator
{
    inline function getNewRandomChar()
    {
        // ASCII, fuck yeah!
        local a = String.fromCharCode(Math.randInt(65, 90));
        local b = String.fromCharCode(Math.randInt(48, 57));
    
        return Math.random() > 0.5 ? a : b;
    }

    inline function createNewSerial()
    {
        local s = "";
    
        s += getNewRandomChar();
        s += getNewRandomChar();
        s += getNewRandomChar();
        s += getNewRandomChar();
        s += "-";
        s += getNewRandomChar();
        s += getNewRandomChar();
        s += getNewRandomChar();
        s += getNewRandomChar();
        s += "-";
        s += getNewRandomChar();
        s += getNewRandomChar();
        s += getNewRandomChar();
        s += getNewRandomChar();
        s += "-";
        s += getNewRandomChar();
        s += getNewRandomChar();
        s += getNewRandomChar();
        s += getNewRandomChar();
    
        return s;
    }

    const var NUM_SERIALS = 1000;

    inline function createNewSerials()
    {
        local d = [];
        d.reserve(NUM_SERIALS);
    
        for(i = 0; i < NUM_SERIALS; i++)
        {
            d.push(createNewSerial());
        }
    
        local obj = { "Data": d };
    
        Engine.dumpAsJSON(obj, "../Serials.js");
    }

    // Uncomment this line to regenerate serials.
    //createNewSerials();
}

I'm Trying To Add A Fixed 4 Digit Name To The Generated Codes, Like:
"HISE-X44A-6SP4-82AS"
"HISE-X0IR-Y022-O14Q"
"HISE-G726-S0GR-C073"

Any Help?

Natan

@Natan But EveryTime I Get undefinedundefinedundefinedundefined :) LOL

Natan

Okey, I Managed To Find My Way With This :)

In Case Anyone Wants To Generate Serial Codes With 4 Fixed Digits At First, Check This Out

/** This namespace contains the logic to create a new list of serials. 
    
    Feel free to remove this when not needed. */
namespace SerialGenerator
{
    inline function getNewRandomChar()
    {
        // ASCII, fuck yeah!
        local a = String.fromCharCode(Math.randInt(65, 90));
        local b = String.fromCharCode(Math.randInt(48, 57));
        
        return Math.random() > 0.5 ? a : b;
    }

    inline function createNewSerial()
    {
        local s = "HISE-";   /// Change This With Whatever You Want
        
        s += getNewRandomChar();
        s += getNewRandomChar();
        s += getNewRandomChar();
        s += getNewRandomChar();
        s += "-";
        s += getNewRandomChar();
        s += getNewRandomChar();
        s += getNewRandomChar();
        s += getNewRandomChar();
        s += "-";
        s += getNewRandomChar();
        s += getNewRandomChar();
        s += getNewRandomChar();
        s += getNewRandomChar();
    
        return s;
    }

    const var NUM_SERIALS = 1;

    inline function createNewSerials()
    {
        local d = [];
        d.reserve(NUM_SERIALS);
    
        for(i = 0; i < NUM_SERIALS; i++)
        {
            d.push(createNewSerial());
        }
    
        local obj = { "Data": d };
    
        Engine.dumpAsJSON(obj, "../Serials.js");
    }

    // Uncomment this line to regenerate serials.
     //createNewSerials();
}

Natan

Anyone Has Scripted a Volume Muter And Attached To The Serial Protection?
I Need This For Demo Purpose! So Users Can Use The demo And Register It Anytime They Get A Serial Number.

Thank You

Lindon

@Natan said in Simple copy protection done right :):

Anyone Has Scripted a Volume Muter And Attached To The Serial Protection?
I Need This For Demo Purpose! So Users Can Use The demo And Register It Anytime They Get A Serial Number.

Thank You

yes its pretty easy to do - replace the MIDI Muter with a simple gain in the master effect chain (lets call it MuterGain). Set its gain level to -100dB, bypass it, and then in your authorisation refer to it instead of the midi muter.

Sawer

Is it normal that every time I open the plugin, it asking me to insert the serial key. Is there any solution so that after the first time, this won’t happen again? Thanks

A Former User

@nesta99 As far as I can tell that is not normal. I implemented this into our plugin just recently and I see that it checks for the serial in the console. It creates a file called RegistrationInfo.js in the plugin root folder (or app data folder in the compiled plugin) and stores the serial in there upon successful registration. So that file should hold your entered serial number! The script should see that running the checkOnLoad() function. Maybe check if that function is alright and not tampered with... Go check the read.me file as well...

ulrik

@nesta99 is this happening in a compiled plugin?
It sounds like the plugin doesn't save the serial to disk, or to wrong location.
What happens in your script when the serial is confirmed?

this is where I store the confirmed serial number

// Stores the file to the hard drive. In HISE it will be the project folder
            // but in the compiled plugin it will use the parent directory to the 
            // user preset directory (which is usually the app data folder).
            Engine.dumpAsJSON(data, "../RegUdu.js");

yall

@ulrik normally at the first activation, you have a registration.js file which is created in app data ... which avoids reactivation each time the vst is opened. try to create a note with .... "your license number" and name this file registration.js it should work and from there you may understand the problem

ulrik

@yall I know

Simple copy protection done right :)

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