So I just wanted to make a quick update. I've been extremely busy lately with university, but now I'm going to start out lightly with some gaming protection that I promised you all a few days ago.
I'm going to start with a thing we probably all know called "Lower Layer" protection
This type of protection is where the DVD is split up into having a lower "hidden" layer, where some special key information is stored. You can think of this as the key, to open the game. This is why many games will ask you to put in the DVD when you want to start up your game. This is smart seeing as the lower layer is hard to directly copy to another disc and thus re-sell the product.
In many situations, this is a rather annoying thing seeing as no one really wants to have 20 DVD's lying around, especially if you're on a laptop.
This also means that many legit users are using ways to get rid of this protection, to be able to play their games without having to use the DVD every time. (Although, if the cracker himself would get caught he'd be facing a personal chapter 7 or chapter 13 bankruptcy as the state isn't looking politely on these kind of things.. But hey.. As long as you're not a cracker, that's not a problem is it? :P)
Anyone on here annoyed by having to use their DVD every time as well? I know I am :P
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Friday, November 5, 2010
Sunday, October 31, 2010
Upcoming Game security information
A quick update as to what I'm doing lately .. I've started reading a huge book on software security with a specialization in games.. Now I was wondering if it is something that you would like to hear some about as well for me to post on my blog here?
Basically it's some interesting material as to what the companies do wrong, how they should be doing it and some key security aspects that are being used in the modern world today..
This is especially interesting to those who are in software and game development, but also quite a nice read to people who are simply entertained by reading about security protocols and methods such as CD-Keys, Lower-Layer Protection and prevention of piracy, cheating and griefing!
Basically it's some interesting material as to what the companies do wrong, how they should be doing it and some key security aspects that are being used in the modern world today..
This is especially interesting to those who are in software and game development, but also quite a nice read to people who are simply entertained by reading about security protocols and methods such as CD-Keys, Lower-Layer Protection and prevention of piracy, cheating and griefing!
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