WO1999026123A1 - Perfectionnements apportes a des systemes de protection de logiciel - Google Patents

Perfectionnements apportes a des systemes de protection de logiciel Download PDF

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WO1999026123A1
WO1999026123A1 PCT/GB1998/003470 GB9803470W WO9926123A1 WO 1999026123 A1 WO1999026123 A1 WO 1999026123A1 GB 9803470 W GB9803470 W GB 9803470W WO 9926123 A1 WO9926123 A1 WO 9926123A1
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Christopher Benjamin Wakely
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06F—ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
    • G06F21/00—Security arrangements for protecting computers, components thereof, programs or data against unauthorised activity
    • G06F21/10—Protecting distributed programs or content, e.g. vending or licensing of copyrighted material ; Digital rights management [DRM]
    • G06F21/12—Protecting executable software
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06F—ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
    • G06F2211/00—Indexing scheme relating to details of data-processing equipment not covered by groups G06F3/00 - G06F13/00
    • G06F2211/007—Encryption, En-/decode, En-/decipher, En-/decypher, Scramble, (De-)compress
    • G06F2211/008—Public Key, Asymmetric Key, Asymmetric Encryption

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  • the present invention concerns improvements relating to software
  • the "disenabling code” is obtained from identification information unique to the computer on which the software program is first run, this identification
  • PROM programmable logic array
  • a CD key or serial number is provided on the back of the CD
  • CD writers the copying of CD-ROMs is likely to increase.
  • serial number is hard coded into the software on the CD-
  • This registration number is then input by the user and the
  • the software can also be easily copied illegally onto many
  • the identifier is used to generate a key which is transferred
  • a remote location eg a central processing section.
  • the present invention aims to provide an improved software protection
  • the hard disk serial (or volume) number is readily readable by a security installation program running either from a CD-
  • the identifier code may also be, for
  • a writeable medium, copied may, for example, be performed by a routine written
  • a writeable storage medium e.g. a V/y
  • the encryption/decryption is performed by use of private
  • codes can be transmitted to the software manufacturer or supplier or other remote
  • supplier may be by voice or by electronic means using, for example, the signals
  • a modem link is established between the
  • a telephone network preferably via the internet so that the encryption and tagging
  • the decryption key will operate to verify that the
  • the user will be presented with a warning message regarding
  • the method of the present invention will provide a much higher level of
  • the supplier or manufacturer then combines and encrypts both the
  • CD-ROM blanks could be modified to include a small writeable section in which
  • the identifier code of the computer could be performed by the program itself. According to another aspect of the present invention there is provided a
  • the installer will need to register the software
  • the invention also extends to a combination of a system as described
  • Figure 1 is a schematic block diagram showing a system embodying the
  • FIG. 2 is a flow diagram showing the steps involved in the preferred embodiment
  • FIG. 3 is a flow diagram showing several alternative steps involved in
  • Figure 4 is a flow diagram showing the sequence of events when running
  • FIG. 1 there is shown a system 1 embodying the
  • the system 1 is that of a personal computer (PC).
  • the system 1 comprises a CD-ROM
  • optical reader device 3 for reading both the application program 2 and an
  • program 2 is supplied on the CD-ROM in compressed format, it is uncompressed
  • up program 4 includes a decryption key 5 which is described in detail hereinafter.
  • the serial number 7 acts as the identifier code for the system 1. Typically, such
  • serial numbers 7 are 32 bit numbers which can readily be accessed through the
  • DOS command 'VOL' which displays the number 7 in Hexadecimal format as an
  • a microprocessor 8 connected to both the CD-reader 3 and the data store
  • a display 9 for presenting messages to the user and a modem 10 for
  • the system 1 is connected via the telecommunications network 11 to the software program manufacturer's or supplier's encryption device 12.
  • the device is connected via the telecommunications network 11 to the software program manufacturer's or supplier's encryption device 12.
  • the hard disk drive 15 includes an authorisation
  • the first stage in the operation of the system 1 is to seek authorisation
  • the authorisation/set up program 4 is run at 20 and its first step is to read
  • the encrypted data (combined encrypted serial numbers) is
  • encryption device 12 is then broken at 26.
  • the encrypted data is decrypted at 27 using the decryption key 5.
  • program 2 is allowed to proceed at 30. Installation usually involves expansion
  • the present embodiment as described above uses a public/private
  • the public key is the decryption key 5 which is included in each copy of
  • the private key is the encryption key 17 which is
  • the comparison step 28, 29, as described above, requires the decryption
  • the hard disk serial number may be exclusively read with a
  • WANs such as ISDN or dedicated internet connections which do not
  • the hard disk serial number 7 is presented at 33 to the user on the display 9.
  • CD-ROM serial number is presented at 33 A to the user on the display 9 and the
  • the manufacturer then communicates the encrypted combined code to the user at 36.
  • Figure 4 is a flow diagram illustrating the sequence of events which occur
  • loaded application may then be run by the operator. If, on the other hand, the two
  • Public and private keys should be changed regularly, if possible for each new batch of CD-ROMs. Public and
  • private keys can be different for each geographical region that the program 2 is
  • CD-ROM CD-ROM.
  • the invention is applicable to software provided on conventional

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Abstract

L'invention concerne un procédé et un système visant à éviter l'installation ou l'exécution pirate d'un programme sur un ordinateur. Ledit procédé consiste à lire (21) d'une part un code d'identification associé à l'ordinateur, à savoir, de préférence, le numéro de série (7) du disque dur, et d'autre part un code d'identification associé au programme. Ce numéro (7) est envoyé (23, 34) à un tiers (par exemple, le fabricant de logiciels), chez qui les codes d'identification sont combinés et cryptés (25, 35) au moyen d'une clef de cryptage (17) privée. Les données cryptées relatives aux codes d'identification combinés sont reçues par l'ordinateur, et sont décryptées (27) au moyen d'une clef de décryptage (5) publique enregistrée. L'installation du programme est rendue impossible (31) si le code d'identification (7) de l'ordinateur ne présente aucune équivalence directe ou indirecte avec les données décryptées.
PCT/GB1998/003470 1997-11-18 1998-11-18 Perfectionnements apportes a des systemes de protection de logiciel WO1999026123A1 (fr)

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GBGB9724411.5A GB9724411D0 (en) 1997-11-18 1997-11-18 Improvements relating to software protection systems
GB9724411.5 1997-11-18
GBGB9804503.2A GB9804503D0 (en) 1997-11-18 1998-03-03 Improvements relating to software protection systems
GB9804503.2 1998-03-03

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