help!! encrypt and then use an activate online

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yesugnuva
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help!! encrypt and then use an activate online

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is there a way i can encrypt a video file using php, burn it to cd and then
the only way its decrypted is when the user comes to my site online and registers.
kinda like an activation key thingy with windows and other softwares. any help on this wud b totally appreciated.
thank you so much
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Inkyskin
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Re: help!! encrypt and then use an activate online

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You could always just zip the file and stick a password on the archive. Then only let the user have the password once they have registered.
yesugnuva
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Re: help!! encrypt and then use an activate online

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thanks Inkyskin,
but say i'm trying to do this for 100people without having to create 100 passwords... wat can i do..
thats the same content on 100 cds but i dont want them to access it till they activate online.
atonalpanic
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Re: help!! encrypt and then use an activate online

Post by atonalpanic »

Videos cannot connect to the internet. They are not applications. If you use the same password for every file then its just a matter of time before that password is public knowledge and everyone views your file without "activating it." As Inkyskin was saying you would be better off creating a new/random password for each CD you send out. Then you could only give them the password when they "activate" using your website.
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