|
Domain lock and licensing
Domain lock
Domain lock was developed by
ArtistScope to prevent unauthorized use of images. If the
encrypted image is displayed from another web site, it
will be useless.
Note that domain lock is only secure
when locking to a single domain or web site address.
48 hour open
window
To enable testing of your Copysafe
Web pages and images (without a web server) by viewing them
locally in your web browser, domain lock is not effective
for 48 hours. After 48 hours the images uploaded to you
web site will be domain locked. Note that open testing may
not be available with all web browsers.
Multiple
domains
Extra licences can be registered at
greatly discounted prices (once you have your first
licence). When multiple licences are registered you are
provided with the one program that can domain lock to a
single domain that you nominate, or you can encrypt your
images for use on all domains. While this can be
convenient and time saving, it is not recommended for the
most security option.
When images are encrypted for domain
lock on a single site, your registration code is embedded
into the image file and cannot be altered. But when the
same images are encrypted for use on several sites, the
key code is not embedded in the image and a plain text
file is created that lists the domains for use.
Since the release of Java 1.6 the
regkey file format used in earlier versions of Copysafe
will only work if the server has been configured to allow
.dat as a mime type.
Localhost licence
Every licensed program includes an additional licence for
use at "localhost". If you have a demo you may find that
it is licensed for localhost for testing purposes. The
localhost licence can also be used within a home or
corporate network (an intranet).
Localhost testing and
intranet
For testing purposes the localhost licence ca
be used on personal web servers, such as the one that can
be enabled with Windows XP Pro. If you don't have XP Pro
and only have Windows XP Home Edition , third party
personal web server software can be purchased and
installed. To visit your site at localhost, simply type in
http://localhost in your
web browser's address field.
CD licensing
To display web content from a CD while
offline, you need software that creates a personal web
server such as
Artistcope CD. ArtisCD encrypts your pages and images
into a single archive and is fully compatible with
Copysafe Web running at localhost.
Licence codes
We have not issued licence key codes in our
copy protection software since the early versions of
Secure Image. Instead, each licence is custom compiled
with your licence key embedded into the executable
program. Each time an extra licence is registered, a new
executable is compiled to include all of your domains.
Subsequently your images cannot be misused
and you can have confidence in your application by knowing
that Copysafe Web cannot be redistributed as pirated software.
Return to top |
