[comp.sys.amiga] ID PROMS/Software Serial Numbers

kurt@tc.fluke.COM (Kurt Guntheroth) (06/27/90)

Any program using ID proms can be broken by deleting all the calls to the
checker.  If the program is encrypted on the disk, it can be decrypted once
and stored in decrypted form.  All you need is a good logic analyzer.
Also, customizing the software makes building the disks harder since each
disk must be different.

The question is, how many pirates have access to the tools?  In the PC world
they have boards that plug into the PC to assist with this (and legitimate
work too).  Do the PC folks have experience that leads to the belief that no
encryption method is safe?