KeyGenerateInitialKey (Function)

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Functions for managing activation keys

KeyGenerateInitialKey

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KeyGenerateInitialKey (Function)

In French: CléGénèreCléInitiale

Generates the initial key (unique license number) for the activation system of the application. This initial key must be transmitted to the application provider in order to get the activation key.

Example

// In the application, client side
InitialKey is string
InitialKey = KeyGenerateInitialKey(ClientID)
Info("Your license key is: " + InitialKey)

// -> InitialKey is transmitted to the application provider

// --------------------------------------------
// Provider side: calculating the activation key
ActivationKey is string
Identifier is string

ActivationKey = KeyCalcActivationKey(InitialKey)
Identifier = KeyGetIdentifier(InitialKey)
Info("Activation key generated for the client " + Identifier + " : " + ActivationKey)
// -> ActivationKey is transmitted to the client for the activation of his license

//--------------------------------------------
// Client side: Entering the activation key
gbActivationOK = KeyCompareKey(InitialKey, ActivationKey)
IF gbActivationOK = False THEN
Error("Wrong activation key")
EndProgram()
END

Syntax

<Result> = KeyGenerateInitialKey([<Identifier>])

<Result>: Character string

Initial key generated by the application. The size of this key depends on the presence of <Identifier>:
if <Identifier> is not specified, the initial key will contain 20 characters.
if <Identifier> is specified, the initial key will contain 20 characters plus 2 characters for each letter found in <Identifier>.
Example: The identifier contains 5 characters. The generated key will correspond to 20 + (2 * 5) = 30 characters.
The strings being in Unicode format, each letter of the identifier corresponds to 4 characters.

<Identifier>: Optional character string

Identifier used to generate a specific initial key containing user data for instance. This data can be retrieved by KeyGetIdentifier.

Remarks

An identifier that was used to generate an initial key with WINDEV Mobile cannot be retrieved by WINDEV.
The internal generator of random numbers is used to generate a key. This generator can be re-initialized by InitRandom.

Related Examples:

Unit examples (WINDEV): The Key functions

[ + ] Using the functions for calculating the activation keys of WLanguage.

Components

wd230std.dll

wp230std.dll