I want to license (or copy protect) common document formats (such as MS Word, Excel Spreadsheets, HTML documents, Power Point etc.) Can I do this with SoftwareShield?
Protecting an application from unauthorized use is relatively trivial with SoftwareShield. However there are numerous obstacles to effectively protecting common documents. PDF is one of the only common document formats which provides adequate security, however, with respect to Microsoft documents, please read the following: This situation presents numerous unique obstacles to effectively prevent un-authorized copying and distribution of these common document files. Mainly, the problem you will find is that you are relying on another application (MS Word, Excel etc). There are a few simple approaches to solve this problem, but they all have simple ways to defeat them: 1) Create a simple menu application, which simply navigates among and accesses the documents themselves. License this application with SoftwareShield by itself. Then, password protect (using the built-in Office features for example) the documents, such that the password required to open them is entered only in code (in you
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