Whats a Key Generator (keygen)?
Like a physical key that unlocks a door, an electronic registration key unlocks a program in one way or another. For purposes of discussing cracks, the term “key” can most often be used interchangeably with the terms “serial”, “serial number”, “registration number”, “code”, “password”, “validation”, and probably some others as well. It refers to a specific string of numbers and/or letters and/or ASCII characters (including spaces, dashes, brackets, etc.). Some programs will accept only one specific string when unlocking the program. Every registered user is therefore required to type in the same sequence of keystrokes, regardless of what the user’s name is. A more sophisticated protection scheme is one that requires the user to type in a “User Name” as well as a unique code that has been mathematically derived from this string of characters. Different user names will require different registration codes for unlocking the same program. Such a mathematical relationship between two string
