[sword-devel] UnlockInfo .conf entry

[Michael H]

As long as you're opening the unlock option for debate, can I suggest that
the unlock codes get hashed for the user in some way.  That is the user
provides some kind of credential information to the publisher, which the
publisher uses some of the info to hash the unlock code, and the resulting
code will only work on a specific users devices?  That would go a LONG way
to convince hopeful publishers to consider sword platform.  This does imply
that the unlock is only masked 1 level and would still be relatively easily
unhashed, but it makes the act a deliberate one, and prevents simple eyes
on the screen theft and impulsive giveaways.

On Sat, Dec 29, 2018 at 4:42 PM refdoc at gmx.net <refdoc at gmx.net> wrote:

> Sounds good
>
> Sent from my mobile. Please forgive shortness, typos and weird
> autocorrects.
>
>
> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: [sword-devel] UnlockInfo .conf entry
> From: "Troy A. Griffitts"
> To: SWORD Developers' Collaboration Forum
> CC:
>
>
> Dear Frontend Developers,
>
> In an effort to gain more publishers-- even those who desire to lock and
> sell some of their modules, I would like to add a new .conf entry:
>
> UnlockInfo
>
> Up until now, we've relied on the About entry containing something that
> lets the user know how to obtain unlock codes from publishers selling
> codes to unlock their modules.  This entry would isolate just those
> instructions to a specific entry and would allow a frontend to do
> something like:
>
> If (moduleToInstall.getConfEntry("UnlockInfo")) {
>
>   showDialog("
>
> The publisher of this modules requires for you to
> obtain an unlock code.  This code can be entered below, instructions
> from the publisher are as follows:
> " +
> moduleToInstall.getConfEntry("UnlockInfo"));
>
> }
>
> Like many of our entries, this new UnlockInfo entry will allow HTML
> links and will likely contain a direct link from the publisher to their
> store entry to purchase an unlock code.
>
> An example would be something like:
>
> UnlockInfo=An unlock code for the Larry Fitzgerald NFL HOF Edition of
> the New Testament, with memorable career moments encouraging the
> believer to press on when those around fall short, may be obtained
> directly from the NFL store here: href="https://nfl.com/shop/lf-nfl-hof-nt-sword-module">Larry
> Fitzgerald
> NFL HOF Edition of the New Testament - SWORD Module
>
> Let me know if you have any comments or ideas,
>
> Troy
>
>
>
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