The last step in my project (I want an unchangable value)

raladin

Hi all..

I'm now finnishing my project.. but there is something very important..

I want to know something about the client PC.. something not changeable.. for example : Mother Board Serial Number for example.. or something that if the person formatted his OS still as it.. no changes in this value or serial.. but the most important thing is also this value differs from PC to another PC..

Offcorse I'm not trying to hack any body.. but because my project must only be activated for one PC only.. and if the user formatted his Windows it must not change this value..

And after that it will be sent to mySQL database in my server.. (Not a problem if this done by an EXE file, COM file, BAT file, JAVA, ActiveX, PHP, ASP or Perl) or any other way to do that..

I want this to be transfered from the client PC to my website server..

I tried to search for this in many websites and serch engines.. but no results 🙁

I'm waiting your replies.. and this will be my last step of my project 🙂 🙂 And I'm sure 100% that it is a very easy thing for you..

Thanks for advance for your help..

Regards,

Weedpacket

Originally posted by raladin
I want to know something about the client PC.. something not changeable.. for example : Mother Board Serial Number for example.. or something that if the person formatted his OS still as it.. no changes in this value or serial.. but the most important thing is also this value differs from PC to another PC..

I have to point out that not even Microsoft has succeeded at this, and they have a much narrower range of platforms to consider.

Grisu

I have to point out that not even Microsoft has succeeded at this, and they have a much narrower range of platforms to consider.

...as far as we know. Have a look at this page:

http://www.againsttcpa.com/

I have heard, that the possibilities for that are already in our hardware. This would be the last step against our privacy.

Even if you work with the registry, it would only work with Windows. Maybe one idea is to take an encrypted code in a cookie. Each time the user sets up his computer new, he has to request a new encrypted cookie from you and you can disable the old code. Of course everybody can copy the cookie to another computer, but then you can add things like prevent duplicate logins, combine it with the IP, etc.

The only "safe" possibility is to make a doogle like for homebanking that you have to connect to your computer to run a software.

Grisu

raladin

Thanks alot for your replies.. but as I know that this can be done by Visual Basic!! then do you know how to send the variable to the PHP Page or to the mySQL Database in my server?

cheers,

Grisu

As I sometimes do things in VB as well, I would be interested, with what function this could be done in VB, even if this is not a VB-forum.

To transfer this value to your DB, you can use several methods, depending on your configuration. If your MySQL-DB is available through the net from any IP, you can access it with ODBC. This would have to be configured. Maybe better would be to call a php-script that saves it. This you can do with GET. I think there is a function in VB to call Hyperlinks.

Grisu

raladin

Of course 🙂

I knew how to get the Serial ID of the client PC.. and then to send the ID to a PHP file.. and of course it will be autmatically transfered to mySQL database in my server 🙂

I used OCX for that..

But can you please make a PHP file for example as you said.. GET method.. I mean I wanna make the Serial ID sent to :

http://www.mysitename.com/storeit.php?serialnumber=

I made everything (OCX and the page that contains it.. but now I need a PHP file as I said to you up)

Waiting any reply..

cheers..

Grisu

It all belongs on tables, fields, etc. but you find a good description for storing values in your MySQL-DB in the php-manual you find at php.net. Under the Mysql-functions you find everything you need.

in your example the serialnumber is stored automatically in $GET["serialnumber"]. With that you can do something like "UPDATE user SET user.serialnumber = '" . $GET["serialnumber"] . "' WHERE user.userid = $userid".

the commands are basically mysql_connect() and mysql_query().

But what is the VB-function with that you get the Serial-ID of a PC?

Grisu

raladin

The following is the script of the OCX file :

Public Declare Function GetVolumeSerialNumber Lib "kernel32" Alias "GetVolumeInformationA" (ByVal lpRootPathName As String, ByVal lpVolumeNameBuffer As Long, ByVal nVolumeNameSize As Long, lpVolumeSerialNumber As Long, ByVal lpMaximumComponentLength As Long, ByVal lpFileSystemFlags As Long, ByVal lpFileSystemNameBuffer As Long, ByVal nFileSystemNameSize As Long) As Long

Public Function VolumeSerial(DriveLetter) As Long
Dim Serial As Long
Call GetVolumeSerialNumber(UCase(DriveLetter) & ":\", 0&, 0&, Serial, 0&, 0&, 0&, 0&😉
VolumeSerial = Serial
End Function

'main code

variablename = VolumeSerial("C")

And in the page of the OCX you must put this code :

document.location.href="http://www.sitename.com/storeit.php?serialnumber=" & nameofcontrol1.serialnumber
</script>

Can you please make me the PHP file.. please..

I'm waiting..

cheers..

Grisu

I would need your configuration which I think you should not put in the forum. But I give you an example:

$res = mysql_connect ("mysql.server.address", "username", "password");
mysql_select_db("mydb");
$sql = "UPDATE user SET user.serialnumber = '" . $_GET["serialnumber"] . "' WHERE user.userid = $userid";
$qry = mysql_query($sql, $res) 
  or die ("Invalid query: " . mysql_error());

This updates your table user with the serial number. Of course you have to have identified the user before and get for example the User-ID in the variable $userid.

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Your VB-function returns the serial id of the drive. But interesting.

Grisu

raladin

Thank you for your reply..

But this script is not made by me of course 🙂

I found it in an ActiveX website and forums

I'm new also to ActiveX Control..

So do you have any tutorials for ActiveX Control.. I don't want to learn the scripting itself.. I have this code :

Public Function VolumeSerial(DriveLetter) As Long
Dim Serial As Long
Call GetVolumeSerialNumber(UCase(DriveLetter) & ":\", 0&, 0&, Serial, 0&, 0&, 0&, 0&
VolumeSerial = Serial
End Function

'main code

variablename = VolumeSerial("C")

So I want to use this at my website.. I want to know how to make this shown by Internet Explorer.. but please (one-three days Tutorial) because I don't have enough time to learn everything about Activex.. So please help me guys..

And about the PHP file..I don't want the user to change the ID.. and I don't want the explorer to open a new window containing the link : for example http://www.yoursite.com/ID.php?serialnumber=66jgldfg0-53gfgdg

Because I'm afraid that the user can change this value to another values.. so it will be a big problem..

Waiting your replies as fast as possible..

Thanks for advance..

Regards,

Corpheous

Can I ask what the heck your making that needs this type of setup? Whatever was wrong with the good ol' user/password system?

raladin

Because I want my program to run only for one PC..

Can anybody help me please?

I'm waiting..

Corpheous

Ok, maybe I wasn't clear enough...

What program are you coding? What does it DO? Is it an online banking program? Is it a complex gaming program? Is it a blog?

What is it?

raladin

It is an online project.. only one PC can use it for every Account..

So please I hope anybody help me.. this is the last step in it.. so please.. I know it is easy for you..

Do anybody has an easy tutorial about ActiveX Control? (Easy one.. I only want to know how to put this code at my website to run it..And it is very urgent..

I'm waiting a reply from you please for that..

cheers,

keith73

you still haven't explained what it is that this "project" does.

does this project involve an application that the user uses on their pc? It sounds to me like it does if you're using visual basic on their pc to access information on their pc.

look in manuals or forums for visual basic to find out if you can open a get request in an application. you should be able to either through a http request or by opening a socket manually. This shouldn't launch a browser to do it.

if you are talking about vbscript and not visual basic (visual basic != vbscript) then that's different. If your project is strictly web based, then you should be using user/password authentication. And forget formatting their hard drive, what if the user gets a new pc or has to get a new motherboard. do they get locked out now?

keith

raladin

it is a system for showing lessons via the Internet.. so I want this to be played only for registered users.. and I can give the user 2 times only for activating for example..

Not a problem if the client must download a file to send his HD Serial.. but the most important part is to not let him change this Serial.. for example : if it opens an Internet Explorer for the URL : http://www.sitename.com/ID.php?serial=ffsd8f8sd0f98 ... so he can easily play with this serial by changing it to another one..

So I want any way with any programming language... that send his Hard Drive Serial to my database in my server..

So can anybody help me please?

I tried in many forums.. but no results..

I hope you will find one.. this is the last step as I said.. and the project will be finnished..

Waiting your replies..

Regards,

keith73

Originally posted by raladin
it is a system for showing lessons via the Internet.. so I want this to be played only for registered users.. and I can give the user 2 times only for activating for example..

Not a problem if the client must download a file to send his HD Serial.. but the most important part is to not let him change this Serial.. for example : if it opens an Internet Explorer for the URL : http://www.sitename.com/ID.php?serial=ffsd8f8sd0f98 ... so he can easily play with this serial by changing it to another one..

So I want any way with any programming language... that send his Hard Drive Serial to my database in my server..

So can anybody help me please?

I tried in many forums.. but no results..

I hope you will find one.. this is the last step as I said.. and the project will be finnished..

Waiting your replies..

Regards,

the server-side aspect of this is not a problem as it just needs a get request and a script to add info to the db.

on the client-side (the users' pc) you need to write an application using some kind of compiled language that is able to retrieve the info you want. C,C++,Visual Basic, etc... and in that case, this isn't really the place to find that kind of help as this is a php forum.

whatever language you use, you will need to open up a socket or http request in that application and it will send the information to your server-side script.

keith

Corpheous

Call me crazy, but wouldn't it have been a whole lot easier just to create a limited example page instead of trying to get EXTREMELY private information from a user when they can't even see your product?

raladin

I did a script that uses API to retireve the Factory Serial Number.. And I tested it.. it is great.. and as you said.. I will use "WebBrowser Control" in that EXE file.. to open a hidden URL : http://www.sitename.com/register.php?serial="Factory Serial Result".. So everything is okay..

Now I'm making the PHP codes.. so I'm sure that I will need your help..

Regards..

dave420

Spoofing that information is incredibly easy, by the way. I wouldn't rely on that for anything 🙂

The easiest way to have it work for one person, is the ol' username and password.