... i got a hint of this secret high-tech project during my professional career.
Basics of making it work are:
- Connection to server(s). Without it software/hardware 'freezes' and activity is logged in persistent memory.
- Part of code downloading from server.
- Cooperation with a detective agency, in case of suspicious activity detected by AI.
Breaking it is hard, requires reverse-engineering and provides only a 'snapshot' of software, denying updates.
Perhaps using Events is a good idea for decoupling objects and propagating lockdown state across parts of the protected application.
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Obfuscators are also good tools that help to protect software.
