Activelock is an Open Source Copy Protection and Licensing Software developed under VB2008, VB2005, VB2003, and VB6. ActiveLock is a "totally" free COM DLL created to help you to:
Add registration features,
Protect your programs from piracy
Sell your programs online!
ActiveLock is powerful, flexible and 100% royalty-free.
BSD Open License - free even for commercial usage
There are many samples that demonstrate the use of Activelock with languages other than Visual Basic. Although the core DLLs are compiled under VB6 and VB.NET, you can protect your C++, C# and Delphi applications using Activelock. The keygenerator of Activelock can be used under ASP.NET and PHP and there are samples for both applications. Additionally, there are samples available that demonstrate the protection of Access databases, Excel VBA and COM DLLs.
Any language that supports the use of COM DLLs can access Activelock libraries for protection.
Public/Private Key Asymmetric Encryption (RSA) for highest possible security
Cryptographic hashing (SHA-1) to lock license to your PC
Uses other popular encryption/hashing methods such as MD5, Rijndael.
Protection against tampering
Custom Key Generators are impossible with customized code
Licenses have expiration date, or can be permanent
Days or Runs based Trial Mode available
Short Key support for easy phone activation (non-RSA)
Project Administrator: Bradley Newman