Leaping Brain's "Virtually Uncrackable" DRM is just an XOR with "RANDOM_STRING"

Re:Leaping Brain's "Virtually Uncrackable" DRM is just an XO... by rtpg on Tuesday November 27, 2012 @03:48AM (#4836272)

>I haven't met a DRM scheme that doesn't achieve this purpose backwards

Steam would be a good example. It is DRM in the sense that it prevents people from simply copying the game folder anywhere, and it is more convenient than pirating (at least most of the time) with the advantages of things like pre-loading most of the files before the release date, and offering fast servers from which to download your game.

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Re:Leaping Brain's "Virtually Uncrackable" DRM is just an XO... by Saavedro on Tuesday November 27, 2012 @05:12AM (#4836488)

Incidentally if you copy the game folder to a friend who has actually bought it, say you've all bought a game for a LAN party, but not all of you have good connections at home, that -does- work, which has proven super convenient for me on more than one occasion.

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Re:Leaping Brain's "Virtually Uncrackable" DRM is just an XO... by Ntrails on Tuesday November 27, 2012 @09:00AM (#4837095)

I did not know this, and it makes me love steam just a little bit more.

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