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Thread: Authentication system for running/downloading a .jar

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    Default Authentication system for running/downloading a .jar

    Hey basically I want to release a product that's packaged as a .jar file. I want to stop people from running the application without an authentication code. How/What would be the best practice/way to go about this?


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    Default Re: Authentication system for running/downloading a .jar

    Hi there, I found this it may or may not be helpful, also if JAAS is used you could think of storing user info iin a database

    JAAS Authentication Tutorial

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