Is there an entity in the operating system or in the PC hardware that can be read or irreversibly changed its state, but not returned back?

Question

Operating Systems

Actually, the question is for the software activation system. When deactivating, you need to fix this fact so that a cunning user cannot roll it back. Then this mutable but non-rollbackable factor can be included in the hardware id.

Answer 1

Perhaps SLIC will do, but a hardware key that does not have an emulator is better. And then all sorts of hasps are already full.

Answer 2

Alen novi, nostra alice! What does it mean - if one person built, another can always dismantle.

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Answer 3

Use online activation. No connection to servers - no program. No key on the servers - no program.

Answer 4

The log in wasps is limited. Like, you can add there, you can read, but you can’t erase ... Well, you can, of course, but all together ...