registration

Good Authentication and Authorisation Package in Java?

I'm looking for an open source package written in java that implements a registration, authentication (like securityfilter) with captchas and email link verification and all that. I could write it, but why reinvent the wheel. I've looked all over the place and haven't found anything. Does such a thing exist? ...

License / registration frameworks for C / C++

What sort of registration frameworks are available for C / C++ applications? I'm looking for a library that will handle the cryptographic verification of license and registration keys to enable the full features of an application, and optionally disable features after a specified time interval has elapsed. For example, on the Mac one m...

How do I register domain names programmatically?

Any domain name registrars out there that support domain name registration using a web service or a similar functionality without them telling you to become a reseller? I don't register that many domain names and I am not interested in paying reseller fees. If I can become a reseller without paying upfront fees, that would be fine. ...

Two PHPBB questions

Hello, I was wondering if i could get some help with two questions I have: Firstly, is is possible, assuming I have a random variable to load up two different registration screens? Ie. one with and without the captcha? or one with and without some other stuff i would like to use? Secondly, is it possible to have a second log in box? ...

Checking registrations against a CSV file

I am new to MySQL and PHP(as you can probably tell) and I was wondering if anybody knew an easy way to import a CSV file into a MySQL table. "There are any number of ways to input csv into mysql depending in what kind of access you have, if you can use the mysql client directly there is a command to load delimited data, som...

How to register a .NET CCW with regasm from a Visual Studio 2008 Setup project

I have a setup project for a .NET Service Application which uses a .NET component wich exposes a COM interface (COM callable wrapper / CCW). To get the component working on a target machine, it has to be registered with regasm.exe /tlb /codebase component.dll The /tlb switch to generate the typelib is mandatory in this case, other...

How to register COM libraries at runtime?

Let's say I'm developing an application that installs COM component and installer registers them. This works great. Now the software is required to run from a memory stick. How can I register my libraries runtime and make sure, that the registry is cleaned up after running the application? ...

What installation key software is well suited for Visual Basic or C# apps?

So I am getting ready to wrap up another project in VB and C# (written in Visual Studio 2008). Now I want to have the software only run in full version mode if the user enters a valid registration key (like xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx). What software are the guru's on this list using to manage the registration key generation and integration with...

Using OpenID how do you handle 2 accounts with the same nick

Hi there, If I want to provide OpenID as the only registration method available AND want to do something meaningful with the nick name, how can I handle 2 users with the same Jon Smith nickname? Actually, when I looked at StackOverflow's URL schema I was surprised that the internal user ID was being used in the URL. For example: http:...

Inhouse registration vs. OpenID vs. Google Friend Connect vs. Facebook Connect vs. (etc)

I'm trying to decide how to allow users to register for my website... there's openID, clickpass, facebook connect, google friend connect, etc, or the good old fashioned in-house "enter a username, email, password, etc." Looking briefly at How to set-up OpenID it seems like a lot of work to get openID working. Does anyone have experienc...

creating a registration form.

Alright let me explain my situation first: I am part of an organization that "hosts" events. For example, we have an annual camp, skating, hocket/soccer tournaments, dinners, and the like. Now they want me to design their website. My habit is usually to put it on paper first so I am trying to do that. But the problem is here: They ne...

Systeminfo: Product ID

If you type systeminfo at the command prompt, there is a listing for Product ID. Can someone explain what this is exactly, and would it make a good seed for a registration code algorithm? ...

How to unregister my .net assembly when it's no longer in the same location?

I have a dll that's registered for com interop, so under HKLM\Software\Classes\CLSID[my guid]\InprocServer32[my version no]\Codebase it has the path of the registered dll. However, I've rearranged my folder structure so that path is no longer correct. Is there a way of unregistering that dll without putting it back, then unregistering, t...

shareware enforcement vs time machine

Problem: Customer X is (considering) porting one of his formerly "Windows only" shareware applications to Mac OS X. One of his concerns is how to enforce the 30-day trial period and make it immune to "system rollback" software like Time Machine. Question: What is the industry best practice for preventing the use of "system rollback" sof...

Conditional registration of certain dll(s) during installation process. (vague)

I have an application that will use a device in some cases (i.e. printer). Basically, in one office this printer will be used, and in another office this printer will never be used. The functionality to use the printer is sitting in the application code, and the dll's that communicate with the printer are referenced in the code. So the ...

How do I specify binary data in a COM RGS file

I'm adding some custom data data to the registry during the registration of a COM object by adding it to the rgs file. Adding a DWORD value (specified by = d '3' below) gets entered into the registry as expected. For the binary/hex data however it does not get entered into the registry correctly. Can anyone advise what the correct synt...

VS 2005 Web Site Project Template Annoyance.

I recently inherited a project that was done with the "web site project template" (which I hate by the way). I have always worked with the "web application template" which I love. I'm perplexed by something that I found in the project though. There is custom control instances throughout all the pages like this: <cc1:MarketingItem runat=...

What is the benefit to validating email address at registration?

After user registers, i send an email with a guid link which user clicks to validate the registration. So it confirms the email exists, but how does that help fight spammers? Cant bots 'click' same link back to the site and validate registration just the same? Its late, maybe im missing something. ...

What are the pros and cons of using an email address as a user id?

I'm creating a web app that requires registration/authentication, and I'm considering using an email address as the sole user id. Here are what I see as the pros and cons (updated with responses): PROS One less field to fill out during registration (it would just be email address, password, and verify password). I'm a big fan of minim...

Castle.Windsor Register AllTypes With An Interceptor

Why does the following not intercept calls to IBusinessService with the LogAspect? container.Register(AllTypes.Of<IBusinessService>() .FromAssembly(Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly()) .ConfigureFor<BusinessService>( c => c.Named(typeof(BusinessService).Name) .Interceptors(InterceptorReference.ForType<LogAspect>(...