Byssus Software Solutions Software Copy Protection, Licence Key Management
& Security Solutions for Developers

Hydra features & benefits

Byssus Hydra is an advanced Software Copy Protection, Trial Management & Licence Key Management solution providing unprecedented flexibility and ease of use (for both software developers and customers) combined with military-grade verification systems:

Key features:
Benefits:
  • Central database of activation codes ensuring strict control and one-time usage only
    Activation codes can not be shared among family, friends, colleagues or over a peer-to-peer network
  • Central server and intelligent library exchanging fingerprints and license keys automatically when needed
  • Combination of Hard Disks IDs and LAN cards addresses used to flexibly lock an application to a computer
    Hardware-locking finally made easy!
    No data collection required from user; no back-office operations required from developer; licenses installed (and re-installed) automatically; no delays imposed upon users after payment; adaptability to user hardware upgrades
  • Non-deterministic license verification system based on probabilities
  • Numerous anti-tampering techniques used throughout
    Hydra's software protection is extremely difficult for hackers to detect and break
  • Service-oriented & easy-to-use API.
    Integrating an application with Byssus Hydra is simple and quick. Sometimes just a matter of minutes
  • Licenses keys are encrypted with RSA-2048, making them 2^1024 more protected than electronic commerce on the web
    Unbreakable license keys stored on the users computer
  • No use of any data or parameter that can be altered by users, such as: clock, registry, files, disk structure, logical system names, etc
    Impossible to trick the license manager by changing system parameters on a user computer