Remove the license key from FileBot output

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Djoss
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Remove the license key from FileBot output

Post by Djoss »

When starting FileBot, the license key is printed to its output. I think it would be preferable to just show "LICENSED" or something like this. The reason is that when people have issues, they often copy-paste the output and post it in a forum.
So I guess that publishing a license key to the public is not a good thing.

Thanks!
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Re: Remove the license key from FileBot output

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The license id helps me debug is something is wrong with your license. It’s not a secret though and useless in and of itself.

To activate FileBot, you need the license psm file, which consists of license clear text and digital signature, and the latter is what you need to keep secret. The license id alone is useless and can be made public.
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Djoss
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Re: Remove the license key from FileBot output

Post by Djoss »

Great thanks for confirming this!
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