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Dylan Hunt suggested an idea · Oct 10, 2016 at 04:44 PM · apis

Optional longer coupon codes when used as a "game key"

Coupons are the closest things we have to key management --

They are also quite short for game keys and the right programmer could just iterate through them in no time.


The temporary workaround to a real key mgmt system would be to optionally generate longer codes that are less hackable when you are generating 1000s at a time.

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avatar image Brendan ♦♦ · Oct 10, 2016 at 05:49 PM 1
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Our codes are 3-4-3 format alphanumerics (ex: "abc-1234-xyz"), and we do not allow clients to call at a high rate (they get throttled - or blocked, if it's determined that they are attempting something like a DoS attack). So, even if they were to make the maximum number of calls per minute, and assuming you've generated hundreds of thousands of keys, the odds of them finding a valid one in their lifetime is going to be fairly remote.

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Ah I didn't know about the throttling - that makes me feel more-at-ease.

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