[–] guessmyname 7y ago ↗ This key is one of the most famous examples of leaked keys [1].It has also been mentioned in Hacker News discussions before [2].And interestingly, is the only thing in this CIA document [3].[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volume_licensing#Leaked_keys[2] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19298136[3] https://www.cia.gov/library/abbottabad-compound/61/61C5FB27A...
[–] michannne 7y ago ↗ Reminds me of this post on how CD keys worked back in the day [0]I remember feeling like such a badass when I encoded all the letters in STARCRAFT to use as the CD key and it let me in.[0]: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/3002067/how-are-software...
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[ 11.3 ms ] story [ 77.3 ms ] threadIt has also been mentioned in Hacker News discussions before [2].
And interestingly, is the only thing in this CIA document [3].
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volume_licensing#Leaked_keys
[2] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19298136
[3] https://www.cia.gov/library/abbottabad-compound/61/61C5FB27A...
I remember feeling like such a badass when I encoded all the letters in STARCRAFT to use as the CD key and it let me in.
[0]: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/3002067/how-are-software...