Honestech, like many small software firms of its era, used product keys to enforce single-user licensing. Upon purchase—either through a boxed CD or a digital download—users received a unique key, typically formatted as five groups of five alphanumeric characters (e.g., ABCDE-12345-FGHIJ-67890-KLMNO ). This key served three purposes:
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