Client Computer Identification

Discussion in 'PHP' started by Gonzo4u, Jun 30, 2007.

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    Well I am looking for a solution PHP base as anti cheat method for users using/having multiple accounts using single computer.

    Is there a way to get the hardware fingerprint of client computer!

    Thanks and Regards,

    Gonzo
     
    Gonzo4u, Jun 30, 2007 IP
  2. amorph

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    I highly doubt PHP will help you retrieve such informations.
     
    amorph, Jun 30, 2007 IP
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    ansi Well-Known Member

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    seeing as how php is a server side language, it will not. you'd need to interact with something client side in order to this.
     
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    Maybe you can make a signed secure Java applet, that will ask the user for security permission and then send some hardware data back to the server. :) . A lot of work really.

    The hardware fingerprint can be some sort of hash generated from data such as the HDD serial, the computer's name, stuff like that.

    A much simpler, ( but unfortunately bypassable ) way would be to use cookies as well as ip , of course, I am sure you were fed up of that , which is why you are asking this. :D
     
    coderlinks, Jul 1, 2007 IP
  5. Gonzo4u

    Gonzo4u Well-Known Member

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    Ya I know,

    Presently I am using to indentify users by getting their color depth, screen resolution, browser language, browser and hashing it to (md5) apart from that i put on a cookie(24 hours validity) with user id hashed into it to indentify previous user, I know its not much use as if the user had clear the cookies but still an option.

    This method above gets me the indentification but there are chances of mixup.

    Example:
    Many users can have similar color depth, similar screen resolutions, browser language, browsers and even IP's sometimes. As mostly DialUp and DSL users get same public/isp proxy IP's. So, here I am facing a problem. Any other methods!

    Gonzo
     
    Gonzo4u, Jul 1, 2007 IP