SafeDisc Advanced

Robust Digital Rights Management for Optimal Security and Efficiency

SafeDisc Advanced™ provides game publishers with the most robust digital rights management for the physical and online distribution of games. Over the last decade, SafeDisc Advanced has protected millions of copies of AAA-title games - without compromising playability. Using SafeDisc Advanced, game publishers can:

Enhance Game Security

  • Proactively defend sales revenue by securing your PC game against unauthorized disc replication and code manipulation using advanced copy and hack protection features. SafeDisc Advanced also offers robust virtual drive emulation detection and prevention.
  • Without using a developer’s time or resources, you can maximize security with Asymmetric Code Blending (ACB), a sophisticated technique available exclusively from Trymedia. Now faster than ever, ACB intertwines SafeDisc Advanced code with game code automatically, making it difficult for hackers to remove the security components without impacting the game.

Increase Efficiency and Add New Revenue Streams

  • Eliminate duplicate mastering processes, get to market faster and reduce development and QA costs by packaging games for both physical and online distribution using a single process.
  • Automatically upload your game to the Trymedia Digital Distribution Network and reach consumers on more than 350 Web sites quickly and easily.
  • Increase revenue opportunities with multiple business model and licensing options.
  • Maximize the value of online game trials by displaying rich pre-roll advertisements to captive audiences either promoting your own titles or generating revenue from a third-party.


Features

  • CD/ DVD Copy Prevention - Prevent disc copying by encrypting the program executable in an access control wrapper that requires authentication against the SafeDisc Advanced signature to run; optimized for game producers who require users to have an authentic disc in the PC at all times.
  • Enhanced Virtual Drive Emulation Detection and Prevention - Prevent authentication from a virtual optical drive using configuration options to maximize customer transparency and minimize customer support issues.
  • Automatic Asymmetric Code Blending (ACB) - Without using a developer’s time or resources, automatically intertwine as many as hundreds of Secure Data Types (SDTs) with game code, making it extremely difficult for hackers to remove the security components without essentially crashing the game. ACB is now faster than ever.
  • SilentAlarm™ - Limit play by repeating game sequences so players cannot progress beyond a certain point, remove game features or cause them to fail when SafeDisc Advanced security is not found.
  • DropDead™ - Covertly detect the presence of security and should it be compromised, cause the game to fail in a manner determined by the software developer. DeadDrop is not directly tied to the SafeDisc Advanced security system which makes it much harder for hackers to spot and reverse engineer.
  • Package Once for All Distribution Channels - Reach more markets faster and save development and QA resources by securing games for delivery through both physical media and online distribution using a single packaging process.
  • Trymedia Digital Distribution Network - Deliver immediate, incremental revenue by uploading your games instantly to over 350 Web sites that reach more than 30 million people worldwide each month.
  • Leverage Multiple Licensing Models - When enabling games for online distribution, choose from the most common gaming business models such as buy-and-download, Try-Before-You-Buy (TBYB), rental, and betas.
  • With-Game Advertising - Maximize the value of trial versions by streaming advertisements that display prior to the start of the game. Promote your brand by advertising your own titles or generate revenue from a third-party sponsor.
  • Fast Track Packaging Wizard - Streamlined packaging wizard enables faster time to market.
  • Quality Assurance Testing - Test wrapped product against real production licenses prior to manufacturing to verify quality and reduce potential production delays and errors.
  • Easily Create Try-Before-You-Buy (TBYB) and Beta Versions - Offer trials optimized to drive purchases, motivate the indecisive and encourage viral sharing. Easily and efficiently create non-commercial trials for use with media and beta groups – ensuring content cannot be redistributed/leaked.
  • Flexible Trial Criteria - Easily determine length of trial period by number of days, hours, and uses.
  • Sample Code and Templates - The Security Software Developers Kit (SDK) includes headers, macros, templates, C/C++ samples, and a unique security "instance" per title.
  • Security Library - Each security instance uses a different version of the SafeDisc Advanced security library to prevent the use of automated software security circumvention tools.
  • Microsoft Vista Support - Games built to run on Microsoft Vista will reliably operate once protected with SafeDisc Advanced.
  • Integrated CD/DVD Authoring Software - Integrated authoring software helps reduce development time.


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