How does Pace claim that their system works?
Pace AP has a general overview of what their “technology” does and how it works that is available at: http://www.paceap.com/technical.html Briefly, InterLok® and iLok® install kernel-mode drivers on a Windows operating system, effectively becoming an extension of the operating system. A software application “protected” by InterLok or iLok communicates with the driver, and in the case of iLok, the dongle, by extension, to determine if the software has been “authorized” to run on the computer. In theory, if the driver cannot determine authorization, it will prevent the “protected” application from running. Pace InterLok and iLok also contain aggressive anti-debugging code which can prevent Pace applications from installing if certain debuggers are present on the system and also reboot the machine spontaneously if a debugger is running. In their technical documentation in the URL referenced above, PaceAP says: This “under the surface” technology is as large a part of the InterLok system a
