Reverse engineering a simple license check

Breaking down a macOS app’s licensing system - from watermark removal to key generation

August 5, 2025 · 13 min · 2728 words · Noham

RootsMagic license key analysis

Reverse engineering analysis of RootsMagic’s license validation system, revealing the custom Base32 encoding scheme, 60-bit data structure, and proprietary checksum algorithm used for offline license verification.

July 28, 2025 · 10 min · 2043 words · Noham