(Softwaretechnik-Trends Band 26, Heft 2, 2006) Schuler, David; Dallmeier, Valentin
Software birthmarking uses a set of unique characteristics every program has upon creation to justify ownership claims of stolen software. This paper presents a novel birthmarking technique based on the interaction of a program with the standard API. We have used this technique to succesfully distinguish 4 different implementations of PNG image processing