Can Embed access the MAC address of a computer?

Robbert Lee
Robbert Lee Altair Community Member
edited June 2023 in Community Q&A

I want to restrict access to my Embed model only to specific MAC addresses. Is there a way to achieve this? Thank you.

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  • Peter Darnell
    Peter Darnell
    Altair Employee
    edited May 2023

    Hi Robbert. We don't have a builtin MAC address detector , though our licensing does use the MAC address. You could write an addon DLL for a block that requires a MAC address to run. Or you could password protect your whole diagram or portions of it. To protect a compound block, ctrl+rt mouse on the compound and check the "Locked" option and put your password in as below
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    You can lock the entire diagram using File/Diagram Info screen as below
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  • Robbert Lee
    Robbert Lee Altair Community Member
    edited June 2023
    Peter Darnell said:

    Hi Robbert. We don't have a builtin MAC address detector , though our licensing does use the MAC address. You could write an addon DLL for a block that requires a MAC address to run. Or you could password protect your whole diagram or portions of it. To protect a compound block, ctrl+rt mouse on the compound and check the "Locked" option and put your password in as below
    image

    You can lock the entire diagram using File/Diagram Info screen as below
    image

    Hi Peter,

    Unfortunately, Embed does not directly support the MAC address detection feature. Are there any other convenient methods? Creating a DLL might be challenging for someone who is not familiar with programming. Can you briefly describe the process and steps involved? Thank you.

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