How to uniquely identify computer using C#?

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Write a function that takes a few unique hardware parameters as input and generates a hash out of them.

For example, Windows activation looks at the following hardware characteristics:

  • Display Adapter
  • SCSI Adapter
  • IDE Adapter (effectively the motherboard)
  • Network Adapter (NIC) and its MAC Address
  • RAM Amount Range (i.e., 0-64mb, 64-128mb, etc.)
  • Processor Type
  • Processor Serial Number
  • Hard Drive Device
  • Hard Drive Volume Serial Number (VSN)
  • CD-ROM / CD-RW / DVD-ROM

You can pick up a few of them to generate your unique computer identifier.

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