Unique computer identifier

Is there any way to use Java to generate a unique computer identifier such as the motherboard serial number? Basically, we license our software per computer and we want to insure that it is used only on the computer it is installed on?
Thanks

I used JNI and created a native method to obtain the MAC address of the network card for a similar purpose some while ago. I don't think there will ever be a pure java way to obtain this kind of info.
Cheers,
Kiril

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Follow the directions in this support article.
Step 2
Associate your Apple ID with your user account. Then sign in to the App Store with the same ID.
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Triple-click anywhere in the line below on this page to select it:
/Library/Caches/com.apple.appstore/adoption.plist
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Services ▹ Reveal
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