Clearly Intuit is using a bad algorithm for authenticating an installation. There is a simple solution. (Are
you listening Intuit?) Every installation can be authenticated by the unique pair of:
1. The computer hardware MAC address.
2. The activation code.
By including an encrypted activation code on each CD, and recording the MAC address-activation code
pair on an Intuit authentication server on first use, every installation can be authenticated without error
every time TurboTax is opened.
This is my last post on this subject. Next year I will be using HR Block's tax prep software.
