SerialNumber

[AverinAAA]

`app.systemInformation` returns lots of Adobe Photoshop properties.

One of them is SerialNumber.

I checked, and for multiple copies of Photoshop on the same Adobe CC account Serial Number looks to be the same.

Does anybody know any details on how stable is this number and what does it really represent?

Is it an Adobe CC serial number?
Does it stay the same after re-installation?

Does it also match for other Adobe Products on same CC account?
What about purchased full copies of Photoshop that were available before – what will be Serial Number value there?

What about pirated copies of Photoshop, do they all share the same Serial Number?

Will be thankful for all details because documentation is, as usual, empty.

Thanks

[AverinAAA]

Additionally, there is this script to get serialString.

var ref = new ActionReference();
var serialString = stringIDToTypeID( "serialString" );
var classProperty = charIDToTypeID( "Prpr" );
ref.putProperty( classProperty, serialString );
ref.putEnumerated( charIDToTypeID("capp"), charIDToTypeID("Ordn"), charIDToTypeID("Trgt") );
var desc = app.executeActionGet (ref);
alert(desc.getString(serialString));

Results also is the same between multiple copies of Photoshop on the same CC account.

And, first 20 symbols match to what app.systemInformation returns. But there are 4 more symbols in serialString.

So I guess all the above questions would apply to this serialString too then

[dominique filiol]

Bonjour

Super !

[Geppetto Luis]

I tried on photoshop cc2014 cc18 cc19

and gives me 3 different serial numbers

maybe you refer to the same version of photoshop?

[AverinAAA]

Hmm. Odd.

I was comparing CC 2018 and CC 2019 and it gives me same values for both SerialNumber and serialString.

You can see this info in Help -> System Information.

I just double-checked on:

2015, 2015.5, 2017, 2018, 2019

All give me same Serial Number if Help -> System Information

[JJMack]

It may be your serial number and may be unique to your copies of Adobe Products would think Adobe could use it to identify you as the Creative cloud user.  With perpetual versions you needed to safeguard your serials for it was required for installation and activated it would be register your Adobe Account with the first Activation  As your Adobe Products Serial.   With Creative cloud Activation requires that Your Account has a subscription so serials numbers don't need to be safeguarded they are not required for installation.

[AverinAAA]

JJMack​ So for the regular, "old-school" install, activated with a serial number from the disc or purchase, that serial number will be present in that field?

That would mean that if Photoshop copy is hacked, same serial number could be used by many different people?

Do you maybe know a way to find out if this copy of Photoshop is Creative Cloud copy or a regular full-purchase/pirated install? Maybe some kind of flag pointing that it's Creative Cloud?

[JJMack]

AverinAAA  wrote

Do you maybe know a way to find out if this copy of Photoshop is Creative Cloud copy or a regular full-purchase/pirated install? Maybe some kind of flag pointing that it's Creative Cloud?

Help System Info in CC version show:

License Type: Subscription

Serial number: 90970090970448917498

I have seen some hacked version that do not show  "License Type: Subscription"

Other  knowledge would be something  Adobe would know. Ask for their help in their feedback site Photoshop Family Customer Community