Getting CPU or motherboard serial number?

Question

I'm trying to get the CPU serial or motherboard serial using C or Python for licensing purposes. Is it possible?

I'm using Linux.

Answer 1

Under Linux, you could use "lshw -quiet -xml" and parse its output. You'll find plenty of system information here: cpuid, motherboard id and much more.

Answer 2

You need to use the CPUID instruction.

CPUID

Most C compilers have some support for inline assembly, but you will need to know what you are doing.