KEYnote 29 English - Spring 2015 | Page 6

P R O D U C T CodeMeter License Central 2.10 Creating, delivering, and managing licenses has never been easier with the latest edition of CodeMeter License Central. Many changes, new capabilities, and improvements under the hood automate many tasks to streamline the routine work of software developers everywhere. Read more about the new features in Version 2.10: Revised Activation Confirmations Automating Missing License Updates open open open When a license is activated or deactivated, a receipt is created and sent to CodeMeter License Central which makes sure that the license was updated successfully. To do so, CodeMeter License Central uses a dedicated value in the license, the Firm Update Counter. Every change to the license, including its deactivation, is added to the counter. CodeMeter License Central knows the past count and can decide immediately which updates were implemented successfully and which might still be missing. If the state of the CmContainer does not match the known record in CodeMeter License Central, the CmContainer is flagged as “Manipulation detected” and requires a manual decision by the owner. 6 It can happen that no receipts are created for an update, especially when licenses are updated offline. Before any new update, all previous instances are recorded as far as the received remote activation context file allows. If there are any missing updates remaining, these are included automatically with the next, multi-step update. When the user begins the update, the CodeMeter Runtime uses the Firm Update Counter to determine the right place to begin. This process means it is irrelevant whether or not the user has completed the previous updates – the license will be brought up to the correct and current state in every case. This automatic feature is included in current CmDongles. Automating Reactivations old replace Should any license be lost, e.g. by the complete loss of a computer with a CmActLicense, it is up to you as software developer to allow your users to reactivate their licenses, either in every case, after a defined hold period, or for a manual choice of cases (any combination allowed). You can decide whether the old CmContainer should be automatically blacklisted after the reactivation. The blacklist check can be integrated in your software to lock down any lost CmContainers automatically. The blacklist can also be distributed offline with your next update.