TECHNOLOGY
Licensing in the Cloud
With CodeMeter License Central, Wibu-Systems offers a cloud solution for creating licenses right in the cloud. CmWAN gives
you the option of operating a cloud-based license server for your users. Read the article to see how three cloud projects made
effective use of CodeMeter License Central and CmWAN.
Documents Online and Offline
License Central
License Portal
Local PDFs are protected against duplication
by means of SmartShelter | PDF. Any user
who needs a license is given a ticket by
the document’s publisher with which he
can activate the license locally. This can be
done either via a license portal or by a local
activation assistant.
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License
online
offline
The first project uses CodeMeter to protect
sensitive digital documents. The documents
in question are available as online versions
in the cloud and as PDF files on the users’
local PCs. Depending on the type of license,
the users can access only a defined part of the
documents.
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The online version is stored on a cloud server.
The users authenticate themselves with the
server for access to the documents allowed by
their licenses in CodeMeter License Central.
For this purpose, Wibu-Systems Professional
Services Team implemented a gateway with
which the server reads the license of the
users in CodeMeter License Central.
The essence of the solution is the link that
is created between the user’s account on
the cloud-based server and the customer’s
ID in CodeMeter License Central. This allows
the licenses of authorized users to be used
simultaneously on their offline PCs and in the
cloud.
Licenses Residing in the Cloud
The second project involves software installed
on the end users’ local PCs. The license is
kept by the software vendor in the cloud. This
gives users the flexibility to use the software
on any PC of their choosing.
For this project, the CmWAN Server and
a reverse proxy were used to take over
identification and authentication of users.
Each user is allocated a specific virtual
machine with a CmWAN server. These virtual
machines are running at a server farm and
are created at the touch of a button.
When the protected software is installed,
the reverse proxy is entered in the server
search list of the local client. The user name
and password are also recorded and stored.
When the license is accessed, the local
CodeMeter Runtime automatically looks for
licenses registered with the user name and
password on the cloud server.
The reverse proxy contains details about
which users are allocated to which CmWAN
servers. After successful identification
and authentication, the connection to the