P R O D U C T
CodeMeter 6.10
CodeMeter 6 introduced the new type of Firm Code for different CmContainers, which can be stored either in CodeMeter
hardware (CmDongle) or in a soft license (CmActLicense). The new Universal Firm Code allows licenses to be transferred,
temporarily or permanently, without having to involve the original software vendor in the process. Licenses can also be nested
within each other to make it easier to move or borrow multiple licenses in a single step.
Universal Firm Code
Moving and Borrowing
Modular Licenses
In order to transfer licenses between
CodeMeter hardware and software license
containers, both sides need the same
cryptographic capabilities. This is why a new
type of Firm Code was developed: The licenses
of the Universal Firm Code (Firm Code from
6.000.000 and higher) are produced as
certificates modeled after the X.509 standard.
All keys are stored with asymmetrical
cryptographic keys in the certificate so that
they can only be decrypted by the right
CmContainer.
Currently, two types of license transfers are
supported: moving and borrowing. When
a license is borrowed, it is transferred by a
sender to a receiver for a defined period of
time. When that time has elapsed, the license
automatically becomes invalid for the receiver
and reverts bac