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P R O D U C T

Software Protection – Safe and Simple

Protecting software should be safe and simple – but isn’ t that a contradiction in terms? Wibu-Systems shows that it does not have to be with CodeMeter Protection Suite. Its tools protect against fraud, are easy to build into software applications, and make software protection work seamlessly with existing processes.
CodeMeter Protection Suite Protecting intellectual property and making sure that only licensed software can be used is just one of the many challenges that software developers have to contend with. Software can be delivered in different forms: as executable applications or as libraries. Whether you are making software for Windows, macOS, or Linux – the solution for this challenge can be found in the sophisticated tools included in CodeMeter Protection Suite.
AxProtector AxProtector( Automatic Executable Protection) gives you a perfect tool for the automatic protection of compiled software. The software can come in many shapes and sizes: from“ regular” binaries, written in C / C ++ or Delphi, to precompiled code produced in. NET for Windows or cross-platform Java. All of these types can be protected with AxProtector, AxProtector. NET, or AxProtector Java, with each tool using a unique technique to protect your work.
Uniform interface Upon launching AxProtector, you first need to select the application type. The assistant then opens and helps you protect your unprotected application in a few simple steps. The intuitive process needs no manual or special instructions. AxProtector supports several licensing systems, so that you could encrypt one and the same software with different licenses. When using a Universal Firm Code, you can also simply encrypt your file and decide later whether you want to use a device-bound license file( CmActLicense), secure hardware( CmDongle), or a userspecific license from the cloud. If you have a Firm Code for a CmDongle, CmActLicense, or
AxProtector protects the following file types:
■■ Windows applications( 32-bit, 64-bit)
■■ Windows libraries( 32-bit, 64-bit)
■■ macOS applications( 32-bit, 64-bit)
■■ macOS libraries( 32-bit, 64-bit)
■■ Linux applications( 32-bit, 64-bit)
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Linux libraries( 32-bit, 64-bit)
■ ■. NET Assembly
■■ Java applications
■■ Java web applications
WibuKey, you have the option of encrypting the application with it. Wibu-Systems is committed to full backward compatibility: The current protection mechanisms will also be available for older licensing systems.
When a protected application is launched, it will look for the right license in one of the allowed licensing systems.
It is easy to determine how the license for the protected software is counted, e. g. once per launch or only once per computer. Whether
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