L I C E N S I N G
CodeMeter Cloud Lite
For almost a decade, CodeMeter License Central has been Wibu-Systems’ solution for cloud-based licensing. Licenses can
be created in the Cloud and transferred online to a PC or other device. Users can take their licenses with them from device
to device by deactivating and reactivating them. CodeMeter Cloud Lite now adds another option to our product portfolio.
Read more to find out how it differs from the established solutions and which use cases it was made for.
Strong User Focus
CodeMeter Cloud Lite is another server in
the Cloud, which can be operated either
by yourself or by Wibu-Systems. CodeMeter
Cloud has the necessary interfaces to work
seamlessly with existing SSO (Single Sign On)
solutions in your established IT landscape.
As is the case with all types of CodeMeter
licenses, the licenses are created and deli-
vered through CodeMeter License Central.
This means that you do not have to change
anything about the integration with your
existing CRM solution. Instead of activating
or transferring the license in a local
CmContainer, it is simply allocated a User
ID in CodeMeter Cloud Lite. That user can
then use the license directly from CodeMeter
Cloud Lite, irrespective of whether he or she
is working with a SaaS application, an app
on a mobile device, or a standard desktop
program.
Standard Processes
CodeMeter Cloud Lite uses the standard
processes of CodeMeter License Central. It
gives you a new choice of container, Cm-
CloudLiteContainer, letting you determine
whether the license can only be used with
CodeMeter Cloud Lite or also transferred
to a local CmDongle or CmActLicense. In
the latter case, the user has the freedom
to choose where to move the license. The
license can be retrieved for a new activa-
tion by deactivating the offline license or
removing the account from CmCloudLite. The
user can switch from dongle to soft license
to the Cloud, depending on what you allow.
No CodeMeter Runtime
CodeMeter Cloud Lite offers a SOAP and a
REST interface, making CodeMeter Cloud
Lite available even on systems where no
CodeMeter Runtime is available or integra-
tion with CodeMeter Runtime or CodeMeter
Embedded is currently not feasible or
excessively difficult. This applies primarily to
HTML5 applications with JavaScript or PHP
applications on servers.
Perfect for Server and SaaS
Applications
CodeMeter Cloud Lite truly comes into its
own with server and SaaS applications.
Consider this scenario: The user logs in to a
SaaS application, which in turn checks with
CodeMeter Cloud Lite for available licenses
and unlocks the licensed features. Now, you
might be wondering whether this could be
done much more easily with a simple permis-
sion table. It can, but the great advantage of
CodeMeter Cloud Lite is the uniformity of
the processes in the Cloud and on the local
premises. CodeMeter License Central can
be integrated with SAP, Salesforce or other
ERP, CRM, or e-commerce solutions easily,
and the process for creating licenses already
exists in CodeMeter Cloud Lite.
integration in the app or by relying on the
server. Local applications can be protected
against tampering and reverse engineering
with this license technology by using Code-
Meter Protection Suite and a Protection Only
License.
No Need to Return Licenses
Traditional solutions need users to actively
return a license. With CodeMeter Cloud Lite,
the user can use the license again without
any specific action on his or her part, even
on a new device. You determine a timeframe
for the license’ period of allocation; a
keep-alive option extends that period auto-
matically from within the active application.
When that time has expired or the license
has explicitly been cleared, it is available
again for your user. Multiple licenses make
it possible for users to use their applications
simultaneously on several devices.
Mobile applications for tablet computers or
smartphones can also be used with Code-
Meter Cloud Lite licenses, either by direct
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