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removes the need to capture a fingerprint of every end user ’ s system .

CodeMeter Cloud Server as License Server

CodeMeter Runtime is configured as a license server on the local server . Clients on the same subnetwork can access the licenses immediately , whereas clients on other subnetworks need the name or IP address of the license server to use the licenses . The necessary settings can be configured via CodeMeter .

Access to the licenses on the license server can be managed by an admin , e . g ., by allocating licenses to specific systems , IP addresses , Active Directory ( AD ) users , or AD groups . Local license usage tracking is also available to keep track of how licenses are used .

Local License Server as Proxy This option resembles the CmActLicense configured as a local license . In this case , an Enterprise CmCloudContainer is imported onto the license server . License configuration , access , and usage tracking are managed in exactly the same manner as in the purely offline scenario . The only difference is that the proxy license server needs a connection with the CmCloudServer .

When users are removed , they will lose access to the internal proxy . Nothing else has to be reconfigured in that case . Conversely , when new users are added , they can access the licenses for their AD groups immediately .

License Central

License Update

License Creation and Management

Cloud

CodeMeter Cloud Server

CmCloud- Container ( Enterprise )

Secure License Storage

Alongside offline usage tracking , you can also capture usage data through the cloud .

Direct Access The third and final option needs the users to have direct access to the Enterprise CmCloud- Container . This removes all the features provided by the local license server , including AD integration , offline use , and offline usage tracking . However , as in the case of a proxy server , you can use online usage tracking and enforce license updates with an auto update trigger . The advantage of this option is that no VPN connection is needed , as it was in the other two cases , should mobile access to licenses be needed .

On Prem

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Client License Usage

Highest Security CodeMeter offers a variety of ways to achieve top security against reverse engineering and piracy . These include the ability to take particularly sensitive code and have it executed inside a CmDongle ( CodeMoving ). Everything critical happens inside the dongle and only the output is returned into the wild , so that no attacker could analyze the code in that brief moment it is executed . The use cases outlined for CmActLicenses can also be realized with CmDongles . For performance reasons , Code- Moving is only available for single user licenses with CmDongles ; with CmCloudContainers , it is an option if Personal CmCloudContainers are used or , in the case of Enterprise CmCloud- Containers , if direct access to the CmCloudContainer is available as in the third case above .

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