5.2 Activation of a CodeMeterAct License
5.2.1 Automatic Activation
In the case of CodeMeterAct; instead of a CmStick, a license information file is delivered. This file is comparable
to an empty CmStick, and holds the information of the CodeMeterAct Binding Scheme.
When automatically activated, a CodeMeterAct license (a context file) is generated from the license information
file, the product serial number, and the Host-ID.
Figure 10: Automatic Programming of a CodeMeterAct License
The context file generated then is sent from the end-user to the developer. For this the following options exist:
Directly from within your software by SOAP: You automatically generate the context file and
install the update file. You are also able to easily integrate the activation using an application
automatically protected by AxProtector using an error message interface (dll).
Directly over a website: An installed CodeMeter runtime is required, the user accesses the website,
and the generation of the context file and the installation of the update file are done automatically.
Indirectly over a website: The context file is generated by the user and is uploaded; afterwards the
new update file is downloaded and manually installed by the user. This allows activation of a license on
a PC which does not have internet access.
5.2.2 Activation by Telephone
The automated activation requires internet access, however, not necessarily on the PC where the license has to
be activated. But there must be a way to transfer data by files between this PC and another PC with internet
access. In case this requirement is not met, WIBU-SYSTEMS offers activation by telephone.
In contrast to the automatic activation, the license information file is not delivered empty, but holds a large part
of the necessary information. Only a secret missing part, of the cryptographic keys, is transferred on activation.
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