LICENSING OF SOFTWARE PRODUCTS

摘要

In a method for issuing an access authorization for a software product provided on an application server, provision is made for a license server to establish, electronically sign and transfer a license token to the application client, which transmits the license token to the application server. Since the application client supplies its access authorization for access to the software product with the request for the software product, a rapid and efficient checking of the access authorization is possible, even without a connection between the license server and the application server during the request.

主权项

1. A method for issuing an access authorization for a software product provided on an application server, comprising:
requesting a software product by an application client; requesting at least one license required for access to the software product from the application client by the application server; requesting a required license from a license server by the application client, establishing an electronically signed license token by the license server; transferring the license token signed electronically by the license server to the application client; transferring the electronically signed license token from the application client to the application server; checking the license token transferred and electronically signed by the application server; and in the presence of a valid license, issuing the access authorization for the access of the application client to the software product.