Information Handling System License Management Through NFC

摘要

A portable information handling system having an NFC device obtains identifier information from information handling systems through NFC and applies the identifier information to obtain license keys for applications stored on the information handling system from a license server through a network interface. NFC transfer of license keys in a secure environment, such as to server information handling system management controller in a data center, provides the convenience of public license servers without the security risk of an open public network access to the management controller.

主权项

1. A system for managing information handling system licenses, the system comprising:
a license server interfaced with a non-private network and operable to distribute one or more license keys for one or more applications in response to license credentials, the one or more license keys installing at an information handling system to authorize one or more functions of the one or more applications; a portable information handling system having a near field communication (NFC) interface and a network interface, the network interface operable to access the non-private network; a license management application deployed to the portable information handling system and operable to provide the license credentials to the license server through the network interface, retrieve the one or more license keys from the license server through the network interface, and transfer the one or more license keys to the information handling system through the NFC interface to authorize the one or more functions.