Software activation and revalidation

摘要

Software activation and revalidation. In one example embodiment, a method for software activation and revalidation includes collecting machine configuration information from a machine on which a software application has been at least partially installed, sending the machine configuration information and a product key to an activation server, applying activation rules to determine whether the product key is valid for the machine configuration information, if the product key is valid for the machine configuration information, activating the software application by sending, from the activation server to the machine, license data that authorizes access to the software application and that contains the activation rules, periodically applying, at the machine, the activation rules to newly-collected machine configuration information to determine if the product key remains valid for the newly-collected machine configuration information, and if the product key remains valid, revalidating the license data to authorize continued access to the software application.

主权项

1. A method for software activation and revalidation, the method comprising:
collecting original machine configuration information from a machine on which a software application has been at least partially installed; sending the original machine configuration information and a product key to an activation server; applying, at the activation server, activation rules stored at the activation server to determine that the product key is valid for the original machine configuration information, the activation rules having been updated since the release of the software application to account for new or updated software or hardware with which the software application is configured to be employed; activating the software application by sending, from the activation server to the machine, license data that authorizes access to the software application and that contains the updated activation rules; collecting new machine configuration information from the machine, the new machine information being different from the original machine configuration information; applying, at the machine, the updated activation rules contained in the license data to the new machine configuration information to determine that the product key remains valid for the new machine configuration information; and revalidating, at the machine, the license data to authorize continued access to the software application.