Distributing and sharing licenses across network devices in a virtual private network (VPN)

摘要

A device creates a pool of available licenses for secure network resources, and receives an unused license from a network device. The device also provides the unused license in the pool of available licenses, and receives a request for a license from another network device. The device further provides, to the other network device, the unused license from the pool of available licenses.

主权项

1. A method comprising:
creating, by a computing device, a pool of available licenses for secure network resources; receiving, by the computing device and from a first network device, a particular license that is not being used by the first network device; providing, by the computing device, the particular license in the pool of available licenses; receiving, by the computing device, a request for a license from a second network device; providing, by the computing device and to the second network device, the particular license from the pool of available licenses based on the request for the license; determining, by the computing device and after providing the particular license to the second network device, that the particular license is no longer available to be distributed by the computing device; releasing, by the computing device, the particular license from the pool of available licenses after determining that the particular license is no longer available to be distributed by the computing device; and providing, by the computing device and to the second network device, an indication of the releasing of the particular license from the pool of available licenses.