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Secure Communication Tunnel<br />

Contents Glossary Index Troubleshooting<br />

An end-to-end secured session between the client and the <strong>Sentinel</strong> Key for<br />

providing secure private communication. The communication packets are<br />

encrypted using the AES algorithm, for which the session key is generated<br />

using ECC-based key exchange (ECKAS-DH1).<br />

Secure Update Utility<br />

The Secure Update utility is used for updating the <strong>Sentinel</strong> <strong>Keys</strong> and distributor<br />

keys remotely. It provides an alternative to the Secure Update Wizard.<br />

<strong>Sentinel</strong> Key<br />

The hardware key meant to be used by your customer in order to run the<br />

protected application. It can be attached to a stand-alone or network system<br />

depending the key type.<br />

A <strong>Sentinel</strong> Key can be programmed by you (the developer) or your distributor<br />

with a license group.<br />

<strong>Sentinel</strong> System Driver<br />

The <strong>Sentinel</strong> System Driver is the device driver for communicating with the<br />

hardware keys (<strong>Sentinel</strong> Key, developer key, and distributor keys). For Linux,<br />

a user-level daemon is provided. For Macintosh, a kernel extension module<br />

(KEXT ) is provided.<br />

<strong>Sentinel</strong> <strong>Keys</strong> License Monitor<br />

The <strong>Sentinel</strong> <strong>Keys</strong> License Monitor shows the details of the <strong>Sentinel</strong> <strong>Keys</strong><br />

and clients accessing them via a Web browser. It is a convenient way to view<br />

and track license activity and analyze application usage.<br />

<strong>Sentinel</strong> Protection Installer<br />

<strong>Sentinel</strong> Protection Installer can install the <strong>Sentinel</strong> System Driver and <strong>Sentinel</strong><br />

<strong>Keys</strong> Server on a system. These components are typically required by<br />

your customers for running the protected applications.<br />

<strong>Sentinel</strong> <strong>Hardware</strong> <strong>Keys</strong> Developer’s <strong>Guide</strong> 271<br />

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