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Other software locks may simply read the data and compare it to the value
known.
Stand-alone Applications
A stand-alone application is licensed to run on a single computer without
using a network. This type is used most often when an application is used by
a single person on a particular computer. Typically, when you have purchased
a stand-alone application, you will receive a key for each user that
will be running the application.
Stand-alone Keys
Refers to the Sentinel Keys with zero (0) hard limit. It is typically connected
to a user’s local workstation, providing access to the protected application
only on a single system.
Symmetric Key Encryption System
The symmetric key encryption systems use a single, common key to encrypt
and decrypt the message (known as the secret key). This is in contrast to the
asymmetric key encryption systems, which use a private key and a public
key to encrypt and decrypt messages, respectively.
Toolkit
The Sentinel Keys Toolkit is a Java application; which is available for the
Windows platform. It is used for preparing the application protection strategy
and programming hardware keys for your customers and distributors.
See page 33 for more information on Toolkit GUI.
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