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Chapter 2 – Sentinel Hardware Keys SDK Components
Contents Glossary Index Troubleshooting
Sentinel Keys
The Sentinel Keys are meant for your customers. They will be able to run
your protected application only if the correct Sentinel Key is accessed. It is
available for both stand-alone and network environments:
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Stand-alone Keys
Refers to the hardware keys that allow access to the protected
application(s) on a system. A stand-alone key is connected directly to
a user’s local workstation. Stand-alone keys have zero (0) hard limit
and do not serve any license requests from network. Hence, these can
neither be detected by the Sentinel Keys Server running on the
system, nor monitored by the Sentinel Keys License Monitor.
Network Keys
A network key allows multiple network clients to run the protected
application concurrently. It is typically connected to a networked
system where the Sentinel Keys Server is running. The network keys
are meant for the number of users defined by the hard limit. If desired,