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P R O D U C T
CodeMeter Field Activation
Static license models are history – today flexibility is important. And this is one of the strengths of CodeMeter
using Field Activation Service and CmTalk protocol: Updating, adding or removing licenses without replacing
the dongle – no problem.
In many scenarios it is necessary to modify the
software licenses in a CmStick, after it has been
shipped to the user: Options, features, modules
or a complete second product, purchased at a
later date will need to be activated. Or maybe
you will need to assign more pay-per-use units,
or extend the demo deactivation time limit or
convert a demo version into a full version. Here
are some examples:
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SOAP Protocol
CmTalk
via Internet
File Exchange
CmStick
Write It Again
The CodeMeter Field Activation Service (CmFAS)
is based on a simple but secure exchange of
fi les: The licensor does not need to provide a
CmTalk web service on the issuing website;
which can be diffi cult if it was outsourced to
a provider.
The license update or activation starts with the
Remote Activation Context fi le (RAC fi le): It contains
all of the information about the targeted
CmStick and the software license. The licensor
creates a Remote Activation Update fi le (RAU)
by using both the contents of the RAC fi le and
update parameters. It is easy to create this fi le;
use the CmBoxPgm command line tool or use
CmProducer, a simple GUI application.
When your customer receives the RAU fi le (usually
by email) he then transfers the contents
of this fi le via the CodeMeter Control Center
or the Windows File Manager to the attached
CmStick.
A Tool for All Situations:
CmProducer
With CmProducer, you can interactively update
your licenses with all parameters. You combine
all license parameters to packages. This
is especially a big advantage for developers
who only occasionally use the update feature
and are not very familiar with the CmBoxPgm
command line options.
More importantly, CmProducer can also be used
to program the CmSticks in your offi ce, before
they are shipped to your customer.
On the Fast Track
But the fastest and most convenient way for
your user is to update a license via a web
service. This allows your customer to update
a CmStick from anywhere in the world and
without any signifi cant delay. For this, WIBU-
SYSTEMS provides two products: An all-in-one
solution named CmTalk which is a complete
web shop solution or CodeMeter Shelf which is
a simple website which can be easily accessed
from existing eShop implementations.
Both products use the CmTalk communication
protocol, which is based on standard SOAP communications
and can be used to directly modify
the license contents of the CmStick at the user
site, without any manual exchange of fi les.
One powerful feature of CmTalk is the ability to
transfer secure licenses into the CmStick when
your customer buys your product. All of the
fl exible price and quantity options are in the
background – invisible and without hassles for
the user. Even allow your customers to return
the product if they are not satisfi ed. Secure
in the knowledge that they are not using the
program anyway, by simply deleting the license
in the CmStick.
A HIP Alternative
Another alternative to CmTalk would be to
use CmFAS with HIP, the new CodeMeter high
level API. (For HIP details, see page 7 in this
KEYnote.) On your user’s site, HIP can be used
to create the RAC fi le. On the licensor’s site, it
can be called out of a license server to create
an RAU fi le, based on the contents of the RAC
fi le. The exchange of these fi les can be easily
integrated into a customer-dependent web
service solution.
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