Node-locked licensing

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Node-locked licensing, also known as a single use license, [1] device license, [2] named host license, or machine-based license, is a software licensing approach in which a license for a software application is assigned to one or more hardware devices (specific nodes, such as a computer, mobile devices, or IoT device). Typically any numbers of instances are allowed to execute for such license. [3]

This form of licensing is used by software publishers to ensure the license is only run on particular hardware devices.

Every node is identified by a unique hardware ID (device fingerprint) which needs to be obtained or entered during the pairing process (usually product setup or first license validation).

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References

  1. ↑ "Getting started". Marin. Maritime Research Institute Netherlands. Retrieved 15 February 2025.
  2. ↑ cmcatee-MSFT. "Manage licenses for devices". docs.microsoft.com. Retrieved 2021-07-20.
  3. ↑ Cai, Jian-ping; Qiao, Li-ping (2009). "Research and Application of the Floating License Management Strategy". 2009 First International Conference on Information Science and Engineering. Nanjing, China: IEEE. pp. 1797–1800. doi:10.1109/ICISE.2009.889. ISBN   978-1-4244-4909-5. S2CID   17429089.
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