Node-locked licensing

Node-locked licensing 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.[1]

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).

This licensing model is also known as:

  • Single Use License[2]
  • Device License[3]
  • Machine Based License
  • Named Host License

See also

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "Single Use License Definition". Law Insider. Retrieved 2021-07-20.
  3. ^ cmcatee-MSFT. "Manage licenses for devices". docs.microsoft.com. Retrieved 2021-07-20.