Structure of the
Key
The Key is a complex structure that holds information for the software
protection and licensing system. The internal part is non-accessiable,
which contains information used by the system including hardware signatures, Registration
ID, license mode, timestamps, etc. The structure of the Key that is accessible
via the ElecKey tools as well as the KeyCheck API is shown in the figure below.
The identification comprises of Key ID and Program ID. The Key ID is
fixed and assigned by Sciensoft, which is basically
your system-wide unique ID. To protect several applications, you can assign
each with a different Program ID. The main Key Properties include the limits
that define the licensing properties to the application. The extension includes
a variety of additional properties for advanced protection and licensing.
See Also
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Key ID