The added option allows you to configure how the ElecKey agent is loaded and terminated that can help to speed up the startup of the protected application.

The added example shows how to use the KeyCheck API with web-based applications.

Because virtual machines run on the same emulated hardware, a virtual machine may be backed up and restored, or copied from one to another computer. As a consequence, a user would be able to run the evaluation version of the protected program repeatedly by creating a new virtual machine. You can prevent this kind of problem by disabling making the Key on virtual machines such as VMware and Virtual PC.

The ElecKey agent is fixed to not show the error message "EK Agent disconnected" when it is closed.

The added example shows how to use the KeyCheck API for the module licensing feature, including register and transfer the license of the application with module programs.

The LicenseGen SDK and Activation Server now support both 32-bit and 64-bit Windows. Use the new LKGL6420.DLL when running the system on the 64-bit (IIS) Windows.

LKGASM2.DLL is updated to support both LKGL3220.DLL (32-bit) and LKGL6420.DLL (64-bit).

Automatic Software Update Manager (UpdateManager.aspx) is added to the Activation Server. It is a web-based backend application that allows you to administer and monitor the automatic software update system. For example, you can manage products, packages and accounts to provide a software subscription service that enables the entitled customers to receive software updates.

Automatic Software Update Web Service (Update.asmx) is also added to the Activation Server. It provides methods that allow the protected application (via the Updater) to communicate with the Activation Server to check for the latest software release and download the update.

The Updater (updshl10.exe) is updated with the capability to communicate with the Automatic Software Update Web Service.

ElecKey Integrator is now available in the console mode, or called a command line program. The console mode allows you to include the software protection system provided by ElecKey Integrator as one of the stages in the build process. Therefore, you can automatically and instantly create the protected application on any build.

The new Instant KeyCheck API provides the easiest and quickest way to interface the KeyCheck API with your application. With the provided function InstantProtection, you can simply add one line of code; in addition, there is no need to specify a large set of input parameters. You can use ElecKey Integrator to easily configure and dump the settings as a System Image file to be used as the parameter of the function.

Additional countermeasure techniques are added to the shell protection (both x86 and x64) to protect the application running under debugger.

The fix solves the problem in which the protected application cannot detect the Ethernet LAN adapter when running on a native language version of Windows XP.

You can now customize the error messages of the protected application with your own error messages, in any language.

This fixes the problem that white space at the end of the Name/Organization entered may cause an error on the registered Name/Organization.

ElecKey 2.0 Release 2 provides an option to upgrade ElecKey license to ElecKey Plus, which combines both the ElecKey and UpdateShield products into one. With ElecKey Plus, you can protect your software and build an automatic software update system at the same time, within a single step.