CodeMeter SDK

CodeMeter Cloud is the newest member of the CodeMeter product family and a great choice for protecting and licensing software on devices with a permanent Internet connection. This includes software
- on office or home office workstations,
- on IoT or IIoT devices, and
- on virtual machines in proprietary data centers or elsewhere in the cloud.

The licenses are not activated in a local hardware (CmDongle) or software (CmActLicense) container, but instead placed in a CmCloudContainer on the CodeMeter Cloud Server that is securely bound to a known user. That user only needs an Internet connection and a set of credentials to access the licenses in CmCloudContainers, which function just like local licenses on any device of the user?s choosing.

CmCloudContainers, CmDongles, and CmActLicenses use identical interfaces, so the processes for creating and delivering licenses can also be standardized across the board. Whichever container type is used, licenses can be created with either the CodeMeter License Editor and CmBoxPgm from the CodeMeter SDK or CodeMeter License Central, which offers the additional option of integrating and automating the license creation process with SAP, Salesforce, or other ERP, CRM, or e-commerce solutions.

An auto-update trigger is included for communication between CodeMeter License Central and the CodeMeter Cloud Server, which works in the background and is responsible for moving licenses automatically from CodeMeter License Central into the CmCloudContainer they are destined for. The user and the intended CmCloudContainer only need to be known when the license is created. With the auto-update, licenses can be added, changed, or deleted.

Since the CmCloudContainer lives in the cloud, developers have the option of using the auto-update trigger to enforce changes in their licenses. This could be new functions that are added, usage credits that are topped up, subscriptions that are renewed, or entire licenses that need to be revoked.

Any sensitive data, such as encryption keys, stay in the cloud and never reach the RAM of the local device. This makes licenses in the cloud resemble their cousins kept on CmDongles. The only thing kept on a physical device is the user?s credential file.

The license counters are also based in the cloud. If a user e.g. has a CmCloudContainer with a license for two workstations, the licensed software can be run from two computers at the same time, using the same access data. The most common use case would be a single user license that needs to be used flexibly either in the office or at home: The user stays the same and wants to access their software wherever they may be at the time. Compared to CmDongles or CmActLicenses, CmCloudContainers are the perfect choice for this type of mobility. No licenses need to be deactivated and reactivated, and no dongles need to be carried around when moving from office computer to home computer.

The high-caliber features of CodeMeter Protection Suite and its state-of-the-art anti-debugging and anti-reverse engineering technologies enable integration of both software protection and licensing swiftly and effortlessly; achieve the maximum level of software protection; fully encrypt the executable software code against reverse engineering; decrypt individual parts of the application at runtime and encrypt them again; sign the encrypted application to ensure code integrity and authenticity; protect applications on multiple platforms (Windows, Linux, macOS, and leading embedded operating systems); and customize status and error messages to reflect corporate branding.
Updates of CodeMeter Protection Suite are free forever. This allows the preservation of ultimate security levels despite new threats.

CodeMeter License Central is a database-driven license and entitlement management solution that automates the process of creating, delivering, and managing licenses for software and digital content. The key features of CodeMeter License Central enable users to create licenses with ease and store them in dongle-, software- or cloud-based license containers; integrate the entire license lifecycle management workflow into mainstream CRM, e-commerce, and ERP systems (such as SAP and Salesforce); deliver and manage licenses reliably and easily, either online or offline; and efficiently integrate resellers into existing software distribution process.
CodeMeter License Central also provides complete control over the sales process and thus the power to allow customers to move and borrow licenses, generate backup licenses, manage their own licenses, provide time-limited, upgrade, or trial licenses, resell, split or return licenses.

CodeMeter Cerificate Vault defends the integrity of M2M communications based on OPC UA protocol by providing machines with secure identities. This module of the CodeMeter suite distributes X.509 certificates, supported by Microsoft Cryptographic API Next Generation, PKCS#11, or OpenSSL API, through the tools and processes already in use for software license management. Private keys are stored in the smart card chips on board existing secure hardware elements and can be used for all operations using strong authentication mechanisms, such as digital signatures or encryption.

CodeMeter® protection technology from Wibu-Systems offers secure protection and effective license control for software and digital documents. At the core of CodeMeter® is secure copy protection hardware.

CodeMeter is the universal technology for software publishers and intelligent device manufacturers, upon which all solutions from Wibu-Systems are built. CodeMeter combines the following applications:

? Protection
You want to protect the software you have developed against piracy and reverse engineering.

? Licensing
You want to license your software as safely and easily as possible, which includes crucial aspects like the creation of flexible licensing models, the integration of their delivery, and the management of their complete lifecycle with your existing backoffice systems.

? Security
You want to safeguard your users against tampering and attacks from third parties.

If your needs match even one of these points, CodeMeter is the optimal technology for you.