S4Cloud

The Fraunhofer-Institut für Techno- und Wirtschaftsmathematik (Industrial Mathematics) together with software protection provider Wibu-Systems developed a secure and innovative license management system to meet the special requirements of cloud computing, and in this process to extend the proven CodeMeter technology.

S4Cloud focuses the competences of both research partners. The Fraunhofer ITWM already developed the patented process “GenLM” for license management in grid and cloud computing which will be advanced by a especially secure procedure: in future, “GenLM” is to create keys and license parameters optionally at the user’s side using an attack-proof hardware token. CodeMeter^® by Wibu-Systems is already an established hardware and activation-based solution used by software vendors protecting and licensing software. In “GenLM” a resources ticket is calculated from the input data. This ticket will be converted to a data-dependent CodeMeter^® right to use. This allows to bind the usage rights for a software to the input data of a user. At the same time, the software-based solution CodeMeterAct will be extended to work in virtual system environments. As soon as the cloud properties are implemented, the CodeMeter^® protected software runs flexible and secure in the cloud.

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