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{{Short description|Server that grants clients access to licensed software}}
'''Key server''' for [[software licensing]] is a [[Colloquialism|colloquial]] or generic description that refers to a centralized [[computer software]] system which provides [[token]]s, or [[cryptographic key|keys]], to [[client-server|client computers]] in order to enable licensed software to run on them.
A '''software license server''' is a centralized [[computer software]] system which provides [[access token]]s, or [[cryptographic key|keys]], to [[client–server model|client computers]] in order to enable [[Software licensing|licensed software]] to run on them.


In 1989, Sassafras Software Inc developed their trademarked '''KeyServer''' software license management tool [[#Reference-Sassafras |(Sassafras 2006)]]. Since that time, other [[computing technology]] [[firms]] have adopted the phrase "key server" to be used interchangeably with '''software license server''' [[#Reference-UCSC |(UC Santa Cruz 5/26/2006)]] [[#Reference-BigBang |(Big Bang Software Pty Ltd 2006)]].
In 1989, Sassafras Software Inc developed their [[trademark]]ed '''KeyServer''' software license management tool.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sassafras.com/profile.html |title=Company History |accessdate=2008-03-22 |publisher=Sassafras Software Inc.}}</ref> Since that time, other [[computing technology]] [[business entity|firms]] have [[Generic trademark|adopted the phrase]] "key server" to be used interchangeably with "software license server."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ucsc.edu/planbudg/itpc/980209/tools.htm |title=Information Technology Funds: Software Licensing for Students |access-date=2009-01-15 |publisher=University of California, Santa Cruz |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051113184733/http://www.ucsc.edu/planbudg/itpc/980209/tools.htm |archive-date=November 13, 2005 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bigbangextensions.com/kb/49 |title=Error Message - Could not Connect to Key Server 403 Forbidden (MM1) |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304024609/http://www.bigbangextensions.com/kb/49 |archive-date=March 4, 2016 |accessdate=2008-03-22 |publisher=Big Bang Software Pty Ltd }}</ref>


It is the job of a software license server to determine and control the number of copies of a [[software program]] permitted to be used based on the [[Software license|license entitlements]] that an organization owns. Typically, an [[end-user]] customer organization will install a software license server on a [[host computer]] to provide licensing services to an enterprise computing environment.
It is the job of a software license server to determine and control the number of copies of a program permitted to be used based on the [[Software license|license entitlements]] that an organization owns. Typically, an [[end-user]] customer organization will install a software license server on a [[host computer]] to provide licensing services to an enterprise computing environment.


Publisher-specific license servers are commonly provided by [[software publisher|software publishers]], or through [[third-party developer|third party providers]], to manage software licensing for a specific software publisher's products. Publisher-specific license servers are more commonly used for industry specialized software products than for common software products due to the high value of the managed software products [[#Reference-macvector |(MacVector, Inc 2007)]].
Publisher-specific license servers are commonly provided by [[software publisher]]s, or through [[third-party developer|third party providers]], to manage software licensing for a specific software publisher's products. Publisher-specific license servers are more commonly used for industry specialized software products than for common software products due to the high value of the managed software products.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.macvector.com/KnowledgeBase/usingkeyserveronosx.html |title=Using KeyServer on OS X |accessdate=2008-03-22 |publisher=MacVector, Inc }}</ref>


The server [[component]] of a client-server application may also contain an internal license server [[#Reference-IBM |(IBM 2007)]] [[#Reference-OpenLink |(OpenLink Software 2007)]].
The server component of a client–server application may also contain an internal license server.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www-306.ibm.com/software/lotus/notesanddomino/domino-server-licensing.html |title=IBM server options - Lotus Notes and Domino |accessdate=2008-03-22 |publisher=IBM }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://shop.openlinksw.com/info.vsp?c=salesinfo |title=See Client-Server Licensing and Web Server Licensing |accessdate=2008-03-22 |publisher=OpenLink Software }}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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==See also==
{{refbegin}}
*[[Floating licensing]]
* [http://www.bigbangextensions.com/kb/49 menu'''machine''' Error Message], Big Bang Software Pty Ltd, 2006
*[[Product activation]]
* [http://www.macvector.com/KnowledgeBase/usingkeyserveronosx.html Using KeyServer on Mac OS X], MacVector, Inc, 2007
*[[Digital rights management]]
* [http://www-306.ibm.com/software/lotus/notesanddomino/domino-server-licensing.html Lotus Notes and Domino], IBM, 2007
{{Software distribution}}
{{refend}}


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Latest revision as of 19:53, 22 May 2024

A software license server is a centralized computer software system which provides access tokens, or keys, to client computers in order to enable licensed software to run on them.

In 1989, Sassafras Software Inc developed their trademarked KeyServer software license management tool.[1] Since that time, other computing technology firms have adopted the phrase "key server" to be used interchangeably with "software license server."[2][3]

It is the job of a software license server to determine and control the number of copies of a program permitted to be used based on the license entitlements that an organization owns. Typically, an end-user customer organization will install a software license server on a host computer to provide licensing services to an enterprise computing environment.

Publisher-specific license servers are commonly provided by software publishers, or through third party providers, to manage software licensing for a specific software publisher's products. Publisher-specific license servers are more commonly used for industry specialized software products than for common software products due to the high value of the managed software products.[4]

The server component of a client–server application may also contain an internal license server.[5][6]

References

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  1. ^ "Company History". Sassafras Software Inc. Retrieved 2008-03-22.
  2. ^ "Information Technology Funds: Software Licensing for Students". University of California, Santa Cruz. Archived from the original on November 13, 2005. Retrieved 2009-01-15.
  3. ^ "Error Message - Could not Connect to Key Server 403 Forbidden (MM1)". Big Bang Software Pty Ltd. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved 2008-03-22.
  4. ^ "Using KeyServer on OS X". MacVector, Inc. Retrieved 2008-03-22.
  5. ^ "IBM server options - Lotus Notes and Domino". IBM. Retrieved 2008-03-22.
  6. ^ "See Client-Server Licensing and Web Server Licensing". OpenLink Software. Retrieved 2008-03-22.

See also

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