Quick License Manager supports several different types of license keys:
- Activation Key: An activation key is a key that does not enable your software. It just allows a user to request a Computer Key. Activation Keys are used for online/offline software activation. An activation key packs the following information: A product ID, major version, minor version, number of activations, features, expiry date and expiry duration.
- Computer Key: A Computer Key is a license key that is bound to a specific computer by embedding and encrypting a unique identifier of the computer in the license key. The benefit of Computer Keys is that a key cannot be reused on other computers (unless they have the same unique identifier). The QlmLicenseBinding property allows you to define what unique identifier to bind the license to. A Computer Key packs the same information as an Activation Key along with the unique computer identifier.
- Generic Keys: Generic keys are not bound to a specific computer. The advantage of this type of key is that you can pre-generate a large set of keys and just distribute them to any customer. The disadvantage is that any user who gets access to a key is able to use that key on any computer. Generic keys are not recommended and will no longer be supported in future releases.
Typical online activation scenario:
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