How to Create a Product Key

Creating a product key for a program that you created can help prevent nonpaying users from using your application. The product key is a serial that unlocks the application to give full access to the user of the program. There are various ways of creating a product key, but the most used method is licensing code from another developer. The licensed code features licensing, copy-protection and activation capabilities that you can add easily to your program.

Instructions

1. Buy CryptoLicensing, which can be used on .NET applications, ASP.NET websites, Windows Mobile, Silverlight applications and XNA games and libraries. CryptoLicensing offers up to 30,000 licenses/product keys, short keys and the capability to activate the product key via a license server.

2. Purchase OLicense-Suite, which offers time-limited demos. It works with all C and C++ programs. The licenses and product keys are stored as XML files for easy delivery via the Internet.

3. Obtain InishTech SLP Services so you can create trials, utility-based pricing and licenses that expire. InishTech SLP supports all .NET code and offers different rates depending on the usage level you need.

References

• LogicNP Software: CryptoLicensing For .Net v2011
• OLicense-Suite: Protect Your Intellectual Property
• InishTech: InishTech SLP Services Overview