License ActivationLicense activation is becoming more popular and widely used today because it offers a more powerful and efficient way to manage distribution and licenses of software. In addition, it offers the user a simpler and easier way to activate the license instantly online via the Internet. Specifically, the user can simply enter the Activation Key to activate the software right away, without having to register using the Registration ID and obtain the License Key. The license activation scheme is built on top of license registration. You must deploy the Activation Server solution to provide online activation services. When the user enters the Activation Key to activate your software, an activation request containing both Activation Key and Registration ID is sent to the Activation Server via the Internet. When the Activation Server verifies the Activation Key, it immediately sends a reply containing the generated License Key. As you can see, the exchange of the Registration ID and License Key is done automatically in background process and transparent to the user. |
When you generate an Activation Key, it basically creates an ID for the user account in the Activation Server database. An Activation Key is by default a 20-digit hexadecimal number (e.g. 3CB9-EE94-FA7B-49F4-5D62). While our Activation Server solution provides the full source code, you can easily modify the code and database to support your own format of Activation Key.
The license activation solution allows you to pre-generate the Activation Key that can give you more ways to distribute and license software. Specifically, the Activation Server can even allow you to generate Activation Keys in bulk and export them for printing labels for distributing software as a boxed version on a CD or DVD.
Our Activation Server solution is ready to be integrated with ecommerce providers. You can generate bulk Activation Keys and provide them for your affiliates or resellers. In addition, the solution provides the KeyGen CGI that allows a third party system such as payment gateway to interface with the Activation Server. The KeyGen CGI has been tested to support the leading ecommerce providers including PayPal and Shareit (Digital River). With the source code provided, you can customize the KeyGen CGI for integration with any provider as well.