Online and Offline Software Licensing

When the application requiring entitlements and its device has got internet access, this is described as "online" and cloud-based licensing simply works. What about devices and applications where regular internet access is not available to them, "offline" scenarios?

Nalpeiron provides Cloud-based Software Licensing that works offline. We provide a number of methods and technologies to make this possible, all born out of real world use cases.

If your customers are a wide ranging mix of consumers and business customers, you may simply wish that when their device has no internet connection, that they can still activate and use your software. It may be that their system is not permitting internet connectivity for your application through intention (such as firewall restrictions), some temporary reason, an end-user problem you have no chance of troubleshooting, or even that the device they want to run your software on just does not have internet access.

These first kinds of scenarios are easily fixed by the Offline Activation Portal which is included in our Cloud-based Software Licensing. Users can grab another device that has internet access, a browser, or even a cellphone and then perform the activation of your software, receiving their entitlements. You can even skin this portal to match your brand.

What about networks? Of customers who are larger or specialist businesses?

You might want a more powerful solution for your business customers, and that is where Network Licensing comes in. Using our Relay Server or full-blown Network Licensing Server (LAN Daemon), you can fully support the needs of your high-value customers, those which have more heavily restricted networks where internet access is highly restricted for security reasons.

Network Licensing makes it easy for you to deploy and manage the entitlements of your customers who operate in what are called "Dark Sites".

Read more about Network Licensing