Why do I need regular online checks?

A regular online check is necessary if you want to revoke or lock a license - e.g. because of a credit card chargeback or in case the customer returns the software. The regular online check identifies that the license is locked on the Activation Server and it will then lock the license on the local computer. You even can specify a grace period in case no Internet connection is available.

 

Example

A license check would be due today but the user is traveling. There is no Internet connection. The grace period now prolongs the time where the user can start the application without the online check being done. Once the grace period is over, an Internet connection is mandatory to validate the license. 

 

 

Regular online checks is available for and

Validation interval

Specify how often the regular online check should be done.

 

Online check when an application is started or when opening a file

This option does a validation during each launch of an application or every time when a file is opened. It can be used to protocol, how often files are opened. To protect data privacy, the name of the file is not transferred.

 

in days

This option does a validation every x days.

 

Grace period if no Internet connection is available

If the online check is due but no Internet connection is available, the grace period starts. The user can still work with the product without an Internet connection until the grace period expires. Then an Internet connection is mandatory. Error message MAC

 

Ignore check if no Internet connection is available

 

If you don't want to terminate the application in case an Internet connection is never available, tick this option. This allows you to always enable regular online checks but the application would still work even if an Internet connection is never available.

 

Revoke or lock a license

The key has to be locked on the Activation Server. When the next online check is done, All-In-One Protector finds out that the key is locked and will lock the license on the local computer or network. During the next product start, All-In-One Protector will go online again to check if the lock was removed.

 

Details how to lock a license

 

 

You can also handle subscriptions using the regular online check. If the user does not prolong the subscription, the license is just locked on the Activation Server.

 

•Once the regular online checks are enabled, products delivered on USB flash drives or published for hard disks will also make regular online checks. If you don't want to have online checks, disable the option before you publish the product to the USB flash drive

•MAC project or a project a project which consists of Windows and MAC files - Regular online checks are not possible for products delivered on USB flash drives or published for hard disks

•To use the regular online check, you need a hosting package or an own Activation Server. Each online check is journalized and counts as a transaction

 

This feature requires the All-In-One Protector Premium Plus or Multi-Platform Edition.