Using a USB flash drive (flash drive) as a Dongle replacement

Licence Protector offers software copy protection with all the advantages and flexibility of a software solution. However, there are some situations where a hardware protection makes sense.

 

Using one single license on multiple PCs and no online connection is available. The user can move the license from PC A to PC B using the USB flash drive
Deliver a complete application on a USB flash drive  - ready to go without the need to activate the software
Marketing reasons - instead of receiving a CD, the user gets a USB flash drive with additional value for him

 

Licence Protector offers a unique protection feature using a standard USB flash drive. The license is bound to an individual ID of the USB flash drive (different for each stick), which cannot be copied. It supports all the license options of a single user license like

 

Evaluation options
Multiple Modules

 

and additionally the option to define,

 

on how many PCs the USB stick can be used or
how many users can start the application

 

This is a very handy feature as you can control the usage of the stick.

 

The USB flash drive solution is much better than a Dongle:

 

It is favorable - the price is only a fraction of the price of an Dongle
The customer could even use his own USB flash drive. You can send out a Serial Number and activate the license on the USB flash drive using Online, e-mail, Fax and phone activation. This is important if you deliver in multiple countries and shipping hardware is difficult
In case of a hardware failure you can instantly issue a temporary license, where the license is stored on the local PC

 

Licence Protector combines the advantages of software copy protection with the advantages of hardware protection!

 

The USB flash drive protection can only be used as a single PC / single user license. A network license is not supported as a PC cannot retrieve the hardware information of the USB flash drive when it is used on a server.

 

The USB protection works with Windows XP and Windows Vista / Windows 7 / Windows 8.

 

This feature is only available in the Professional Edition.

 

 

See also
Deliver the USB flash drive with Copy Protection activated
Use USB flash drive of the customer
Installation Code 11
Automated USB-Stick duplication