Procedures for the protection of computer software and/or readable data and protective equipment

摘要

Method comprises encoding of the software by a license provider using license parameters, recording of software, encoded license parameter transfer from provider to license taker and automatic encoding of the software using the license parameters while the software is being used by the license taker. Software encoding is initialized with a freely chosen secret Firm Key (FK). Encoding of the transmitted license parameters is undertaken using a Private Serial Key (SK). Decoding of the software or data is initiated using the selected Firm Key. An Independent claim is made for a device for producing a random secret private serial key for encoding the license parameters before they are transferred from the license provider to the license taker. Ideally the device is connected to the computer of the license taker.