AUDITABLE SECURE TOKEN MANAGEMENT FOR SOFTWARE LICENSING/SUBSCRIPTION

摘要

A method, apparatus, and system provide the ability to license a software application. A software application is used on a client computer. Usage information for the software application is acquired and is used to generate an original token that is encrypted. The encrypted token is forwarded to a server computer for licensing authentication and processing. The encrypted token is audited on the client computer by selecting and receiving the token from a licensing service, verifying the token, and displaying the result of the verifying.