Software authorization method

Abstract

The invention discloses a software authorization method. Software is activated through a password when being used for the first time, a license file is generated after software activation succeeds, and the valid period or residual effective day number of the software is recorded in the license file; in the valid period or when the residual effective day number is greater than 0, all the copies of successively activated software can be started run normally in an activation-free mode; after the valid period or when the residual effective day number is equal to 0, the software is needed to be activated. By adopting the technical scheme, the valid period of the software is prolonged through the password at a mother disk manufacturing stage, the valid period or residual effective day number of the software is limited through the license file at a software testing stage, authorization protection of the software is achieved, and the production efficiency of the software is also not affected. The method especially adapts to the production characteristic of the production line testing process based on general software authorization protection, and it is achieved that activation-free running of any copy can be achieved in the valid period after primary activation.

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technical field [0001] The present invention relates to the field of computer software, more specifically, to a software authorization method, especially to an authorization method suitable for production line programs. Background technique [0002] With the development of computer technology, there are more and more types of computer software, and the functions are more and more powerful. In order to protect the software developed by themselves, they can only be used normally under the premise of authorization, and usually use stand-alone authentication, hardware binding or network activation to authorize. [0003] Specifically, stand-alone authentication means that the user is required to enter the correct user password when using it for the first time. The user password is related to the user name. As long as the user keeps the purchased user name and user password, the software can be used without restriction. Hardware binding means that when using it for the first time...

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Problems solved by technology

[0005] However, the existing software authorization methods cannot solve the problem of software authorization for multiple software copies at one time, resulting in low production efficiency of some software (such as production line programs)

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