A method for authorizing the use of software content

Abstract

The invention discloses a software content use authorization method. The method comprises the steps that 101, a bit cloud server receives a protection instruction which is triggered by a first user through a software content provider client and is associated with software content; 102, the bit cloud server generates an authorization code for a second user to use the software content based on any device according to the protection instruction; 103, the bit cloud server receives an authentication request sent by a software client in any device; and 104, the bit cloud server carries out authentication processing on the authentication request according to a pre-defined authentication strategy, and if the authentication is qualified, a secure communication channel for data interaction between the software client and the bit cloud server is established. According to the method, the defects of inaccurate machine identification, poor usability, incapability of realizing self-service authorization, low safety intensity, easiness in cloning and copying and the like in the prior art are overcome.

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technical field [0001] The invention belongs to information security technology, and in particular relates to a method for authorizing the use of software content. Background technique [0002] With the increasing development of Internet technology, digital content such as software, audio, video, books, and pictures are widely disseminated on the Internet, and the copying and dissemination of the above-mentioned digital content is also becoming easier and easier, which leads to widespread illegal piracy, resulting in The interests of content providers are seriously damaged, so the protection of digital content becomes very important. [0003] In response to the above problems, various software and digital content protection methods are currently available on the market, classified according to whether they rely on third-party hardware, including traditional hard encryption methods and soft encryption methods that do not rely on third-party hardware. The hard encryption meth...

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Problems solved by technology

Since the authorization file is encrypted by the fingerprint of the machine, it cannot be opened when copied to other machines, and the copy is invalid

[0013] However, in actual use, it is much more complicated to consider security and usability solutions, and various problems need to be solved

For example, ① the existing soft encryption schemes are difficult to obtain a stable, reliable and secure globally unique identification code, which has caused certain obstacles to correctly identify the user's computer; ② these soft encryption schemes do not have databases, and are only under development The commercial terminal provides a simple tool that does not store the identification information of the machine, resulting in inaccurate machine identification, poor usability, inability to realize self-service authorization, and low security strength.

[0014] Another example is that some solutions are only bound to the logical serial number of the hard disk. There are two serious problems here. First, the logical serial number can be modified, and other users can modify it to the same serial number, which causes cracking; second. , Formatting the hard disk will cause the serial number to change. From the user's point of view, the user's authorization cannot be used normally, and the developer must be contacted to obtain the authorization again; Changed the machine, or changed a machine

If the user changes the machine, he can only reissue a new authorization, and the original authorization cannot be recovered

What if the user intends to install one software in the office and at home, but only uses one software at the same time? If it is an enterprise user, it is a very cumbersome thing to authorize each machine, and it is inconvenient to manage, so what should I do? How to manage the authorizations that have been issued? At present, the authorization files of these schemes are stored locally and can be easily cloned and copied

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