What goes into a license-key ?
Top • The vendor’s ENCRYPTION_CODE_1 and ENCRYPTION_CODE_2. These are 2 32-bit numbers that the vendor makes up. Naturally, these are kept secret by the vendor. • For counted features, the hostid on the SERVER line. • Everything else on FEATURE/INCREMENT/UPGRADE/PACKAGE lines, EXCEPT ‘name=value’ pairs, where the name is lowercase.
• The vendor’s ENCRYPTION_CODE_1 and ENCRYPTION_CODE_2. These are 2 32-bit numbers that the vendor makes up. Naturally, these are kept secret by the vendor. • For counted features, the hostid on the SERVER line. • Everything else on FEATURE/INCREMENT/UPGRADE/PACKAGE lines, EXCEPT `name=value’ pairs, where the name is lowercase.
