公开(公告)号：US20230244763A1

公开(公告)日：2023-08-03

申请号：US17707482

申请日：2022-03-29

Applicant: Barracuda Networks, Inc.

Inventor： Hari Potaraju ,  Dipen Modi ,  Giovanni Rodriguez

IPC: G06F21/10 ,  G06F9/4401

CPC classification number: G06F21/105 ,  G06F9/4401 ,  G06F2221/0773

Abstract: A new approach is proposed to support software validation and licensing management. An instance of a software component deployed to a physical computing device is configured to request a copy of license of the software component from a license server out-of-band before the software component can be installed and/or booted up on the physical computing device. Upon receiving a request for the copy of license from the instance of the software component, the license server is configured to grant or deny the request based on the current number of copies of license of the software component available. If the request is granted, the instance of the software component is booted up on the physical computing device. During its operation, the instance of the software component continues to communicate with the license server periodically to indicate whether the copy of license assigned by the server is still in use.

公开(公告)号：US12008084B2

公开(公告)日：2024-06-11

申请号：US17707482

申请日：2022-03-29

Applicant: Barracuda Networks, Inc.

Inventor： Hari Potaraju ,  Dipen Modi ,  Giovanni Rodriguez

IPC: G06F21/10 ,  G06F9/4401

CPC classification number: G06F21/105 ,  G06F9/4401 ,  G06F21/1077

Abstract: A new approach is proposed to support software validation and licensing management. An instance of a software component deployed to a physical computing device is configured to request a copy of license of the software component from a license server out-of-band before the software component can be installed and/or booted up on the physical computing device. Upon receiving a request for the copy of license from the instance of the software component, the license server is configured to grant or deny the request based on the current number of copies of license of the software component available. If the request is granted, the instance of the software component is booted up on the physical computing device. During its operation, the instance of the software component continues to communicate with the license server periodically to indicate whether the copy of license assigned by the server is still in use.