公开(公告)号：US20180107997A1

公开(公告)日：2018-04-19

申请号：US15494587

申请日：2017-04-24

Applicant: VMWARE, INC.

Inventor： NIKHIL DHANKANI ,  DATTATHREYA SATHYAMURTHY ,  PIYUSH BHARAT MASRANI ,  AMARNATH PALAVALLI ,  HEMANTH KUMAR PANNEM

IPC: G06Q20/12 ,  H04L9/14 ,  G06F21/10

CPC classification number: G06Q20/1235 ,  G06F21/105 ,  G06F2221/0753 ,  G06F2221/0755 ,  G06Q20/382 ,  G06Q20/3829 ,  G06Q2220/18 ,  H04L9/14 ,  H04L9/3247 ,  H04L2209/603

Abstract: Techniques for managing software licensing cost information are disclosed. In one embodiment, license data including licensing cost information associated with a product may be obtained. A license key for the product may be generated by encrypting the license data using an encryption key. The license key and a decryption key may be provided to a management tool associated with a client device. The management tool may be enabled to decrypt the license key using the decryption key to track the licensing cost information associated with the product.