LICENSE_FEATURES standard: true, advanced: false, plugin_raytracer: true

: The legitimate server software used by companies to manage, monitor, and distribute product licenses across a network.

The desired software features (increments) and expiration dates are selected.

In a mid-sized software company called , they made a specialized 3D modeling tool for industrial engineers. To prevent piracy, they built a custom licensing system. This is the story of three key components: the DSL that defines the license rules, licgen that creates licenses, and ssqexe that enforces them.

Once the DSL file was written (say, customer_acme.license ), the next step was running – the license generator tool.

Without the private key, no one else can generate a valid signature. That means customers cannot create their own licenses or modify an existing one – any change would break the signature.