Sentinel License Development Kit (LDK) is a comprehensive software monetization solution that, for the first time, pairs the company’s award-winning software copy and intellectual property (IP) protection features with the web-based, license management capabilities of Sentinel EMS, SafeNet’s entitlement management system. Sentinel LDK also features Sentinel HL, the company’s newly released hardware-based software protection platform. As a result, Sentinel LDK will deliver software publishers a comprehensive, out-of-the-box software monetization solution that will better enable them to confidently protect their software and simplify operational processes while enhancing the end-user experience and ultimately maximizing their software revenues.
- Software Copy And IP Protection - Maximize profitability by preventing unauthorized use and distribution of software, and by securing competitive IP.
- Flexible Software Catalog Management - Easily introduce innovative, flexible, and customer-centric offerings into new markets
- Consolidate and Automate Licensing Operations - Eliminate manual operational tasks associated with licensing to save time, minimize errors, and reduce costs
- End-User License Management Tools - Increase end-user transparency and reduce licensing support costs while improving customer satisfaction
- Detailed Tracking and Reporting - Gain insight into how, when, and by whom your software is being activated and used to improve product and business decision-making capabilities
Sentinel LDK is the first and only software licensing solution providing hardware, software, and cloud-based license delivery, locking, and management options all in a single solution. This paired with the company’s dedicated commitment to ongoing enhancements around usability, end-user transparency, integration, and security guarantees our customers that when they choose Sentinel, they choose the tools required to deploy a licensing and entitlement management framework right for their business objectives today, tomorrow, and beyond.
Supported Operating Systems
Windows
Sentinel LDK Run-time Environment (x86 and x64)
- Windows XP
- Windows Vista
- Windows 7, Windows 8
- Windows Server 2003
- Windows 2008
- Windows 2008 R2
- Windows Server 2012
(x86 only) Windows XP Embedded
Note: Sentinel LDK Run-time Environment has been certified by Microsoft as “Compatible with Windows 8” (x86 and x64).
Sentinel LDK Vendor Tools (x86 and x64)
- Windows XP SP3
- Windows Vista
- Windows 7
- Windows 8
- Windows Server 2003
- Windows 2008
- Windows 2008 R2
- Windows Server 2012
Sentinel EMS Service (x86 and x64)
- Windows XP
- Windows Server 2003
- Windows 2008
- Windows 7
- Windows 8
Database
- Microsoft SQL Server 2005 x86/x64
- Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Express Edition (must be enabled for remote connections) x86/x64
- Microsoft SQL Enterprise 2008 x86/x64
- Microsoft SQL Enterprise 2008 R2 x86/x64
Mac
- Sentinel LDK Run-time Environment and Vendor Tools:
- Mac OS X 10.6.8 (32-bit and 64-bit, Intel processor only)
- Mac OS X 10.7.5, 10.8.2 (64-bit, Intel processor only)
Linux
- Sentinel LDK Run-time Environment and Vendor Tools:
- OpenSUSE 12.2 (x86 and x86_64)
- Red Hat EL 5.8 and 6.3 (x86 and x86_64)
- Ubuntu Desktop 10.04 (x86 and x86_64)
- Ubuntu Server 10.04 (x86 and x86_64)
- Debian 6.0 (x86 and x86_64)
- CentOS 6.3 (x86 and x86_64)
Supported VM Platforms
Sentinel LDK supports installing protected applications on the following VM platforms:
- Virtual Box 4.2.6
- Parallel Desktop 8
- VMware Player 5.0.0
- Hyper-V Server 2012 (SL only)
- VMware Workstation 9.0
- VMware ESXi 4.0
- VMware ESXi 5.0
Supported Web Browsers
The Sentinel EMS user interface can be accessed using the following Web browsers:
- Microsoft Internet Explorer versions 8, 9, 10
- Mozilla Firefox versions 13, 14
- Google Chrome version 20
Note: You must use a 32-bit Web browser for any action in Sentinel EMS that accesses a protection key (such as burn, recycle, check in key, or online activation). You can perform all other actions in Sentinel EMS using a 32-bit or 64-bit Web browser.
Admin Control Center
- Microsoft Internet Explorer (32-bit) versions 8, 9, 10
- Mozilla Firefox (32-bit) version 15
- Google Chrome (32-bit)
System Requirements:
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Minimum of 512 MB memory and 0.7 GB free disk space.
- Screen resolution 1280 by 1024 pixels with 24 bit color quality
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Features
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Protect Once, Deliver Many, Evolve Often™ design philosophy which separates business and engineering processes enabling software publishers to maximize operational efficiency and business agility
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Flexible Licensing
options for supporting the industry’s broadest selection of business models from perpetual and time-based nodels to usage based and subscription plans
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Cross-Locking
technology enabling software publishers to enforce their software licensing strategy with any combination of hardware- or software-based keys
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Award-winning security features for protecting applications from unauthorized use, distribution, tampering, and reverse-engineering
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Sentinel EMS, a centralized web-based platform which enables software publishers and their end-user to effectively manage their entitlements, from delivery and activation to lifecycle management and tracking.
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Sentinel Insight providing detailed usage tracking and reporting resources for software publishers and their end-users
Benefits
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Maximize Revenue - By preventing unauthorized use and or distribution of your software you ensure fair compensation for all use of your products and services.
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Enhanced End-User Experience - Empowering end-users to manage certain aspects of their deployment not only reduces costs, but dramatically increases end-user satisfaction.
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Business Agility - Make changes to your product packaging, licensing, and pricing models on-the-fly to respond instantly to new and evolving markets.
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Reduced Cost - Eliminate the packaging burden oftern carried by most development organizations and reduce manual, time-consuming support and customer service tasks.
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Business Intelligence - Activation history and feature usage information helps drive business decisions
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