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Date of Patent:
Nov. 06, 2018

Filed:

Jun. 16, 2014
Applicant:

Sfnt Germany Gmbh, Germering, DE;

Inventors:

Andreas Lange, Germering, DE;

Pratyush Kumar, Noida, IN;

Michael Zunke, Germering, DE;

Assignee:

SFNT GERMANY GmbH, Germering, DE;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 21/12 (2013.01); H04L 29/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 21/121 (2013.01); H04L 63/0876 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method for controlling an execution of a software application on an execution platform in a first local network comprises: determining a first environment fingerprint including a first network fingerprint characteristic for the first local network using predetermined rules; generating a license including the first environment fingerprint and defining terms of allowed execution of the software application; and controlling the execution by: determining a second environment fingerprint including a second network fingerprint of a local network in which an execution platform for the software application is included using the predetermined rules; comparing the second environment fingerprint with the first environment fingerprint of the license; allowing execution of the software application according to the terms of the license where the second environment fingerprint complies with the first environment fingerprint, and preventing the execution of the software application where the second environment fingerprint does not comply with the first environment fingerprint.


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