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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 23, 2015
Filed:
Nov. 05, 2010
Rossella DE Gaetano, Rome, IT;
Artur Obrzut, Kraków, PL;
Ryszard Olkusnik, Kraków, PL;
Rafal Sontowski, Zielonki, PL;
Rossella De Gaetano, Rome, IT;
Artur Obrzut, Kraków, PL;
Ryszard Olkusnik, Kraków, PL;
Rafal Sontowski, Zielonki, PL;
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
Embodiments of the invention relate to methods, apparatus and systems, including computer program products for license management in one or more computer systems. A first computer runs a master license server process instance. The master license service process instance is associated with a hardware identifier relates to the first computer and has a license to run a predefined number of concurrent production license server process instances that are responsible for license management towards clients. A request is received by the master license server process instance for a license from a production license server process instance in a second computer. The master license server process instance provides a virtual identifier to the production license server process instance to be used as a unique identifier for license management purposes towards clients by the production license server process instance. The virtual identifier is cryptographically secured against modification.