This software package allows a software publisher who uses TrueUpdate or Visual Patch with his products the easy implementation of a subscription validation. The update client will submit the serial number to a remote server, performing an online check of the subscription. The encrypted reply will contain among other information a status code which can be used to prevent the updater from proceeding if the subscription is expired, or deny the download of updaters/patches if the serial number was blacklisted.
What do you need?
- TrueUpdate or Visual Patch
- Crypto Actions plugin or Mcrypt plugin (part of this package)
- PHP-enabled web server
- MySQL database server
What does this package provide?
- Update clients build with TrueUpdate can check the state of a subscription before attempting to download a newer version;
- A patch built with Visual Patch can verify that the user's serial is entitled to the patch;
- Optional geolocation tracking of update checks;
- Optional automatic blacklisting of serials if requests for a single serial number come from several countries, indicating a leak of the serial on the internet;
- Integration with the Serial Number Validation system, or can be used stand alone;
- Custom reply per serial, which can be any string or number you might want to use to control which updates are available to the user.
Documentation
The full documentation is available online, and can be read before downloading and installing the package.
Evaluation
You find full documentation, lots of screen captures and tips, as well as the download link to the installer for the evaluation of this software package at this address. After deploying the PHP pages on your web server, you need to request a free license file that will enable the programs on your server for 14 days.
Pricing
The cost for this package (full featured Setup Factory demo project, PHP programs for installation, import of serial numbers using text files, administrative web interface, Mcrypt plugin for PHP-compatible 256-bit AES encryption) is only US$ 49.95. Considering the development time this package can save you, this is a steal.
Licensing terms
This software package is licensed per developer and per domain where the system is deployed. The license file for the PHP does not expire. If you change providers, as long as your domain name does not change, the license will continue to work.