Question:
What are the basic conditions for setting up the Operating System and Software for licensing and using the Elipse Software platforms via softkey?
Solution:
A softkey is a software protection mechanism developed by Elipse Software as an alternative to the hardkey. With a softkey, you can execute the Elipse products in remote environments, since the softkey validates the license via software, and not via hardware. The upside of having a softkey is exactly the remote validation process, which takes place every 60 days and is instrumental for maintaining the softkey up and running.
There are a few basic conditions for proper the licensing of Elipse platforms via softkey; we will discuss them in this article. Firstly, we will list all operating systems that are compatible with a softkey; then, we will present the types of virtual machines that support Elipse’s softkey.
Operating systems
As shown above, a softkey is a software protection mechanism that needs periodical revalidation. As a result, the softkey’s vendor will only provide tech support to this product if you install it in one of the following operating systems (Windows x86 and x64):
- WindowsServer 2016
- WindowsServer 2019
- Servidor Windows 2022
- Windows 10 22H2
- Windows 11 22H2
NOTE: These versions must always be up to date.
Virtual machine
In some cases, you will need to use a virtual server. Hence, you must install the softkey in one of the following:
VMware Workstation 16
VMware ESXi 6.7, 7.0
Hyper-V Server 2019 (SL only)
Microsoft Azure
VirtualBox 7.0
LXC containers
Amazon EC2
GCP Compute Engine
Alibaba Cloud Elastic Compute Service
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In conclusion, for further information about this subject, check out the Thales documentation website.
