INHERITED PRODUCT ACTIVATION FOR VIRTUAL MACHINES

INHERITED PRODUCT ACTIVATION FOR VIRTUAL MACHINES

Methods and systems are disclosed in which inherited activation opens a secure communication path from the host operating system (OS) to the guest (virtual machine) OS. The license state of the software on the host is passed through this channel, and software installed in the guest uses this informa...

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Hauptverfasser: BALASCIO TYRON M, BAHHUBER EMERON, SMITH AARON J, BHAVE AJAY, KAO CHIH-PIN, HORAL MIKAEL P
Format: Patent
Sprache:eng
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ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
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Zusammenfassung:Methods and systems are disclosed in which inherited activation opens a secure communication path from the host operating system (OS) to the guest (virtual machine) OS. The license state of the software on the host is passed through this channel, and software installed in the guest uses this information to inform its own product activation process. The virtualized (guest) software may then activate without any outside communication when the license requirements for the host are met.