With the Server License model, you can choose whether you want to distribute individual Access Keys for each end user, or not. There are tradeoffs with either approach:
- If you choose to distribute individual access keys, your application is protected at no cost for you. You get the benefit of licensing protection from Accusoft Corporation, but you have to manage your pool of access keys with the Vendor Licensing Utility yourself.
- If you choose not to distribute individual access keys, then the Licensing Component automatically obtains an access key and licenses the product on the end user's machine. In this case, you don't have to manage your pool of access keys with the Vendor Licensing Utility, but your software is not protected against unauthorized distribution. As a result, anyone installing it will automatically obtain an ImageGear license, thus decrementing the total number of available licenses from your license pool.
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If you choose not to distribute individual access keys, you should use the GetLicKeyAuto and GetHdwKey methods of the Licensing Component with their first argument (accKey) as an empty string. |
