LICENSING SYSTEM USING A FIREWALL GATEWAY FOR PROTECTING AND LICENSING COMPUTERS
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1. A licensing system using a firewall gateway for protecting and licensing computers comprising:
- a firewall gateway separating a protected computer on a private network from traffic on a public IP-compliant network;
the protected computer having a client software application residing thereon and a client module associated with the client software application; and
a proxy agent maintained by the firewall gateway for validating a license for said client software application on said protected computer.
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Abstract
A licensing system using a firewall gateway for protecting and licensing computers is disclosed. A firewall gateway for separating a protected computer on a private network from a public network is provided. The protected computer has a client software application residing thereon that is licensed. A client module is provided that is associated with the client software application. A proxy agent is provided that is maintained by the firewall gateway. The proxy agent is configured to validate a license for the client software application.
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1. A licensing system using a firewall gateway for protecting and licensing computers comprising:
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a firewall gateway separating a protected computer on a private network from traffic on a public IP-compliant network;
the protected computer having a client software application residing thereon and a client module associated with the client software application; and
a proxy agent maintained by the firewall gateway for validating a license for said client software application on said protected computer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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