StarForce ProActive for Business

StarForce ProActive for Business is professional solution of software protection from illegal copying, violation of conditions of the license, the analysis and cracking.

Description

Features of the solution - a wide choice of objects of a binding, support of protection of applications (the code and data) of different types, an opportunity for work of the protected application on virtual machines without loss of reliability of protection.

StarForce ProActive for Business is recommended for protection of the business applications working on the model "thin client-server", "thick client-server", the separate programs started on servers and workstations.

Opposition to threats

• industrial and house copying;
• illegal distribution of programs;
• exceeding of license restrictions (terms of use of software, number of jobs);
• analysis and modification of software.

Advantages

• The high degree of tamper resistance confirmed with long-term experience and experts of the market.
• Collecting of statistics of use of software for the marketing analysis and forecasting of sales.
• Support of use of virtual machines.
• Fast release of the protected software in sale at the expense of the simple and convenient security circuit software performed directly from a workplace of the customer through an Internet cloud.
• Implementation of any scheme of distribution, including distribution on any medium and on any channels, assignment of rights (sale of licenses of different types) for distribution of a product to dealers and partners.
• An opportunity to synchronize payment system of the client and the server of management of licenses of StarForce for full automation of sales process of software.
• Possibility of change of policy of distribution of already released software.
• Support of different models of business and sales: demo, try&buy, try ¨, buy only, subscription, lease.
• Support of different objects of a binding.

Protection "thin client-server"

Development of web technologies stimulated creation of a large number of client-server software products where for access to service to the end user it is enough to have the browser and connection to network. In this case it is necessary to protect the server from copying and to control the number of end users.

Protection "thick client-server"

Alternative of access through the browser - "thick client" – the software installed on computers of end users (jobs) for increase in high-speed performance and reliability. Within workflow users interact, for example, with the database set on the server.

Protection of the separate application

For protection of the separate application it is possible to use different objects of a binding: computer, local or remote server. If the protected product is started on virtual machines, then it makes sense to be guided by a binding to a remote server as in this case it is impossible to forge parameters of the equipment and the developer will be able to control process of operation of the product. At start on the physical computer, the computer can act as an object of a binding.

StarForce ProActive for Business protects software modules:

• Native Windows application. Applications of this type are usually developed using language C ++, Delphi is more rare.
• .NET-applications, including the server applications which are based on ASP .NET technology. For their creation the C# language is usually used, VB .NET, Managed C ++ is more rare.

In some cases StarForce ProActive for Business supports protection of applications of other types. It becomes possible when the application or the module responsible for its execution (for example, the interpreter), it is possible to convert into Native Windows or .NET the application in whole or in part. In such a way it is possible to protect the applications developed in languages:

• Java;
• PHP;
• Python;
• Others.

Possibilities of protection

• Protection of the code of internal function / protection of a call of the imported function.
• Additional protection of internal variables of the application through confidential classes.
• Activation of different application modules depending on parameters of serial number.
• Automatic activation of the application without input of serial number by the user.
• Connectivity of own GUI.
• Protection of an unlimited number of files.
• Protection of data files.
• Protection beta and promo-versions.
• Protection of patches and additions.
• Setup of level of a binding to the equipment.
• Modification of GUI.
• StarForce SDK use.
• Possibility of protection with a binding to a disk.

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Possibilities of licensing

• Choice of validity period of serial number.
• Choice of an effective date of the license.
• Determination of term of activation of the license (to activate not later, than …).
• Recurring inspection of licenses.
• Regional settings of serial number.
• Determination of the maximum number of starts.
• Determination of continuous operating time.
• Entering of serial number in the black list.
• Task of the maximum number of the connected clients.

Statistics on generation and activation of serial numbers

• For the period.
• On a product.
• Through a distribution channel.
• On one or batch of serial numbers.
• On all projects.
• By nationality.
• Charts, tables and diagrams of aktivation.

Operating systems of workstations

• Windows XP 32/64-bit.
• Windows Vista 32/64-bit.
• Windows 7 32/64-bit.
• Windows 8 32/64-bit.

Operating systems of servers

• Windows Server 2003 32/64-bit.
• Windows Server 2008 32/64-bit.
• Windows HPC Server 2008 64-bit.
• Windows Server 2008 R2 32/64-bit.
• Windows HPC Server 2008 R2 64-bit.
• Windows Server 2012 32/64-bit.

Additional opportunities

• Deactivation of the application.
• Editing serial numbers.

2014: Updating of StarForce ProActive for Business

On March 24, 2014 the StarForce company announced expansion of functionality of the product StarForce ProActive for Business.

Description

One of the most perspective functions added in new release - a binding of the protected annex to a remote server, it allows any software developer to control use of the product in real time.

"A standard object of a binding in the systems of protection of software against unauthorized copying and distribution is the computer, to be exact its hardware-software characteristics. And this method is rather reliable", - Alexander Zatsepin, the technical director of the company of StarForce noted. - However popularity of use of virtual machines forced to look for new solutions of a problem of protection. We already use a binding to the local server in the applications "thick client-server", and now added a binding to a remote server which has very pleasant advantage for developers – full control over the protected application".

The binding to remote service can be used as for protection of separate, and client-server applications. The developer can control and change license conditions at any convenient time.

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