LicenseAlias Class

LicenseAlias Class

Base, abstract class for implementing License File aliases.

Inheritance Hierarchy

SystemObject
  com.softwarekey.Client.LicensingLicenseAlias
    com.softwarekey.Client.LicensingLicenseFileSystemAlias
    com.softwarekey.Client.LicensingLicenseImageAlias
    com.softwarekey.Client.LicensingLicenseWindowsRegistryAlias

Namespace: com.softwarekey.Client.Licensing
Assembly: PLUSManaged (in PLUSManaged.dll) Version: 5.23.4.0

Syntax

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public abstract class LicenseAlias

Public MustInherit Class LicenseAlias

public ref class LicenseAlias abstract

The LicenseAlias type exposes the following members.

Constructors

	Name	Description
	LicenseAlias	Creates a new LicenseAlias object.

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Properties

	Name	Description
	Contents	Gets the contents of the alias file.
	LastError	Gets the last error that occurred.
	LastUpdated	Gets the date the alias was last updated.
	Location	Gets the location of the alias.
	Type	Gets the type location in which the alias is stored.

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Methods

	Name	Description
	CheckAlias	Compares the current license to the alias.
	CheckAlias(String)	Decrypts and verifies the alias document, and checks its last updated date.
	DeleteAlias	Deletes the current alias.
	Equals	Determines whether the specified Object is equal to the current Object. (Inherited from Object.)
	Finalize	Allows an Object to attempt to free resources and perform other cleanup operations before the Object is reclaimed by garbage collection. (Inherited from Object.)
	GetHashCode	Serves as a hash function for a particular type. (Inherited from Object.)
	GetMostCurrentAlias	Gets the most current alias from a list.
	GetType	Gets the Type of the current instance. (Inherited from Object.)
	MemberwiseClone	Creates a shallow copy of the current Object. (Inherited from Object.)
	ToString	Returns a String that represents the current Object. (Inherited from Object.)
	WriteAlias	Updates the alias with the most current license file data.

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Fields

	Name	Description
	m_lastError	The last error that occurred

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Remarks

Aliases are simply hidden copies of the License file. Though these may technically exist anywhere you see fit (through custom implementation), currently supported implementations only support use of the file-system and the Windows Registry. The currently supported implementations are listed below:

Name	Description
LicenseFileSystemAlias	Implements file-system based aliases, which are hidden copies of the License File which reside on the system's file-system.
LicenseWindowsRegistryAlias	Implements Windows Registry based aliases, which are hidden copies of the License File which reside on the system's Registry.
LicenseImageAlias	Implements Image based aliases, which are hidden copies of the License File which reside within image pixel data.

Caution
When aliases are written, this library attempts to write the license file alias to disk, and also attempts to give full permissions everyone access to this file (using WellKnownSidType.WorldSid). This is done to help avoid UAC issues with Windows Vista/2008 and later, and is the same behavior performed by Protection PLUS 4 SDK libraries and Instant Protection PLUS 3. Please see our knowledge-base for additional information.

Caution

When aliases are written, this library attempts to write the license file alias to disk, and also attempts to give full permissions everyone access to this file (using WellKnownSidType.WorldSid). This is done to help avoid UAC issues with Windows Vista/2008 and later, and is the same behavior performed by Protection PLUS 4 SDK libraries and Instant Protection PLUS 3. Please see our knowledge-base for additional information.

Reference

com.softwarekey.Client.Licensing Namespace