PASS Team is initiating the transition of its software to a new licensing and anti-piracy protection system. This new system will significantly enhance the capabilities and user experience of our software.
The transition is planned to take place over the next few months, during which new versions of our software incorporating the new licensing system will be released.
PASS Team is transitioning its software to a new licensing and anti-piracy protection system.
A new type of license – internet license – allows users to work on any internet-connected computer through email and password identification. License data is stored on a secure license server and automatically updated by PASS Team. Interaction with the server is implemented via standard internet protocols, requiring no additional configuration from the user.
Internet licenses can be provided quickly (including temporary or trial licenses) with no risk of losing a hardware dongle. This is a network license accessible from the entire internet, which is more convenient for the user in terms of logistics.
Starting from May 2024, PASS Team will switch its software products to a new licensing and anti-piracy protection platform.
In the new versions of the PASS Suite software products, Sentinel SuperPro hardware protection dongles will no longer be used. They will be replaced by modern Sentinel HL and Guardant Sign dongles, as well as the possibility of working without a hardware dongle using internet licenses (with a permanent internet connection).
When purchasing software products, users will have the option to choose the type of license carrier: either a hardware dongle (local or network) or an internet license. One hardware dongle can contain a license for only one program (principle "one dongle – one program").
Existing Sentinel SuperPro hardware dongles can be remotely converted to the new Sentinel HL format for recording licenses in the new format. This conversion operation needs to be done only once and is irreversible (i.e., converting the dongle back to the Sentinel SuperPro format is not possible).
Old versions of the software will work only with the Sentinel SuperPro dongle format, while new versions will work only with the Sentinel HL and Guardant Sign dongle formats. Please consider this when planning your transition to new versions!
Work with the new types of hardware dongles is almost unchanged from the previous version: the method of specifying dongle search parameters has slightly changed. Modern tools for monitoring and managing network licenses are now available.
In order for an existing user to be able to work with the new version of the program using the new protection system, the user needs to obtain a program license on a dongle in the new format or an internet license. This can be done in the following ways:
The first method is the simplest and will be used by default. It is directly applicable always, except in the following cases:
In the above cases, it is recommended to pre-arrange the transition procedure with a manager of PASS Team by emailing: [email protected]
Remote conversion of the SentinelPro dongle uses the KeySt dongle update utility (included in the software package and can also be downloaded from the passuite.com website). Physical shipment of dongles is not required.
The procedure is similar to the current 2-stage remote dongle update procedure ("status string – update string"), but is now 3-stage:
A detailed description of all conversion and setup procedures is contained in the documentation provided with the new versions of the software.