Systems and methods for managing provisioning of keys prior to a key rotation are provided. A license server generates a license that is associated with a renewal time. The renewal time is a time that is prior to a key rotation time, and triggers a receiver device to send a renewal request prior to the key rotation time. The renewal time may be a randomized time prior to the key rotation time that differs for different receiver devices. The license is transmitted to the receiver device. The license server then receives a renewal request from the receiver device that is triggered at the renewal time. The license server generates a next license that comprises a next key, whereby the next key is a decryption key for decrypting the encrypted signal after the key rotation time. The next license is transmitted to the receiver device prior to the key rotation time.

A BMC firmware security system includes a BMC coupled to a programmable circuit device and a first storage subsystem. In response to BMC initialization, the BMC uses a system identifier to verify that a license in the first storage subsystem authorizes the BMC to use BMC firmware in the BMC, uses branding identity information in the BMC to verify that the BMC is branded for the BMC firmware, determines that the programmable circuit device identifies the BMC firmware and, in response, the performs BMC initialization operations using the BMC firmware. A BIOS is coupled to the programmable circuit device and a second storage system. In response to BIOS initialization, the BIOS uses the branding identity information in the second storage subsystem to identify the BMC firmware, determines that the programmable circuit device identifies the BMC firmware and, in response, performs BIOS initialization operations.

Techniques for managing licensing of a software application that includes a plurality of executables are presented. The techniques can include detecting an initiation of the software application on a client computer; obtaining a license for a usage of a first executable of the plurality of executables; detecting an initiation of at least a second executable; obtaining execution type data for the second executable specifying one of: a license for a usage of the second executable is not required if an instance of the second executable is executing on the client computer, or a license for a usage of the second executable is not required if at least one executable of the plurality of executables is executing on the client computer; determining, based on the execution type data, that a license for a usage of the second executable is not required; and executing the second executable.

An activation code management system for a fleet of work vehicles includes a computing and data storage system to which vehicles in the fleet are connected for cellular data transmission. Each vehicle provides information regarding the activation codes operative thereon, and the information is compiled and reported by the computing and data storage system. The system also can obtain, retain and report actual usage of activated software.

Systems for instant messaging private tags preferably comprise a parser for parsing an instant message for sensitive data and an encryption engine for encrypting the sensitive data. A modified uuencoder is also preferably included for converting the encrypted sensitive data into a data stream that complies with an XML format. Other systems and methods are also provided.

Systems and methods for binding content to pairing of a playback device and removable memory storage device are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method for requesting authorization to play content using a playback device and a removable memory storage device includes retrieving a coupon identifier from a removable memory storage device while it is attached to the playback device, generating a coupon code using the coupon identifier, sending a request for storefront token that includes a device match data token and an application identifier, receiving a storefront token associated with a storefront identifier where the storefront identifier identifies a storefront application, sending a request for ticket token that includes the coupon code, the storefront identifier, and a content identifier that identifies the content, sending a request for license file that includes the ticket token, and receiving a license file that grants playback rights to the piece of content.

The present disclosure describes transaction-enabling systems and methods. A system can include a controller and a fleet of machines, each having at least one of a compute task requirement, a networking task requirement, and an energy consumption task requirement. The controller may include a resource requirement circuit to determine an amount of a resource for each of the machines to service the task requirement for each machine, a forward resource market circuit to access a forward resource market, and a resource distribution circuit to execute an aggregated transaction of the resource on the forward resource market.

A system and method for constructing an improved computing model that preserves use rights for data utilized by the model. A first dataset is accessed to build a computing model. The first data set is subject to terminable usage rights provisions. A portion of the first dataset is sampled to generate a second dataset. Vectors present in the first dataset and the second dataset are discretized. In response to determine that the usage rights associated with the primary dataset have been terminated, a coverage depletion for the second dataset is computed based on the usage rights termination associated with the first dataset. An estimated mean time to coverage failure for the first model based on the depletion coverage is determined for the second dataset. One or more data points are removed from the first dataset due to the termination of usage rights.

Techniques are described for managing licenses of Internet of Things devices. One embodiment includes receiving, at a network management system, a request to allocate a license to a first endpoint device. Real-time device metadata and state data for the first endpoint device are accessed. Embodiments select a license instance, from a plurality of license instances, to allocate to the first endpoint device, based at least in part on the real-time device metadata and state data for the first endpoint device. The selected license instance is assigned to the first endpoint device and at least an indication that a valid license has been assigned to the first endpoint device is transmitted to the first endpoint device.

Embodiments of this application provide a digital rights management DRM method, apparatus, and system, to implement a DRM interworking operation between DRM servers and clients of different vendors. The method includes: A DRM server encrypts a first media file by using a first encryption method to obtain a first encrypted media file; the DRM server generates content protection description information of the first encrypted media file, where the content protection description information includes a content identifier and encryption method information, the content identifier identifies the first encrypted media file, and the encryption method information identifies the first encryption method; the DRM server performs first formatting on the content protection description information to generate formatted content protection data; the DRM server encapsulates the formatted content protection data to generate a content protection data packet.