Ask HN: Use after license expiration protection schemes
What are some good solutions to prevent businesses from using your software past termination of a licensing agreement or past a trial date?
Specifically, this is in the context of software that is installed on linux servers for which a monthly licensing fee needs to be paid.
Some ideas I had myself:
- reduce reliability of software past certain date
- use a licensing server with the software connecting to it to check if it is allowed to run
- keep some type of secure date or time counter which is checked
Curious what scenarios you've had yourself in your startup dealing with customers and how you've handled this.
Specifically, this is in the context of software that is installed on linux servers for which a monthly licensing fee needs to be paid.
Some ideas I had myself: - reduce reliability of software past certain date - use a licensing server with the software connecting to it to check if it is allowed to run - keep some type of secure date or time counter which is checked
Curious what scenarios you've had yourself in your startup dealing with customers and how you've handled this.