New build for Activation center (ACEN) has been released today.

What's new:

[+] Default Web API version added to Web API settings.

[+] Specific Web API version can now be enabled/disabled in Web API settings.

[!] Subscription was automatically enabled for new products.

[*] Multiple fixes and optimizations.

[>] UPGRADING NOTES:

No database changes are required for this release.

General upgrading procedure is available here.

New service build for PC Guard Software Protection System has been released today.

What's new in this release:

[+] Added support for py2exe Python 2.7 32bit applications.

py2exe is a Python Distutils extension which converts Python scripts into executable Windows programs, able to run without requiring a Python installation.

Support includes detection and AOM internal overlay encryption.

Advanced overlay management (AOM) and internal overlay encryption are automatically enabled for py2exe applications.

[*] Multiple other fixes and optimizations.

[>] Standard and Web API interface dll modules have been updated!

New build for Activation center (ACEN) has been released today.

What's new:

[+] Web API: License/Web license update actions added.

Use these actions to update license (web license) note, features, custom counters and license expiration date (limited license only) for existing active license (web license).

If features, custom counters or expiration date is changed new activation code will be generated.

Both actions require authentication (only administrator users can use these actions).

Please review Swagger documentation for detailed information about these action.

[*] Multiple fixes and optimizations.

[>] UPGRADING NOTES:

No database changes are required for this release.

General upgrading procedure is available here.

New build for Activation center (ACEN) has been released today.

What's new:

[+] Subscription feature added. (Beta)

If Subscription is enabled in Order settings, Subscription status (valid/expired) will affect license management tasks accordingly to client activation settings.

Subscription feature is supported in out-of-the box implementation of ACEN standard licensing via Web API in PC Guard 06.00.0950 or later version.

Both license activation and license validation tasks will fail in case order Subscription is enabled and expired.

[+] Subscription settings added to Product entity.

Subscription can be enabled/disabled in Product settings.

Default Subscription initial period is set here by setting Years, Months and Days values.

Initial Subscription period for new orders is generated by adding Years, Months and Days.

[+] Subscription settings added to Order entity.

Subscription can also be enabled/disabled in Order settings.

If Subscription is enabled, Subscription expiration date must be set.

Subscription will be automatically enabled for new Orders for products with Subscription enabled and Subscription expiration date will be automatically set accordingly to defined initial Subscription period settings.

[+] Subscription settings added to global Client activation settings.

You can now set rules for license management based on Order Subscription status (valid/expired).

There are now three sections for each license management task (adding, reactivation, removal and transfer) as follows:

1. No Subscription (for Orders with disabled Subscription)
2. Valid Subscription (for Orders with enabled and valid Subscription)
3. Expired Subscription (for Orders with enabled and expired Subscription)

By default, all license management tasks are disabled for orders with enabled and expired Subscription.

These rules are valid for both manual activation and activation by using Web API.

[>] UPGRADING NOTES:

IMPORTANT: Please review and update new Client activation options as required after update!

If you are upgrading from previous version be sure to run included database upgrade script.

General upgrading procedure is available here.

New service build for PC Guard Software Protection System has been released today.

What's new in this release:

[+] Support for ACEN Subscription feature. (Beta)

This feature requires latest version of Activation center (06.05.0380).

Subscription settings are available in both ACEN Product and Order settings.

If Subscription is enabled in Order settings, Subscription status (valid/expired) will affect license management tasks accordingly to client activation settings.

Additionally, both license activation and license validation tasks in out of the box implementation of ACEN standard licensing will fail in case order Subscription is enabled and expired.

[+] "If Subscription is expired" action and exit code options added to ACEN settings.

Available actions:

1. show error & exit (show error message and close application)
2. exit (just close application without displaying error message)

Custom exit code can also be set for subscription expired event. Set exit code to 0 (default) to let protection code set exit code.

[+] ACEN Client ID and Order ID values added to custom buttons action macros.

%ACENCLIENTID% - Currently set ACEN Client ID
%ACENORDERID% - Currently set ACEN Order ID

[*] Multiple other fixes and optimizations.

[>] Standard and Web API interface dll modules have been updated! (06.00.0950)