WO2008133346A1 - ソフトライセンス管理方法、通信ネットワークシステム 及びソフトライセンス管理プログラム - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a software license management method, a communication network system, and a software license management program. Specifically, a communication network system in which a communication control device, a maintenance monitoring device, and a software license key provider (terminal) are network-connected. The present invention relates to a software license management method, a book communication network system, and a software license management program.
- the software management server receives data from the license information database every month (such as the software user's license key itself and A software management method is known in which a report of a predetermined data format is extracted by extracting the expiration date and transmitted to a vendor terminal (for example, Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2 0 2-2 9 7 2 5 5 See the official gazette). According to the software management method described in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No.
- the software management server can obtain the usage status of the software in the user terminal, and the vendor terminal can As a result, it is possible to grasp the usage status of the software, so that an outsourcing business that undertakes software management for the user company from a software vendor is established.
- the user server and the data center server are connected via the Internet.
- the user server installs application software and the user uses the application software, and the data center server provides the application related to service provision.
- a network system is known (see, for example, Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2000-35-1556).
- the user server sends the usage status collected by the license management agent to the data center server, and at the same time, the license key with a counter currently used is encrypted and sent.
- the application change acceptance unit of the data server decrypts the license key with a counter, and registers and stores the obtained usage status in the database.
- the device that controls the communication control of landline and mobile phones has established a closed network that does not connect to the Internet network to prevent hacking and virus transmission attacks by malicious outsiders.
- a communication network system that cannot be accessed is built.
- a license management server is installed on the software license key provider side, and the software license key information is collected by connecting directly to the network of the communication carrier.
- a method for checking the usage status has been proposed.
- the communication network system is a closed network, and it is difficult to install a license management server outside the network for the purpose of managing the usage status of the software license key.
- Soft rye Sense key usage cannot be accurately grasped. For this reason, even if the software license key is illegally used, it may be difficult for the software license key provider to detect, and it may be difficult to secure appropriate software license revenue.
- the software license key provider pays out a unique software license key for each communication control device from the software license key provider to the communication carrier at the time of the software license agreement, thereby preventing unauthorized copying of the software license key.
- this method requires that the software license key be paid out every time the hardware is shipped, and management of the software license key becomes complicated in the global communication network market.
- the payout operation of the software license key can be simplified, but the same key can be used for copying and unauthorized use cannot be prevented.
- the present invention has been made in view of the above points.
- software license key management software that can accurately check the usage status of software licenses even in a closed network without installing a license management server.
- the purpose is to provide a license management method, a communication network system, and a software license management program.
- Another object of the present invention is to collect encrypted software license key information.
- Software license management method, communication network system, and software that can both simplify software license key delivery and prevent unauthorized use by providing a function to check the usage status of software license keys
- the purpose is to provide a license management program.
- the present invention provides, as one aspect thereof, a communication control device that uses a soft license key for expanding a simultaneous call connection capacity and using a high value-added function, and a soft license key.
- a software license management method in a communication network system that communicates with a soft license key provider, and the communication control device encrypts the software license key information input to the device using a public key.
- the fourth step of decrypting information using a private key and the software license key information obtained by the software license key provider in the fourth step are output, and the software license key is used in the communication control device.
- a software license management method characterized by including a fifth step of checking the situation is provided.
- a communication control device using a software license key for expanding a simultaneous call connection capacity and using a high value-added function, and a software license A communication network system that communicates with a software license key provider that provides a key.
- the communication control device is managed by a management means that manages software license key information input to the device, and a management means
- the software license key information is encrypted using a public key, and the transmission means for transmitting the encrypted software license key information is encrypted.
- decryption means for decrypting, soft license key obtained by decoding in the decoding means
- a communication network system characterized by having an output means for outputting information and confirming a use status of a software license key in the communication control device.
- the present invention directly or indirectly from a communication control device that uses a soft license key for expanding the simultaneous call connection capacity and using the high value-added function.
- the software license key information is acquired by a software license key provider, and the acquired software license key information is processed by the software license key provider using a computer.
- the second step of decrypting the software license key information using the private key and the second step Outputs soft license key information obtained by decoding, to provide a soft license management program characterized by executing a third step to confirm usage of soft license key that put the communication control device.
- the software license key provider can check the usage status of the software license key input to the communication control apparatus without installing the license management server. This solves the problem that the software license key provider, which was a conventional problem, could not confirm the proper usage status of the software license key.
- the software license key provider when acquiring the software license key information from the communication control device, only the software license key provider who holds the secret key can perform the encryption using the public key. Since the information can be decrypted and confirmed, it is possible to prevent the user from confirming or rewriting the content.
- the software license key provider can issue a software license key with a common key to the communication control device, a unique software for each communication control device can be used to prevent unauthorized use. There is no need to issue a license key, and the software license key management method can be simplified.
- FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of an embodiment of a software license management method and a communication network system according to the present invention.
- FIG. 2 is a schematic configuration diagram of an embodiment of each unit shown in FIG.
- FIG. 3 is a flowchart for explaining collection processing of software license key information in the communication control device of FIGS.
- FIG. 4 is a flowchart for explaining the collection process of the software license key information in the maintenance monitoring apparatus of FIGS.
- FIG. 5 is a flowchart for explaining the software license key information output process in the software license key information provider of FIGS. Best Mode for Carrying Out the Invention:
- FIG. 1 shows a configuration diagram of an embodiment of a software license management method and a communication network system according to the present invention.
- the communication control device 1, the communication control device 2, and the communication control device 3 are connected to the maintenance monitoring device 4, and the maintenance monitoring device 4 is connected via the software license key information transmission / reception means 6.
- Software license key provider 5 is connected.
- Communication control device 1, communication control device 2, and communication control device 3 are owned by a telecommunications carrier, and are software that enables call simultaneous connection capacity and high value-added functions provided by software license key provider 5 Each license key is used, and the software license key information being used is encrypted using the public key in communication control device 1, communication control device 2, and communication control device 3, and encrypted. Software license key information is sent to the maintenance monitoring device 4.
- the maintenance monitoring device 4 monitors the operation status of the communication network system.
- the maintenance monitoring device 4 receives the encrypted software license key information transmitted from the communication control device 1, the communication control device 2, and the communication control device 3, and performs maintenance monitoring. Stored as encrypted software license key information for the communication control device group monitored by device 4.
- Maintenance monitoring device 4 acquires and accumulates information on the usage status of the software license keys of the communication control devices 1 to 3 accommodated in the network.
- the encrypted software license key information group stored in the maintenance monitoring device 4 is supplied to the software license key provider 5 via the software license key information transmitting / receiving means 6.
- the software license key provider 5 decrypts the input encrypted software license key information group using the secret key and confirms the usage status of the software license key.
- the software license key information transmission / reception means includes transmission / reception means using a recording medium and transmission / reception means using a file transfer protocol called ftp (File Transfer Protocol) in a closed network.
- the software license key information being used by the communication control devices 1 to 3 is collected by the maintenance monitoring device 4 in an encrypted form, and the software license key information transmitting / receiving means 6 is further installed. Since the software license key provider 5 is notified via the communication control device 1 to 3, the software license key provider 5 accurately determines the usage status of the software license key without installing a license management server. It becomes possible to confirm.
- the software license key information is collected in an encrypted form from the communication control devices 1 to 3, and then the communication is performed. It is possible to confirm the usage status of the software license key reliably in a form that prevents rewriting by the operator side, and it is possible to achieve both simplification of the task of issuing the software license key and prevention of unauthorized use.
- Example 1 of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
- communication control device 1, communication control device 2, and communication control device 3 are one of the devices that realize the communication network system, and are software for enabling simultaneous call connection capacity setting and high value-added functions. The license key has been entered.
- three communication control devices are shown as an example, but the present invention is not limited to this.
- the maintenance monitoring device 4 is a device that monitors the operation status of the communication control device 1, the communication control device 2, and the communication control device 3.
- Software license key provider 4 The software license key usage status is monitored with the development of the software license key that is input to device 1, communication control device 2, and communication control device 3.
- FIG. 2 shows a functional block diagram of an embodiment of the present invention.
- the communication control device 1 includes a software license key information transmitting / receiving unit 11, a software license key information encryption unit 12, and a software license key information management unit 13.
- the software license key information management unit 13 manages device-specific information such as software license key identifier, hardware identifier, and software license key input time, as well as common information on the key body as input software license key information.
- the software license key information encryption unit 1 2 of the communication control device 1 acquires the software license key information from the software license key management unit 1 3, encrypts it using the public key, and performs encryption.
- the software license key information is transferred to the software license key information transmission / reception unit 1 1.
- the software license key information transmission / reception unit 11 1 transmits to the software license key information transmission / reception unit 41 of the maintenance monitoring device 4.
- the maintenance monitoring device 4 includes a software license key information transmission / reception unit 41 and a software license key information group storage unit 42.
- the software license key information transmission / reception unit 4 1 has a function of passing the encrypted software license key information to the software license key information group storage unit 42 and a software license key encrypted from the software license key information group storage unit 42.
- the software license key provider 5 includes a software license key information transmission / reception unit 51, a software license key information decryption unit 52, and a software license key information output unit 53.
- the software license key information decryption unit 52 performs decryption processing on the encrypted software license key information group received from the software license key information transmission / reception unit 51 using a secret key, and performs a software license key information output unit. 5 Pass to 3 The software license key information output unit 5 3
- the key information group is output to a monitor screen or file. In this way, only the specific software license key provider 5 who owns the private key can confirm the usage status of the software license key by decrypting the software license key information encrypted using the public key. It is possible to prevent information leakage.
- the encrypted software license key information group from the software license key information transmission / reception unit 4 1 of the maintenance monitoring apparatus 4 to the software license key information transmission / reception unit 5 1 of the software license key provider 5 is a recording medium. Power that is recorded and distributed to the software license key provider 5 It is sent to the software license key provider 5 using the file transfer protocol called ftp.
- Communication control device 1, maintenance monitoring device 4 and software license key provider 5 constitute a closed communication network system (closed 'network).
- the software license key information encryption unit 1 2 of the communication control device 1 in FIG. 2 includes the common information on the key body as the software license key information input to the device 1 managed by the software license key information management unit 1 3. And device-specific information such as software license key identifier, hardware identifier, software license key input time, etc. (Step 1 in Figure 3), and automatically acquire the software license key information using the public key. (Step 1 0 2 in Fig. 3). In this way, the software license key information indicating the usage status of the software license key can be prevented from being confirmed and rewritten by using the public key for encryption. .
- the communication control device 1 encrypts the software license key information by the software license key information encryption unit 1 2 and then passes through the software license key information transmission / reception unit 1 1 to the maintenance monitoring device 4 of FIG.
- the software license key information sent and received to the software license key information transmitting / receiving unit 4 1 is transmitted (step 1 0 in FIG. 3). 3).
- the processing of each step shown in FIG. 3 is performed when the maintenance monitoring device 4 in FIG. 2 sends a software license key information acquisition request to the communication control device 1, and from the communication control device 1 to the maintenance monitoring device 4. It is executed when software license key information is sent periodically.
- the maintenance monitoring device 4 in FIG. 2 acquires the encrypted software license key information from the communication control device 1 via the software license key information transmission / reception unit 41 (step 2 0 1 in FIG. 4).
- Key information group The software license key information encrypted in the storage unit 42 is stored (step 2 0 2 in FIG. 4).
- the maintenance monitoring device 4 sends the encrypted software license key information group stored in step 2 0 2 to the software license key provider 5 via the software license key information transmission / reception unit 4 1. (Step 2 0 3 in Figure 4).
- the software license key provider 5 in FIG. 2 receives and acquires the encrypted software license key information group transmitted from the maintenance monitoring device 4 in the software license key information transmission / reception unit 51 (FIG. 5). Step 3 0 1). Subsequently, the software license key information provider 5 uses the private key to decrypt the acquired encrypted software license key information group in the software license key information decryption unit 52 (see FIG. Step 3 0 2 of 5), the decrypted software license key information group is output to the monitor screen or file in the software license key information output unit 53 (Step 3 0 3 of FIG. 5).
- the software license key provider 5 matches the software license key information output from the software license key information output unit 53 with the software license key issued to the communication carrier. The usage status of the software license key.
- the usage status of each software license key inserted into the communication control devices 1 to 3 of the 5 power communication provider is the software license key provider. Since this can be confirmed, the problem that the software license key provider has not been able to confirm the proper usage status of the software license key, which has been a problem in the past, is solved.
- the software license key provider 5 when the software license key provider 5 acquires the software license key information from the communication control devices 1 to 3 via the maintenance monitoring device 4, the software license key provider 5 is encrypted using the public key. Since the software license key information is acquired, only the software license key provider 5 that holds the secret key can decrypt and check the software license key information, so the user side (communication control device 1 to 3 side) Confirmation and rewriting of the contents can be prevented.
- the software license key information using the software license key information transmitting / receiving means 6 can be notified to the software license key provider 5, and security Allows simple notifications with countermeasures taken.
- the software license key provider 5 can issue a soft license key with a common key to the telecommunications carrier, a unique software license key is issued for each communication control device in order to prevent unauthorized use.
- the software license key management method can be simplified.
- the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment and Example 1, and it goes without saying that various modifications are possible within the scope of the technical idea of the present invention.
- a software license management program that realizes the processing of each step shown in FIGS. 3 to 5 by computer software is also included in the present invention.
- the maintenance monitoring device 4 is provided because the communication network constructed by the telecommunications carrier has the maintenance monitoring device.
- the encrypted software license key information is not provided.
- a method other than the maintenance monitoring device 4, for example, directly from the communication control device to the software license key provider 5 is also possible.
- a public network can be used as the software license key information transmission / reception means 6.
- the maintenance monitoring device 4 uses the e-mail function etc. to send the software license key information group to the software license key provider 5.
- the software license key information using the public network can be notified to the software license key provider, and in the form of preventing unauthorized rewriting on the telecommunications carrier side with advanced security measures taken. For example, simple notification using e-mail is possible, and the software license key provider 5 can accurately grasp the usage status of the software license key.
- the communication control device of the present invention includes an information terminal device such as a personal computer.
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