Inventors:
Brent Ryan Modesitt - San Jose CA, US
Assignee:
International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY
International Classification:
H04L 9/32
G06F 11/30
G06F 12/14
US Classification:
713187, 713188, 713189, 713190, 713191, 713192, 726 27, 726 28, 726 29, 726 30
Abstract:
A method and apparatus for changing and adding activation keys for functions of digital content without having to change and recompile the digital content. The rules for validating activation keys, the code for providing instructions for executing the rules for validating the activation keys and a template for identifying possible activation keys, which keys are currently valid and validating rules associated with each currently valid activation key are separated and separately secured.