Supported Platforms

The operating system versions listed in this section were tested by Thales and verified to be fully compatible with Sentinel LDK. Older operating system versions are likely to be compatible as well, but are not guaranteed. For reasons of compatibility and security, Thales recommends that you always keep your operating system up to date with the latest fixes and service packs.

Release: 9.0

>Sentinel LDK Run-time Environment and Protected Applications for End Users

>Web Browsers for Sentinel Admin Control Center

>Sentinel LDK-EMS Service

>Sentinel LDK-EMS Database

>Web Browsers for Sentinel LDK-EMS

>Sentinel LDK Vendor Tools

>Vendor Library Version Dependency

>Supported Platforms for Code Samples

>Tested Compilers for Code Samples

>Current Firmware Version

Sentinel LDK Run-time Environment and Protected Applications for End Users

Sentinel LDK Run-Time Environment version 9.12 is provided for Windows, Mac, and Linux (Intel and ARM) systems.

To support all of the latest enhancements in Sentinel LDK, and to provide the best security and reliability, end users should receive the latest Run-time Environment (RTE).

NOTE

>When working with cloud licensing, Thales highly recommends that you always install the latest version of the RTE on the license server machine. (This is applicable for both vendors and customers who are hosting cloud licenses on their license server machine.)

If you downgrade the Run-time Environment after implementing cloud licensing, client identities or licenses may become unavailable. To resolve such issues, upgrade to the previously-installed RTE version or later.

>Upgrading Sentinel LDK RTE to version 8.21 or later migrates existing SL AdminMode licenses to a new secure storage. Once this occurs, you cannot downgrade the RTE to an earlier version. Downgrading the RTE will make existing SL AdminMode licenses invalid.

For all pre-existing functionality in Sentinel LDK, earlier versions of the RTE are supported as follows:

>When using customized vendor API libraries v.9.12 - version-restricted option:

Whenever the RTE is required, Sentinel LDK RTE v.8.15 or later must be provided.

>When using customized vendor API libraries v.9.12 - version-unrestricted option:

The protected application does not check the version number of the RTE. Whenever the RTE is required, the RTE must be from a version of Sentinel LDK that supports the features that you are using to protect and license your applications.

For details, see "Required Version of the Run-time Environment" in the Sentinel LDK Software Protection and Licensing Guide.

Sentinel LDK RTE, and protected applications (with or without the RTE), can be installed under the following systems:

System	Supported Versions
.NET	Sentinel LDK 9.0 provides support for the following target frameworks: >.NET Framework: v2.0 - v4.8 >.NET Standard: v2.1 >.NET 5 >.NET 6 >.NET 7 Sentinel LDK 9.0.100 or later provides support for the following target frameworks: >.NET Framework: v4.8 >.NET 6 >.NET 7 Sentinel LDK 9.0.200 or later provides support for the following additional target framework: >.NET 8 Protected applications that use the supported .NET frameworks are supported on the following platforms: >Windows (Win32 and x64) >Linux Intel (x86_64) >Linux ARMHF >Linux ARM64 >Mac (only protected with Licensing API) NOTE When protected with Envelope: .NET applications with platform-specific functionality such as Windows Forms and Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) work only on Windows platforms.
Windows	x86 and x64 versions of the following: >Windows Server 2016 >Windows Server 2019 >Windows Server IoT 2019 >Windows Server 2022 >Windows Server IoT 2022 >Windows 10 IoT Enterprise 2019 LTSC >Windows 10 IoT Enterprise 2021 LTSC >Windows 10 22H2 >Windows 11 22H2 >Windows 11 ARM 22H2 (only protected with Licensing API) NOTE Support on Windows ARM machines with the ARM64-based processor: >Sentinel LDK is supported via emulation. >Sentinel HASP keys and Sentinel HL (HASP configuration) keys are not supported. >Applications that are licensed with HASP4 or Hardlock keys are not expected to work. Note: Windows Insider Preview builds are not supported. The latest service packs and security updates must be installed.
Mac	>macOS 11.7 Big Sur >macOS 12.6 Monterey >macOS 13.3 Ventura Support on Mac machines with the ARM64-based processor: >Sentinel LDK is supported via Rosetta 2. > Sentinel Licensing API version 8.41 and later is supported natively. Note: The Sentinel Remote Update System (RUS utility) is not supported for Mac systems. To obtain a fingerprint, use Sentinel Admin Control Center.
Linux	Linux Intel (x86‑64)	>OpenSUSE Leap 15.4 >Red Hat EL 9.1 >Ubuntu Server 20.04, 22.04 >Ubuntu Desktop 20.04, 22.04 >Debian 11.6 >CentOS Stream 9 The latest service packs and security updates must be installed.
	Linux ARM 32-bit (armel and armhf)	The following hardware/boards have been validated: > BeagleBone Black >Raspberry Pi-4 >NI cRIO-9068
	Linux ARM 64-bit (arm64)	The following hardware/board has been validated: >Qualcomm DragonBoard 410c
	Wine	Sentinel LDK RTE was tested on Linux platforms with Wine 8.0
Python	Python 2 and Python 3 applications can be protected using Sentinel LDK Envelope on a Windows or Linux platform.
Android	Android ARM (32‑bit)	Android 11.x, 12.x, 13.x
	Android ARM (64‑bit)	Android 11.x, 12.x, 13.x
	Android Architecture	The following architectures are supported: >armv7 >armv7a >arm64
	Android ABI	Sentinel LDK supports Android applications designed for the following Android application binary interfaces: >armeabi >armeabi-v7a >arm64-v8a
Virtual Machines	The VM detection and VM fingerprinting capabilities provided by Sentinel LDK have been validated on the following technologies: > Parallels Desktop 18 for Mac > VMware Workstation 16 >VMware ESXi 6.7, 7.0 >Hyper-V Server 2019 (SL only) >Xen Project 4.17 >KVM (RHEL 9.1, Ubuntu 22.04 server, Debian 11.6) >Microsoft Azure >VirtualBox 7.0 >Docker (Linux) containers, including under Kubernetes >LXC containers >Amazon EC2 >GCP Compute Engine >Alibaba Cloud Elastic Compute Service

Web Browsers for Sentinel Admin Control Center

The latest versions of the following Web browsers are supported:

>Microsoft Edge

>Mozilla Firefox

>Google Chrome

>Safari

Sentinel LDK-EMS Service

This section describes requirements for Sentinel LDK.

Operating Systems

When installed on premises, Sentinel LDK-EMS Service is supported under the following operating systems:

System	Supported Versions
Windows	x64 versions of the following: >Windows Server 2016 >Windows Server 2019 >Windows Server 2022 >Windows 10 22H2 >Windows 11 22H2 Note: Windows Insider Preview builds are not supported. The latest service packs and security updates must be installed.

System

Supported Versions

Windows

x64 versions of the following:

>Windows Server 2016

>Windows Server 2019

>Windows Server 2022

>Windows 10 22H2

>Windows 11 22H2

Note: Windows Insider Preview builds are not supported.

The latest service packs and security updates must be installed.

Sentinel LDK-EMS Database

When installed on premises, the Sentinel LDK-EMS database is supported as follows:

System	Supported Database Server Software
Windows	>Microsoft SQL Server 2016 >Microsoft SQL Server 2017 Express >Microsoft SQL Server 2019 Express Note: Microsoft SQL Server 2019 Express Edition can be installed automatically by the Sentinel LDK-EMS Installation wizard. The installer for this version of Microsoft SQL Server is also available on the Sentinel LDK installation drive. Limitations: The Express editions of Microsoft SQL Server provide a maximum relational database size of only 10 GB. For details, see https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/sql/sql-server/editions-and-components-of-sql-server-2016?view=sql-server-ver16#deciding-among-components.

System

Supported Database Server Software

Windows

>Microsoft SQL Server 2016

>Microsoft SQL Server 2017 Express

>Microsoft SQL Server 2019 Express

Note: Microsoft SQL Server 2019 Express Edition can be installed automatically by the Sentinel LDK-EMS Installation wizard. The installer for this version of Microsoft SQL Server is also available on the Sentinel LDK installation drive.

Limitations: The Express editions of Microsoft SQL Server provide a maximum relational database size of only 10 GB. For details, see https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/sql/sql-server/editions-and-components-of-sql-server-2016?view=sql-server-ver16#deciding-among-components.

Web Browsers for Sentinel LDK-EMS

The latest versions of the following web browsers are supported with both HTTPS and HTTP:

>Microsoft Edge

>Mozilla Firefox

>Google Chrome

NOTE The Mac Safari Web browser is not supported for Sentinel LDK-EMS (both Vendor Portal and Customer Portal).

Tomcat and JRE for Sentinel LDK-EMS

When installed on-premises, Sentinel LDK-EMS is compatible with the following:

>Tomcat: 9.0.73 or later

>JRE: OpenJDK 8.362

Sentinel LDK Vendor Tools

Important! You must always install the latest version of the Sentinel RTE on the machines that you use to work with Sentinel LDK Vendor Tools and Sentinel LDK-EMS. (Under Windows, the RTE is installed automatically as part of the Sentinel LDK installation procedure.)

System	Supported Versions
Windows	x64 versions of the following: >Windows Server 2016 >Windows Server 2019 >Windows Server 2022 >Windows 10 22H2 >Windows 11 22H2 Note: Windows Insider Preview builds are not supported. The latest service packs and security updates must be installed. Display: Requires a minimum screen resolution of 1280 by 1024 pixels with 24-bit color quality. Note for Sentinel LDK Envelope:To protect and execute the provided .NET sample application under Windows 8.1 or Windows Server 2012 R2, you must install Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5.
Mac	>macOS 12.6 Monterey >macOS 13.3 Ventura For Mac machines with the ARM64-based processor: Vendor Tools (Envelope, Data Protection utility) are supported using the Rosetta 2 emulator. For more information on support for Envelope, see Support for Rosetta 2 Emulation.Sentinel LDK Envelope for Mac Applications built on the Cocoa framework are supported. Web Browsers for Sentinel Vendor Tools Help Systems: >Mozilla Firefox >Mac Safari with configuration option Cross-Origin Restriction disabled. (This option can be accessed from the Developer menu.)
Linux Intel	Sentinel LDK Envelope for Linux and Master Wizard for Linux are supported on the x86‑64 version of the following distributions of Linux: >OpenSUSE Leap 15.4 >Red Hat EL 9.1 >Ubuntu Server 22.04 >Ubuntu Desktop 22.04 >Debian 11.6 >CentOS Stream 9 The latest service packs and security updates must be installed.
Linux ARM	>ARM 32-bit >ARM 64-bit Sentinel LDK Envelope for Linux (on a Linux Intel platform) can protect applications that will run on ARM 32-bit and ARM 64-bit platforms.
Android	Android ARM platforms
Java	Java 8

Vendor Library Version Dependency

Your customized Vendor libraries (haspvlib_<vendorID>.*) are downloaded each time that you introduce one of your vendor keys to Sentinel LDK. You should re-introduce one of your vendor keys each time that you upgrade to a new version of Sentinel LDK.

This section describes dependencies for each version of the vendor libraries.

>When using the Admin License Manager: The version of the RTE should be equal to or later than the version of the customized Vendor library. For example:

Vendor Library Version	Required Run-time Environment Version
7.100	7.100 or later
8.11	8.11 or later
8.13	8.13 or later
8.15	8.15 or later
8.21	8.21 or later
8.23	8.23 or later
8.31, 8.32, 8.34	8.31 or later
8.41	8.41 or later
8.51	8.51 or later
9.12	9.12 or later

NOTE A given version of the Vendor library is compatible with newer versions of the RTE. However, to support the enhancements in a given version of the RTE, the equivalent version of the Vendor library may be required.

>When using the External License Manager (hasp_rt.exe): The following table indicates the version dependency of the customized Vendor library:

Vendor Library Version	Required External License Manager Version
7.100	23.0
8.11	24.0
8.13	24.2
8.15	24.4
8.21	25.0
8.23	25.2
8.31, 8.32, 8.34	26.0
8.41	27.0
8.51	28.0
9.12	29.1

NOTE Make sure that the Vendor library and External License Manager versions are synchronized according to the table.

You can download the latest External License Manager from the Sentinel LDK Runtime & Drivers link at: https://cpl.thalesgroup.com/software-monetization/sentinel-drivers

>When using the Integrated License Manager: Your customized Vendor library is not required, so there is no version dependency.

>When using high-availability for cloud licensing: The Vendor library version must be in sync with the LMS version. Older Vendor libraries are not supported.

The following table lists the supported versions of the Vendor libraries and the matching LMS (Run-time Environment) version:

Vendor Library Version	Matching LMS (Run-time Environment) Version
8.31, 8.32, or 8.34	8.31
8.41	8.41
8.43	8.43
8.51	8.51, 8.52, 8.53, 8.54
9.12	9.12

Supported Platforms for Code Samples

The code samples are supported on the same platforms as listed for Sentinel LDK Vendor Tools .

NOTE The hasp_net_windows.dll provided in the Licensing API vb.net and C# samples for Windows has been compiled with .NET Framework 4.5.

To work with this DLL, .NET Framework 4.5 or later must be installed on your machine.

Prior to Sentinel LDK v.7.4, this DLL was compiled with .NET Framework 2.0, which is now known to contain security vulnerabilities. Because of these vulnerabilities, Thales highly recommends that you upgrade to .NET Framework 4.5 or later.

If you do not want to upgrade your old .NET Framework, you can obtain and use the hasp_net_windows.dll for Windows from a Sentinel LDK release earlier than v.7.4. To obtain an earlier version of Sentinel LDK, contact Technical Support.

Tested Compilers for Code Samples

API	Programming Language	Tested Compilers
Licensing API for Windows	AutoCAD	AutoCAD 2020, 2021, 2022
	C	Microsoft Visual Studio 2019, 2022
	Visual Basic .NET	Microsoft Visual Studio 2019, 2022
	C#	Microsoft Visual Studio 2019, 2022
	C++	Microsoft Visual Studio 2019, 2022 GCC
	Delphi	Delphi 11.3
	Java	Oracle JDK 1.8 Oracle JDK 17 OpenJDK 17
	C# - .NET	.NET 6, .NET 7
	Note: An application linked with libhasp_windows_bcc_vendorId.lib always requires Sentinel LDK RTE on the machine.
Licensing API for macOS	Java	Oracle JDK 1.8 Oracle JDK 17 OpenJDK 17
	C	Clang 12.0.0 or later Xcode 12.0 or later
	C# - .NET	.NET 6, .NET 7
Licensing API for Linux	Java	Oracle JDK 1.8 Oracle JDK 17 OpenJDK 17
	C	GCC
	C++	GCC
	C# - .NET Core	.NET 6, .NET 7
Licensing API for Android	Java	Oracle JDK 1.8
License Generation API for Windows	C, C#, Visual Basic .NET	Microsoft Visual Studio 2019, 2022
License Generation API for Windows	Java	Oracle JDK 1.8 Oracle JDK 17 OpenJDK 17
License Generation API for Linux	C	GCC
Activation Sample Calling Web Services for Windows	C	Microsoft Visual Studio 2019, 2022 You may need to convert the provided workspace for the VS version used.
Activation Sample Calling Web Services for Windows	Java	Oracle JDK 1.8 Oracle JDK 17 OpenJDK 17
Activation Sample Calling Web Services for macOS	Java	Oracle JDK 1.8 Oracle JDK 17 OpenJDK 17
Activation Sample Calling Web Services for Linux	Java	Oracle JDK 1.8 Oracle JDK 17 OpenJDK 17
Runtime Environment Installer	C	Microsoft Visual Studio 2019, 2022
Runtime Environment Installer	MSI	InstallShield 12 InstallShield 2013 or later
Admin API for Windows	Java	Oracle JDK 1.8 Oracle JDK 17 OpenJDK 17
	C, C#, C++, Visual Basic .NET	Microsoft Visual Studio 2019, 2022
	C# - .NET Standard	.NET 6, .NET 7
Admin API for Linux	C	GCC
Admin API for Linux	C# - .NET Standard	.NET 6, .NET 7
Admin API for macOS	C	Clang 12.0.0 or later Xcode 12.0 or later
Admin API for macOS	C# - .NET	.NET 6, .NET 7
Envelope .NET Runtime API	C#	Microsoft Visual Studio 2019, 2022
Java Envelope Configuration API	Java	Oracle JDK 1.8 Oracle JDK 17 OpenJDK 17
Licensing Rest API for Windows	Java	Oracle JDK 1.8 Oracle JDK 17 Open JDK 17
Licensing Rest API for Linux	Java	Oracle JDK 1.8 Oracle JDK 17 Open JDK 17
Licensing Rest API for macOS	Java	Oracle JDK 1.8 Oracle JDK 17 Open JDK 17

Current Firmware Version

The table that follows indicates the firmware version on Sentinel HL keys when Sentinel LDK was released.

Sentinel LDK Version	Firmware Version on...
Sentinel LDK Version	Sentinel HL (Driverless Configuration) Keys	Sentinel HL (HASP Configuration) Keys	(Legacy) Sentinel HASP Keys
8.5, 9.0	4.x Firmware keys: 4.60 or 4.70 4.x Firmware keys with microSD: 4.61 6.x Firmware keys: 6.09	4.x Firmware keys: 4.35 or 4.70 6.x Firmware keys: 6.09	3.25
8.2, 8.3, 8.4	4.x Firmware keys: 4.60 4.x Firmware keys with microSD: 4.61 6.x Firmware keys: 6.09	4.x Firmware keys: 4.35 6.x Firmware keys: 6.09	3.25
8.0	4.x Firmware keys: 4.60 4.x Firmware keys with microSD: 4.61 6.x Firmware keys: 6.08	4.x Firmware keys: 4.35 6.x Firmware keys: 6.08	3.25
7.8, 7.9, 7.10	4.54	4.33	3.25
7.6, 7.7	4.53	4.33	3.25
7.5	4.27	4.27	3.25

To determine the version of the firmware for any given Sentinel HL key, connect the key to a computer where Sentinel LDK RTE is installed. View the list of keys in Admin Control Center.

> If the firmware version on a given Sentinel HL (HASP configuration) key is earlier than 4.60, the firmware is automatically upgraded when you upgrade the key to Sentinel HL (Driverless configuration). The firmware is upgraded to the latest version (based on the version of the License Generation libraries in use).

This upgrade affects the firmware only—Sentinel LDK functionality remains unchanged. This upgrade is not relevant for HL Drive microSD keys.

>If the firmware on a Sentinel HL (Driverless configuration) key is earlier than 4.27, then the first time you assign concurrency to a license on the key, the firmware on the key is automatically upgraded to the latest version (based on the version of the License Generation libraries in use).