Sentinel LDK Vendor Keys

When you purchase Sentinel LDK, your Starter Kit contains two Vendor keys—the Master key and the Developer key. These keys enable you to apply protection to your applications, program the Sentinel protection keys that you send to your end users, and to specify the license terms under which your software can be used.

>Developer key

The Developer key is used by your developers in conjunction with the Sentinel LDK protection tools to protect your software and data files. This key is typically connected to the machine on which Sentinel LDK Envelope executes.

>Master key

This key is required for Sentinel LDK-EMS only when installed on-premises. The Master key contains your Sentinel LDK Master license and is used by your production staff to create and update licenses and to write data to the memory of a Sentinel protection key. This key is typically connected to the machine on which Sentinel LDK-EMS is installed or where the program that calls Sentinel License Generation API is running.

For Sentinel LDK-EMS hosted by Thales, this key is not required. Store the Master key in a secure location to prevent misuse.

Before you start working with Sentinel LDK, you must introduce one of your Vendor keys to Sentinel LDK. For more information, see the Sentinel LDK Installation Guide.

For more information regarding the Vendor keys and your Sentinel LDK Master license, see Understanding the Sentinel LDK Master License.