Protection Key Attributes
The various types of Sentinel protection keys that are available provide different levels of security and flexibility, as described in the table that follows.
| SL AdminMode key (excluding Unlocked Products) |
+ + + + 4 |
Windows Mac
Linux Intel/ARM |
Uses V‑Clock |
Yes1 |
| SL AdminMode key (Unlocked Products) |
Windows:
+ + 4
Others:
+ 4
|
Windows Mac
Linux Intel/ARM |
Uses V‑Clock |
No |
| SL UserMode key (excluding Unlocked Products) |
+ + + + 4 |
Windows
Android
Linux Intel/ARM
|
Uses V‑Clock |
No |
| SL UserMode (Unlocked Product) |
+ 4 |
Windows
Linux Intel/ARM |
Uses V‑Clock |
No |
| SL Legacy key |
+ + + + 4 |
Windows Mac
Linux Intel |
Uses V‑Clock |
Yes1 |
| HL (HASP configuration) Basic key |
+ + + + + |
Windows Mac
Linux Intel/ARM |
No |
No |
| HL (Driverless configuration) Basic key |
+ + + + +5 |
Windows Mac
Linux Intel/ARM
Android
|
No |
No |
| HL (HASP configuration) Pro key |
+ + + + + |
Windows Mac Linux Intel/ARM |
No |
No |
| HL (Driverless configuration) Pro key |
+ + + + +5 |
Windows Mac
Linux Intel/ARM
Android |
Uses V‑Clock (Requires V‑Clock module in the Sentinel LDK Master license) |
Yes 1 2 3
(Detach not supported) |
| HL (HASP configuration) key (Max, Drive) |
+ + + + + |
Windows Mac Linux Intel/ARM |
No |
No |
| HL (Driverless configuration) key (Max, Drive) |
+ + + + +5 |
Windows Mac
Linux Intel/ARM
Android |
Uses V‑Clock |
Yes 1 2 3
(Detach not supported) |
| HL (HASP configuration) Time key |
+ + + + + |
Windows Mac Linux Intel/ARM |
Uses real-time clock on the key |
No |
| HL (Driverless configuration) Time key |
+ + + + +5 |
Windows Mac
Linux Intel/ARM
Android |
Yes 1 2 3
(Detach not supported) |
| HL (HASP configuration) NetTime key |
+ + + + + |
Windows Mac
Linux Intel/ARM |
Yes
(Detach not supported)
|
| HL (Driverless configuration) NetTime key |
+ + + + +5 |
Windows Mac
Linux Intel/ARM |
| HL (HASP configuration) Net key |
+ + + + + |
Windows Mac
Linux Intel/ARM |
No |
Yes
(Detach not supported)
|
| HL (Driverless configuration) Net key |
+ + + + +5 |
Windows Mac Linux Intel/ARM |
Uses V‑Clock |
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Legend:
1 - Requires network seats from the Sentinel LDK Master license.
2 - Requires network seats from the Sentinel LDK Master license. Requires License Manager 7.3 or later on the machine where the protected application runs. The required version of License Manager is provided in Run-time Environment 6.65 or later.
3 - To support concurrency for Linux ARM, Run-time Environment 8.11 or later is required.
4 - For SL keys, support for virtual machine and for rehost is optional. Adding support for these should be avoided unless required because they implicitly reduce the security level.
5 - Security for all HL (Driverless configuration) keys can be further enhanced for Windows platforms using AppOnChip functionality.
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NOTE The table above relates to the operating system on the machine to which the protection key is attached. However, for protection keys that support concurrency, the protected application can be located on a different machine. In this case, the protected application can be executing under any operating system listed in the table even when that operating system does not support the protection key.
For example: A protected application running on an Android machine can be licensed by an SL AdminMode protection key on a Linux Intel machine.
For information on V‑Clock (the virtual clock available on most Sentinel protection keys), see How Sentinel LDK Protects Time-based Licenses With V-Clock.
For full technical specifications of the available Sentinel HL keys, refer to the Sentinel HL Data Sheet.
For additional information, see Situations That Require Sentinel LDK Run-time Environment.
