Role of SCP Under Connected (Cloud LM) Deployment Mode

Under the Connected (Cloud LM) deployments, the user/devices need to access the RMS Cloud License Manager (LM), managed by Thales. As shown in the diagram below, the RMS Cloud LM obtains the licenses from Sentinel EMS soon after activation and allows anywhere-anytime use by clients (web applications, desktop or server applications, or mobile devices).

As a vendor, you can implement the RMS Cloud LM either using the SCP-integrated library or by calling the RMS Cloud LM REST APIs directly. When the SCP-integrated library is used, it provides an easy-to-use wrapper for simplifying the user/device authentication, as it internally obtains and refreshes the auth token.

The sections that follow provide information about configuring Sentinel Cloud Plug-in (SCP) when using the Connected (Cloud LM) deployment mode.