Getting Started

New to our Sentinel solutions? The guides in this section provide step-by-step instructions to get you up and running quickly, so that you can license and deliver the latest products to your customers.

Although Sentinel EMS is the common component for most of these guides, you need to focus on the guides that are relevant to the license enforcement solution you are implementing in your applications – this will either be Sentinel LDK or Sentinel RMS. Your enforcement technology choice was recommended to you based on your needs and requirements. If you are not sure which enforcement technology you are using, please refer to the order emails you received from Thales, or contact us.

Sentinel EMS with Sentinel LDK Enforcement

Tutorials | End-to-End Workflows for Sentinel LDK Cloud Licensing (CL) with Sentinel EMS

User-Based Licensing

Using Machine Accounts for Identity-Based Licensing

Getting Started Guides

Generating a Software-Based Product License

Generating an Unlocked Software-Based Product License

Burning a License on a Hardware Key

Sentinel EMS with Sentinel RMS Enforcement

The guides are arranged to start you off with the simplest use cases across the various License Deployment Modes first, and then naturally progress to the more advanced use cases. We, therefore, recommend that you start from the top and work down.

Standalone On-premises Mode

Network On-premises Mode

Standalone Lease Mode

Network Lease Mode

Redundant License Manager in Network Lease Mode

Connected (Cloud LM) Mode for On-premises Applications

Connected (Cloud LM) Mode for SaaS Applications

Connected Mode

Dynamic Entitlements

Sentinel Connect

Getting Started with Sentinel Connect

Sentinel Up

Getting Started with Sentinel Up