Chapter 8. License Data Class

Table of Contents

Introduction
License Data Class Attributes
License Data Details

Introduction

The License data class provides data about software licenses found on the system. The license class may contain a more comprehensive list of licenses and more license data than is reported in the Software data class.

On Linux/UNIX systems supported is limited to FLEXlm based licenses. FLEXlm is a widely used license product used by many vendors to provide floating and node locked licenses.

The following table describes the licenses that should be reported on Microsoft Windows based systems.

Table 8.1. License Discovery Support on Windows

VendorProductsNotes
AdobeAcrobat 7 and later 
AdobeOtherOther Adobe products released after 2005 will likely be reported.
MicrosoftOffice 2003, XP, 2007, 2010 
MicrosoftWindows XP, Vista, 7 
MicrosoftWindows Server 2000, 2003, 2008 
MicrosoftOtherMost Microsoft products released after 2003 should be discovered.

Other products not listed in the above table may be reported if they confirm to common methods of storing license data in the Windows Registry.