A Software Licensing System refers to the ability to keep track of all instances of a software product. Each person using the software is given a license key. A software licensing server stores information regarding what features that license key should have access to. The application then responds appropriately considering what that particular license key should have access to.
The subscription licensing model is where customers have to pay continuously to use the product. It is common to charge customers on a monthly or yearly basis. This fee is called a subscription fee.
Symmetric Cryptography is a type of cryptosystem where the same key is used for encryption and decryption of a message.
Try and Buy is a licensing model where customers can try a limited version of the software product and later upgrade to a paid unlimited version.
Uptime refers to the time that a website or web service is available to users in a given period. For reference, the industry considers 99.999% uptime as high availability.
User Account Licensing Model is where a company authenticates user accounts within the application.
A Web API endpoint in the context of software licensing is a method you can call with an HTTP request to e.g. verify a license key.
A Web Application is an application that runs in a web browser as opposed to on a customer’s own computer.