Abstract: An authenticated digital confirmation of an installation or an update of a licensed computer data product, for providing the licensor with a validation that the installation/update was carried out as intended, and conveying relevant details of the installation/update. The installation/updating facility (internal software, external hardware device, or combination thereof) examines and documents the pre-installation/update state of the target computer system, performs the installation/update, examines and documents the post-installation/update state, and generates the confirmation, which is a summary or digest of the process and the status thereof. The confirmation is securely authenticated and sent to the licensor for validation, to be used for order fulfillment, billing and accounting, and other purposes.

Abstract: A virtual token for use in a virtual computer environment to implement the secure cryptographic facilities of a hardware security token within a computer without requiring custom installation or administrator privileges. The hardware security token contains an automatic installer for the virtual environment and the virtual token with the computer's operating system. When plugged into the computer the hardware security token automatically performs dynamic installation as necessary, providing secure cryptographic services to standard application programs already installed in the computer. The installation is transparent to the user, and requires no user attention or special access privileges. After the session is completed and the security token is removed from the computer, the virtual environment is effectively uninstalled from the host computer, also transparently to the user, without any user attention, and without making any modifications to the computer's operating system.