Abstract: One or more techniques and/or systems are provided for securely authorizing a client to consume data and/or services from a service provider server while mitigating burdensome requests made to a validation server. That is, validation data provided to a client from a validation server may be maintained on the client and at least some of that validation data can be used to subsequently authorize the client when the client attempts to consume data and/or services from the service provider server (e.g., download a song). However, the validation data is maintained on the client and/or provided to the service provider server in a manner that inhibits user tampering. In this manner, numerous requests for validation of the client need not be made from the service provider server to the validation server when a client requests content from the service provider server, while also inhibiting unauthorized consumptions of data by the client.

Abstract: One or more techniques and/or systems are provided for securely authorizing a client to consume data and/or services from a service provider server while mitigating burdensome requests made to a validation server. That is, validation data provided to a client from a validation server may be maintained on the client and at least some of that validation data can be used to subsequently authorize the client when the client attempts to consume data and/or services from the service provider server (e.g., download a song). However, the validation data is maintained on the client and/or provided to the service provider server in a manner that inhibits user tampering. In this manner, numerous requests for validation of the client need not be made from the service provider server to the validation server when a client requests content from the service provider server, while also inhibiting unauthorized consumptions of data by the client.

Abstract: Licensing aspects of vendor software packages can be protected with reduced user interaction and effort by automating licensing exploit identification, and if allowed, exploit correction. Automating licensing exploit detection ensures that known exploits are more quickly and efficiently discovered to help maintain genuine software status. Minimizing user interaction in licensing exploit detection and correction involves less disruption to users and generally supports increased user satisfaction with vendor software package usage.

Abstract: Licensing aspects of vendor software packages can be protected with reduced user interaction and effort by automating licensing exploit identification, and if allowed, exploit correction. Automating licensing exploit detection ensures that known exploits are more quickly and efficiently discovered to help maintain genuine software status. Minimizing user interaction in licensing exploit detection and correction involves less disruption to users and generally supports increased user satisfaction with vendor software package usage.

Abstract: One embodiment of the present invention provides a system to facilitate software management by applying network address-sorting rules on a hierarchical directory structure. The system operates by creating a hierarchical directory structure that reflects the logical coupling among computers within an enterprise. This hierarchical directory structure is sorted based on network addresses of the constituent computers of the enterprise. The system establishes a software policy at the root level of the hierarchical directory structure. Individual computers within the enterprise inherit the software policy from the root level of the hierarchical directory structure.

Abstract: One embodiment of the present invention provides a system to facilitate software management by applying network address-sorting rules on a hierarchical directory structure. The system operates by creating a hierarchical directory structure that reflects the logical coupling among computers within an enterprise. This hierarchical directory structure is sorted based on network addresses of the constituent computers of the enterprise. The system establishes a software policy at the root level of the hierarchical directory structure. Individual computers within the enterprise inherit the software policy from the root level of the hierarchical directory structure.