What is a License?

A license allows the use of software capability. FlexNet licenses are delivered as certificates or as fulfillment records. If your software producer uses a custom license technology, license delivery may vary.

A license file is a text file containing license certificates from one or more software producers.

Trusted storage is a secure location in which a producer can install license rights—in the form of fulfillment records. Unlike a license file, which is immutable once it is delivered to an end user, license rights in trusted storage can be updated by the producer.