Ethernet workflow

If you have a display with ethernet connection to a production/license manager computer you can update the licensefile via a simple script. In the example below the software is already installed (yellow box) but the inspector and the license file will be copied to the target via the script. Workflow
Proposed workflow

  1. Customer builds licensed application and provides inspector and project with secret key

  2. Install inspector on target

  3. Execute inspector and transfer hardware ID back to standalone linux environment

  4. Run license generator on standalone linux which has access to project tree

  5. Transfer the generated license back to target

  6. Application on target detects license on the next startup

Solution

Running the automated_license.sh, in the same folder you should have:

  • lccgen - the license generator software

  • lccinspector - inspector built for target

  • projects folder - with the underlying license-manager generated projects. For example projects/LicenseDemoApp/ where the private key is located

The automated_license.sh has the following parameters

  1. [ -p PROJECT_NAME ], the same name as you built license-manager with

  2. [ -f FEATURES ], a comma separated list of features e.g. feature1,feature2,feature3

  3. [ -d DUE_DATE], date on the form YYYYMMDD

  4. [ -l LICENSE_FILE_NAME ], name of the created license file

  5. [ -o OUTPUT_FOLDER_TARGET ], default /opt/cclicenses

  6. [ -i IP_NUMBER_TARGET ]

Optional args are:

  • FEATURES (default none)

  • DUE_DATE (default none)

  • OUTPUT_FOLDER_TARGET (default /opt/cclicenses)

Example

Example output

./automated_license.sh -i 10.131.32.56 -p LicenseDemoApp -l new_license.lic  
Found default hardware id
License written  
Making output directory on target  
Copying licenses to target /opt/cclicenses  
Copy license to target ok  

/automated_license.sh -f feature3,feature4 -d 2023-12-24 -o /opt/cclicenses/LicenseDemoApp -l testdate.lic -i 10.131.32.56 -p LicenseDemoApp
Found default hardware id
AKH8-hw7Y-lpc=
License written 
Making output directory on target
Copying licenses to target /opt/cclicenses/LicenseDemoApp
Copy license testdate.lic to target ok

The automated_license.sh script

#!/bin/bash

# Using flags
# -p projectname
# -f features
# -d due_date
# -l license-file
# -o output_folder_target

usage() {                                 # Function: Print a help message.
  echo "Usage: $0 [ -p PROJECT_NAME ] [ -f FEATURES ] [ -d DUE_DATE] [ -l LICENSE_FILE_NAME ] [ -o OUTPUT_FOLDER_TARGET ] [ -i IP_NUMBER_TARGET ]" 1>&2 
}

exit_abnorm() {
  usage
  echo "Aborted"
  exit 1
}

# Default value?
OUTPUT_FOLDER_TARGET="/opt/cclicenses"

while getopts p:f:d:l:o:h:i: flag
do
  case "${flag}" in
    p) PROJECT_NAME=${OPTARG};;
    f) FEATURES=${OPTARG};;
    d) DUE_DATE=${OPTARG};;
    l) LICENSE_NAME=${OPTARG};;
    o) OUTPUT_FOLDER_TARGET=${OPTARG};;
    i) IP_TARGET=${OPTARG};;
    h) exit_abnorm;;
    :) echo "Missing argument for flag -${OPTARG}" exit_abnorm;;
   esac
done

#PROJECT_NAME="VitaLukan"
#FEATURES="feature1,feature2"
#IP_TARGET="10.131.32.56"
#DUE_DATE=20230501
#LICENSE_NAME="MyNewLicense.lic"
#OUTPUT_FOLDER_TARGET="/opt/cclicenses"

# Needed opts?
if [ -z ${IP_TARGET} ]; then
  echo "Missing IP_NUMBER_TARGET"
  exit_abnorm
fi

if [ -z ${PROJECT_NAME} ]; then
  echo "Missing PROJECT_NAME"
  exit_abnorm
fi

if [ -z ${LICENSE_NAME} ]; then
  echo "Missing LICENSE_FILE_NAME"
  exit_abnorm
fi

# How to remove this safely?
if [ -f "$LICENSE_NAME" ]; then
  rm $LICENSE_NAME
fi

# Copy and run inspector
sshpass -p default scp -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no -r lccinspector $IP_TARGET:/opt
status=$?
if [ $status -ne 0 ]; then
  echo "Failed to scp copy lccinspector to target"
  echo $status
  exit $status
fi

x=$(sshpass -p default ssh $IP_TARGET /opt/lccinspector | grep DEFAULT)

# Did we get a hardware id?
if grep -q "DEFAULT" <<< "$x"; then
   echo "Found default hardware id"
   #Put hardware id in variable
   prefix=${x%%:*}
   hw_id=${x:${#prefix}+1}
   echo $hw_id

   # Missing project folder?
   if [ ! -d "projects/$PROJECT_NAME" ]; then
     echo "Cannot find project folder projects/$PROJECT_NAME"
     exit 2
   fi
   # Generate license
   run_lcc="./lccgen license issue -p projects/$PROJECT_NAME -s $hw_id -o $LICENSE_NAME"
   if [[ -v FEATURES ]]; then
     run_lcc="$run_lcc -f $FEATURES"
   fi
   if [[ -v DUE_DATE ]]; then
     run_lcc="$run_lcc -e $DUE_DATE"
   fi

   # Run license generator
   ${run_lcc}

   # Handle if we couldn't generate licens
   # Check if we have the license file?
   if [ -f "$LICENSE_NAME" ]; then
     # Make directory on remote target
     echo "Making output directory on target"
     sshpass -p default ssh $IP_TARGET mkdir -p $OUTPUT_FOLDER_TARGET
     status=$?
     if [ $status -ne 0 ]; then
       echo "Failed to make output directory"
       echo "$status"
       exit $status
     fi

     echo "Copying licenses to target $OUTPUT_FOLDER_TARGET"
     sshpass -p default scp -r $LICENSE_NAME $IP_TARGET:$OUTPUT_FOLDER_TARGET
     status=$?
     if [ $status -eq 0 ]; then
        echo "Copy license $LICENSE_NAME to target ok"
     else
        echo "Copy license to target went wrong"
        echo "$status"
        exit $status
     fi
   else
     echo "Could not generate license file!!"
     exit 2
   fi

else
  echo "Failed to read hardware id. Cannot generate license"
  exit 2
fi