Software Authorisation Key

The iLok smart key enables you to carry all of your software licenses with you wherever you go using a single key. iLok is portable, convenient and hassle free. iLok enables you to easily move licenses from one computer to another.

An iLok can hold over 100 cross platform licenses. Once registered at iLok.com, you can see what is on your iLok, move your licenses between iLoks, and receive new licenses from participating software publishers. Use your software at home, at the office, at a studio, or at a friend's house. iLok makes it portable. Store all of your iLok-enabled software licenses on a single iLok, regardless of developer or platform (Windows or Macintosh). Licenses are stored in the safe, secure iLok -- not on a computer or hard drive. iLok is immune to problems caused by machine upgrades, disk maintenance, hardware failures, and software updates.

Many iLok-enabled software products ship with a License Card in the box for full retail (when you just have to have the cool packaging). About the same size as a credit card, a License Card holds license using the same "Smart Card" technology used on GSM cell phones and American Express cards. Alternatively, some products might ship with registration information used to pick up a license at iLok.com. The chip on the License Card contains the license necessary to activate and run the software you purchased. Simply insert the GSM format license chip into the iLok when prompted by the software. Follow the instructions and your license will move to the iLok. Your software authorizes instantly. Once authorized, unless expressly stated by the software publisher (developer, or plug in vendor), the license is no longer on the license chip.

Save the license card and chip for proof of purchase with the vendor. In addition to License Cards, developers can offer iLok licenses via the web using automated Internet Activation or via the deposit of such licenses into your iLok.com account. You can authorize software purchased over the Internet with a single click - and there are no code words or long numbers to type in. Of course, once authorized, your licenses are stored safely and securely inside the solid-state iLok smart key.