License
This page will be where an ANSTA license key is entered and checked.
Where this stands today
License checking is not switched on. Every tool in the plugin is open without a key, and this page checks nothing yet. The form below is deliberately disabled so it cannot pretend otherwise.
This button stays off until the licensing scheme is decided.
Why it is not built yet
The licensing scheme itself has not been chosen, and that choice decides everything on this page - not something to guess at now and patch later.
The four options on the table
- Offline, machine-bound - a signed key matched against a fingerprint of the computer, verified on that machine, no server involved.
- Online activation - the key is exchanged for a token with a server, stored, then rechecked periodically. Needs a server and a rule for what happens offline.
- Time-limited trial plus a key - needs a start date that cannot simply be undone by turning back the Windows clock.
- Store and display only - the key is kept and shown without any real check; the security comes later.
An honest note: anything running inside Revit can be taken apart - a .NET plugin decompiles easily. The realistic goal is to make it inconvenient, not impossible.