Secure Machine Licensing Platform

Makehitec Secure Machine Licensing Platform is a COTS technology designed to protect Linux-based machines, industrial systems, edge devices and high-value software platforms from unauthorized use, license misuse and uncontrolled deployment.

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Full control

What is Secure Machine Licensing Platform?

Control, protect and monetize Linux-based machines with a secure licensing platform built for high-trust environments.

Makehitec Secure Machine Licensing Platform enables organizations to manage, renew, verify and enforce machine licenses using strong device identity, TPM 2.0, Secure Boot, PKI, TLS/mTLS, JOSE standards and secure enrollment workflows.

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Makehitec Secure Machine Licensing Platform helps companies control how Linux machines, embedded systems and edge devices are activated, used, renewed and protected.

Designed for critical environments, the platform combines machine-bound licensing, TPM 2.0 identity, Secure Boot, PKI, TLS/mTLS, JOSE-based license tokens and centralized license governance. It allows each machine to prove its identity, request a license, install it securely, verify its validity and operate according to its authorized state.

The solution is built for organizations that need more than a simple software key. It provides a complete licensing ecosystem covering enrollment, device identity, license generation, online and offline renewal, local enforcement, monitoring, restriction, release and lifecycle management.

By keeping complex business logic on the server side and maintaining lightweight, generic machine-side agents, the platform reduces operational complexity while improving security, scalability and maintainability.

Whether you sell secure appliances, manage industrial Linux machines, deploy edge systems, protect high-value software or need controlled offline licensing, Makehitec provides a trusted COTS foundation ready to be adapted to your infrastructure.

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Key features

Machine-bound licensing

Bind licenses to a trusted machine identity instead of relying only on software keys or user credentials.

Secure enrollment

Enroll machines using TPM 2.0, CSR generation, PKI and X.509 certificates.

Online and offline license renewal

Support connected and disconnected operational environments.

Cryptographic license format

Protect license data using JOSE standards such as JWS, JWE, JWK and JWT.

Centralized license governance

Manage machine status, license state, contract logic, renewal and monitoring from server-side services.

Local enforcement

Install, verify, restrict or release machine usage according to the license state.

Secure Linux integration

Support hardened Linux platforms with Secure Boot, read-only RootFS, SELinux, secure storage and sandboxed components.

Production-ready architecture

Integrate License Server, Enrollment Server and local services into a controlled ecosystem.

When use it?

Ideal use cases

Case 1

Secure Licensing for Industrial Linux Machines

Situation: Industrial machines and Linux-based appliances are often deployed on customer sites, factories, remote locations or sensitive environments. Once deployed, the vendor may lose direct control over how the machine is activated, used, renewed or duplicated.
Solution: Makehitec Secure Machine Licensing Platform binds license usage to a trusted machine identity using TPM 2.0 or equivalent hardware-backed mechanisms, PKI, X.509 certificates, Secure Boot, TLS/mTLS and cryptographically protected license tokens.
Outcome: The machine can only operate according to its authorized license state. The vendor gains stronger control over activation, renewal, restriction and lifecycle management while reducing unauthorized usage and license misuse.

Case 2

Offline License Renewal for Sensitive Environments

Situation: Some machines operate in disconnected, restricted or highly sensitive environments where permanent internet access is not possible or not allowed. Traditional online-only licensing models are not suitable for these operational constraints.
Solution: The platform supports offline license renewal using signed and encrypted license data based on JOSE standards such as JWS, JWE, JWK and JWT. Licenses can be exchanged, verified and installed without requiring continuous connectivity.
Outcome: Companies can protect and renew licenses even in offline or intermittent-connectivity environments, while preserving confidentiality, integrity, non-repudiation and strong operational control.

Case 3

Secure Edge Device and Appliance Activation

Situation: Edge devices, embedded Linux platforms and secure appliances often run valuable software close to the field. Without strong activation and identity controls, these devices can be copied, misused or operated outside contractual limits.
Solution: Makehitec provides secure enrollment, machine identity verification, local license enforcement and centralized license governance. Each device can prove its identity, request a license, install it securely and operate only when authorized.
Outcome: Organizations can deploy edge devices and appliances with a trusted activation process, reducing fraud, protecting intellectual property and improving control over distributed fleets.

Case 4

Machine Identity and Secure Enrollment

Situation: Before a license can be trusted, the machine itself must be trusted. Software-only identifiers are weak and can be copied, modified or reused on unauthorized systems.
Solution: The platform enables strong machine enrollment using TPM 2.0, CSR generation, PKI workflows and X.509 certificates. The machine identity can be linked to hardware-backed trust elements and used throughout the licensing lifecycle.
Outcome: Each machine receives a reliable and verifiable identity. This creates a strong foundation for license generation, renewal, monitoring, restriction and secure machine lifecycle management.

Case 5

License Enforcement on Hardened Linux Systems

Situation: Critical Linux machines may require hardened configurations such as Secure Boot, read-only RootFS, SELinux, sandboxed components and controlled access to sensitive local data.
Solution: Makehitec integrates license management with secure Linux architecture principles, including sandboxed license clients, secure storage, strong access control, TLS/mTLS communication, local verification and controlled license state transitions.
Outcome: The licensing mechanism becomes part of the trusted system architecture instead of being a fragile add-on. This improves security, maintainability and resistance against tampering.

Case 6

Centralized License Governance for Machine Fleets

Situation: Companies operating many machines need visibility over license status, renewal history, machine identity, contract state and operational lifecycle. Managing this manually becomes costly and unreliable.
Solution: The platform centralizes license governance through license servers, enrollment services, monitoring capabilities and machine-side agents. Complex business logic remains server-side, while the machine-side implementation stays lightweight and generic.
Outcome: Operations teams gain better control over machine fleets, license renewal, compliance, monitoring and restriction policies, while reducing manual operations and implementation complexity.

Protect your machines before they leave your control

When software is deployed on customer premises, industrial sites or offline environments, traditional licensing is no longer enough. Makehitec helps you secure the full machine licensing lifecycle from identity and enrollment to renewal, monitoring and enforcement.

What is Secure Machine Licensing Platform?

Control, protect and monetize Linux-based machines with a secure licensing platform built for high-trust environments.

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Makehitec Secure Machine Licensing Platform helps companies control how Linux machines, embedded systems and edge devices are activated, used, renewed and protected.

Request a Demo