Contents

Introduction ........................................................... 3

About Sentinel Hardware Keys............................ 3

About This Document ........................................... 4

Stage 1 - Distribute Sentinel Dual

Hardware Keys ...................................................... 4

Stage 2 - Design New Protection

Strategy ................................................................. 6

Licensing Roadmap for Your Application ............ 8

Frequently Asked Questions ................................ 9

Contacting Technical Support ............................ 11

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Migrating to
Sentinel Hardware Keys TM

The Most Secure Hardware

Token in the World!

Advanced hardware protection

against piracy
High-level and simplified
implementations
Long-term solution for
protecting your revenue

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Introduction
The technical advancements of the last decade have benefited both software
developers and pirates. The continually evolving technology has armed the
latter with sophisticated tools and techniques to break through the legacy
protection systems. Adding to this are fierce marketing and ROI pressures
that induce software publishers and vendors to deliver competitive products
with trouble-free licensing.

Sentinel has been the market leader in hardware-based protection since

1984. More than 35 million applications worldwide are protected by Sentinel
TM TM
SuperPro and Sentinel UltraPro hardware keys. Sentinel Hardware Keys,
the latest offering, provide an advanced set of security and licensing features
to ensure against the ever-looming threat of piracy. The keys make use of
industry-standard cryptographic techniques, like Elliptic Curve Public Key
Cryptography (ECC) and 128-bit AES algorithms, to provide the most-
advanced anti-piracy protection. In addition, they provide new and improved
software tools for easier implementation and deployment.

About Sentinel Hardware Keys

Below are some of the many features of Sentinel Hardware Keys that make
them the most reliable and secure solution for protecting your intellectual
property:
► Contains Elliptic Curve Public Key Cryptography (ECC) algorithm
for digital signing/verification
► Has 128-bit AES algorithm for data encryption/decryption
► Provides secure communication through a tunnel------an end-to-end
session between the client and the Sentinel Key------secured using
AES and ECC
► State-of-the-art hardware for reliable performance

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 ► Role-enforcement through tokens for developers, distributors, and
their customers
► Great feature additions in Shell
► High-level API protection for quick and effortless implementations

See http://www.safenet-inc.com/products/software-rights-
management/sentinel-hardware-keys-shk/ for feature summary.

About This Document

This document describes the suggested migration path for Sentinel SuperPro
and UltraPro developers to the much-advanced Sentinel Hardware Keys. It is
divided into two sequential stages------offering easy upgrades for you and your
customers.

Stage 1 - Distribute Sentinel Dual

Hardware Keys
In Stage 1, you will be creating a customer-base for Sentinel Hardware Keys
by distributing Sentinel Dual Hardware Keys instead of SuperPro or UltraPro.
These keys have support for your current protection scheme (SuperPro or
UltraPro) and enable seamless migration to your future protection scheme
(Sentinel Hardware Keys).

All you need to do is:

1. Order Sentinel Dual Hardware Keys (instead of Sentinel SuperPro or

UltraPro Keys) through your Sentinel sales representative. You need to
be aware of the following:
► Sentinel Dual Hardware Keys are available in USB form factor only
► Sentinel Dual Hardware Keys are available for stand-alone and
network versions
► Sentinel Dual Hardware Keys have 256 cells of memory for use by
your SuperPro or UltraPro implementation so you will receive a
new model number with your kit

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2. Program Sentinel Dual Hardware Keys with the same protection
strategy you prepared for SuperPro or UltraPro Keys.

SuperPro developers can straightaway program Sentinel Dual Hardware

Keys with the protection strategy they prepared for SuperPro Keys.
However, Sentinel UltraPro developers need to make a small
modification (described below) before they program the design into
Dual Keys. Note that in stage 1 you need not do any modifications in
the application code or API implementation:
i. In the Protection Manager screen, select the project form the
drop-down list that has your design.
ii. Select the design in the Designs list and note down its design ID
(shown in top-middle of the Protection Manager screen).

iii. Click the Duplicate button shown next to the

Designs panel. The Duplicate Design dialog box appears.
iv. Modify the design name, as two designs with same name cannot
co-exist in a project.
v. Click OK.
vi. Select the duplicated design and right-click to open a short-cut
menu.
vii. Select the option to view design properties. The Design
Properties dialog box appears.
viii. Modify the design ID of the duplicated design same as the existing
design.
ix. Click OK.
x. Attach the Sentinel Dual Hardware Key to a USB port/hub on your
system.

xi. Click the Build button to prototype the duplicated

design.

3. Distribute the latest Sentinel System Driver with your protected

application to support Sentinel Dual Hardware Keys. You may allow
the driver to be downloaded from your Website. A copy can be
downloaded from SafeNet Website (http://www.safenet-
inc.com/support/tech/sentinel.asp).

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Stage 2 - Design New Protection
Strategy
In stage 2, you will be implementing a new protection strategy using the
Sentinel Keys Toolkit. This can ideally be done for the upcoming releases of
your software. You need to:

1. Order the Sentinel Hardware Keys development kit through your

Sentinel sales representative.

2. After installation, use the Sentinel Keys Toolkit to implement superior

Shell and/or high-level Business Layer API protection------including AES-
based encryption/decryption and ECC-based signing/verification.

Note: You will NOT be able to import/re-use your legacy API or Shell SuperPro or
UltraPro code base (prepared using Sentinel SuperPro or UltraPro kits) in the
Sentinel Keys Toolkit. Since the Sentinel Hardware Keys use the latest security
technologies, you will need to implement your new, highly secure protection
strategy from scratch. Refer to the Sentinel Keys Developer’s Guide for details on
using the Sentinel Keys Toolkit.

► Existing (Stage 1) Customers Who Want to Upgrade --- You can

upgrade the existing customers to the latest version of your
software remotely, without shipping new hardware keys. The
Sentinel Dual Hardware Keys can function as Sentinel Hardware
Keys to support your latest software release. You will need to ship
them:
o New application installer and associated redistributables
1
o Upgrade license code (.upw file) . After this license code is
applied (using Secure Update utility or any other custom
action), the Dual key will support Sentinel Hardware Keys
dependent applications.

1
The upgrade licenses can be generated using a higher version of Sentinel Keys Toolkit
(to be released later in this year).
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 ► New Customers Who Do Not Have Sentinel Dual Hardware
Keys --- You can program Sentinel Hardware Keys for customers
who are buying your software for the first-time. You will need to
ship them:
o New application installer and associated redistributables
o Sentinel Hardware Key

Note: The license code can be configured to continue/discontinue the support of

SuperPro or UltraPro-dependent applications that were using the same key.
Hence, the protection for the older versions can remain, if desired. The Sentinel
Dual Hardware Key can simultaneously support both the Sentinel Keys-protected
applications and SuperPro or UltraPro–protected applications.

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Licensing Roadmap for Your
Application

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Frequently Asked Questions
1. Are Sentinel Dual Hardware Keys different from Sentinel Hardware
Keys?

Sentinel Dual Hardware Keys have the same capabilities as Sentinel

Hardware Keys (described on page 3) except that they can also support
SuperPro or UltraPro protection systems.

2. From where can I obtain the latest Sentinel System Driver?

The Sentinel System Driver is available as a part of the Sentinel Protection

Installer, which can be downloaded from SafeNet Website
(http:// www.safenet-inc.com/support/tech/sentinel.asp). It consists of the
following folders and files:

File/Folder Description
\root Contains the Sentinel Protection Installer setup
program, .cab, .msi, and readme files
\server Contains Sentinel Protection Server (legacy) files for
Novell platforms
\Merge Modules Contains the merge modules for Sentinel Protection
Server, USB and parallel port driver.
\Internet Installer Contains a setup program for your customers. This
will install/upgrade Sentinel System Driver (USB and
parallel port) and Sentinel Protection Server on your
customer’s system.
\help Contains HTML Help (.chm) for developers.
Note the readme file in the \root directory is for your
customers.

3. Can I distribute the latest Sentinel System Driver (version 7.3.0 and
higher) to customers using SuperPro/UltraPro Keys in parallel port
form factor?

Yes. The Sentinel System Driver is backward-compatible.

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4. During stage 2, how can the hardware keys already in the field be
updated?

Using the higher version Sentinel Hardware Keys SDK (to be released later
this year), you will be able to generate license codes for the protection
strategy you will create in stage 2. These license codes can be applied
universally to the Sentinel Dual Hardware Keys distributed in stage 1.

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Contacting Technical Support
If you have questions, need additional assistance, or encounter a problem,
please contact Technical Support:

Customer Connection Center (C3)

http://c3.safenet-inc.com
Existing customers with a Customer Connection Center account can
log in to manage incidents, get latest software upgrades and access
the complete SafeNet Knowledge Base repository.

Sentinel integration Center (C3)

http://www.safenet-inc.com/support
Provides access to knowledge base and quick downloads for various
products.

E-mail-based Support
[email protected]

Telephone-based Support
United States (800) 545-6608, (410) 931-7520

France 0825 341000

Germany 01803 7246269

United Kingdom 01276 608000, +1 410 931-7520 (Intl)

Australia and New +1 410 931-7520 (Intl)

Zealand

China 86 10 5781 0666

India +1 410 931-7520 (Intl)

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 Copyright © 2011, SafeNet, Inc.
All rights reserved.

SafeNet, Sentinel, and Business Layer APIs are either registered trademarks or
trademarks of SafeNet, Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their
respective owners.

Part Number 002826-001, Revision C

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