TA - Docker and Parameterized?

I am looking for a licensing solution and came across limeLM. But before making any decisions, I have a few of questions first, if I may:

1) TA requires platform-specific libraries (obviously), but I am releasing my software as a docker image / container. The OS internal to the container is linux, so the platform itself isn't an issue. Nor is networking since the container is invoked with options making the network available to inside the container in the same way that the host computer is configured.

But are you aware of any issues or potential problems that could arise from TA itself, as well as from within my app, when executing from inside a docker container?

2) Do I understand correctly that a request to verify a license only returns a YES or NO?

What I would like / need is for my app to request other parameterized information from the license, for example, a maximum number of (whatever parameter i refer to) that the app is allowed to execute against, where this number is built into the license itself. A license that also contains parameterized execution details and / or limits, in other words.

3) Any plans to allow for a TA for floating licenses to exist on a limeLM server itself instead of local to the client's network?

thanks in advance for any information you can provide.

Hi Ivor,

>> "But are you aware of any issues or potential problems that could arise from TA itself, as well as from within my app, when executing from inside a docker container?"

Within sandboxes or virtual machines you should really use TurboFloat because the "hardware" of the computer can and does change. Plus the "hardware" can be cloned bit-for-bit.

More about this here: https://wyday.com/limelm/help/vm-hypervisor-licensing/

More about TurboFloat here: https://wyday.com/limelm/help/using-turbofloat/

>> "2) Do I understand correctly that a request to verify a license only returns a YES or NO?"

No, absolutely not. There are crappy licensing solutions that do that: https://wyday.com/limelm/features/why/#hardware-locked-descr

Our licensing is actually well designed.

>> "A license that also contains parameterized execution details and / or limits, in other words."

I believe custom license fields is what you're looking for: https://wyday.com/limelm/help/license-features/

>> "3) Any plans to allow for a TA for floating licenses to exist on a limeLM server itself instead of local to the client's network?"

We've thought about it. Can you explain your use-case more? Would you want this so that customers wouldn't have to install the TurboFloat Server somewhere on their network? Or are the additional reasons?

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