CN117909937A - A method and system for activating an operating system or software - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention discloses a method and system for activating an operating system or software, wherein the method comprises the following steps: a client broadcasts the serial number of the local computer to a server to obtain activation information; the client receives the returned activation information, including the server address and the available serial number; the client generates a registration code according to the hardware encoding information of the local computer and the available serial number; the client sends an activation request to the activation server with the available serial number and registration code to request the activation code; the client receives the activation code returned by the activation server and performs an activation operation on the activated operating system or software. The present invention aims to improve the compatibility and scalability of network activation and authorization of software system products, reduce labor costs and cumbersome processes, realize rapid activation of computer operating systems, improve management efficiency, and improve the security and reliability of software use.

Description

A method and system for activating an operating system or software

Technical Field

The present invention relates to the technical field of software product activation and authorization, and in particular to a method and system for activating an operating system or software.

Background technique

With the development and progress of science and technology, the activation and authorization of software products have become the mark of genuine certification and service provision. However, each set of software needs to be authorized, activated and managed separately, which undoubtedly adds a lot of costs to enterprises and organizations. For the entire operating system industry, not only must the overall activation or authorization of the product have high-intensity security guarantees, but it is also necessary to effectively solve the management of activation and authorization, so as to achieve the goals of strong security, high efficiency and easy management. The activation software currently circulated in the industry has relatively large limitations, and it is necessary to consider the compatibility and scalability of different operating systems and different software applications, and it is necessary to perform activation and authorization management in different scenarios and environments. The activation methods and software currently circulated in the industry have certain limitations in terms of applicability, usage scenarios and security, including: insufficient applicability, the current industry activation software system has relatively large limitations, and is not applicable to the activation and authorization of many operating systems, and cannot achieve compatibility and scalability; limited usage scenarios, for the activation and authorization of current operating system software products, due to the relatively complex business scenarios, the products currently circulated in the industry can only meet the activation and authorization in simple scenarios, and the comprehensive coverage is low. Poor security guarantees, network activation and authorization of software system products, there are certain security risks.

Summary of the invention

Technical problem to be solved by the present invention: In view of the above-mentioned problems in the prior art, a method and system for activating an operating system or software are provided. The present invention aims to improve the compatibility and scalability of online activation and authorization of software system products, reduce labor costs and cumbersome processes, achieve rapid activation of computer operating systems, improve management efficiency, and improve the security and reliability of software use.

In order to solve the above technical problems, the technical solution adopted by the present invention is:

An activation method for an operating system or software, comprising:

S101, the client broadcasts the serial number of the local machine to the server to obtain activation information;

S102, the client receives the returned activation information, including the server address and available serial number;

S103, the client generates a registration code according to the hardware encoding information of the local device and the available serial number;

S104, the client sends an activation request to the activation server using the available serial number and registration code to request an activation code;

S105, the client receives the activation code returned by the activation server and performs an activation operation on the activated operating system or software.

Optionally, in step S101 , when the client broadcasts the serial number of the local computer to the server to obtain activation information, the client sends the serial number of the local computer to the server in the form of UDP broadcast to obtain activation information.

Optionally, after the client sends the serial number of the local machine to the server in step S101 to obtain activation information, the response of the server includes:

S201, judging whether the serial number is a batch authorization serial number based on the format of the serial number, if it is a batch authorization serial number, jumping to step S202, otherwise jumping to step S203;

S202, traverse the corresponding batch authorization serial numbers in the database and search for serial numbers with remaining activation times. If the search is successful, the found serial number with remaining activation times is used as an available serial number, and jump to step S204; otherwise, do not respond to the client's request, end and exit;

S203, determining whether the activation times of the serial number in the database is greater than or equal to the authorized quantity of the serial number. If the activation times of the serial number is less than the authorized quantity, the serial number is determined to be an available serial number, and the process goes to step S204; otherwise, the process does not respond to the client's request, and the process ends and exits.

S204, returning the server address and available serial number to the client.

Optionally, judging whether the serial number is a batch authorization serial number based on the format of the serial number in step S201 refers to judging whether the serial number is a batch authorization serial number based on the number of digits of the serial number.

Optionally, the server address in step S102 is an IP address or URL address of the server.

Optionally, in step S104, after the client sends an activation request to the activation server with the available serial number and registration code to request the activation code, the response of the activation server includes:

S301, determine whether the available serial number and registration code in the database has an activation record. If so, jump to step S302, otherwise jump to step S303;

S302, obtain the activation code from the activation record and return the activation code to the client, end and exit;

S303, determining whether the activation times of the available serial number in the database is greater than or equal to the authorized quantity of the serial number. If the activation times of the available serial number is greater than or equal to the authorized quantity of the serial number, returning activation error information to the client, ending and exiting; otherwise, jumping to S304;

S304, obtaining the service expiration time of the available serial number in the database;

S305, using the service expiration time of the available serial number and the registration code to generate an activation code;

S306, adding the activation record corresponding to the available serial number and registration code from the database, and increasing the activation count of the available serial number by 1;

S307, returning the activation code to the client, ending and exiting.

Optionally, step S304 also includes obtaining the registration unit or user information of the available serial number from the database; step S306 also includes writing the registration unit or user information into the activation record when adding the activation record corresponding to the available serial number and registration code from the database; step 302 also includes returning the registration unit or user information to the client when obtaining the activation code from the activation record and returning the activation code to the client; step S307 also includes returning the registration unit or user information to the client when returning the activation code to the client; step S105 also includes the client writing the registration unit or user information into the specified information for the activated operating system or software to read.

Optionally, before step S101, it also includes: responding to the user's key file import operation, importing the key file into the database of the server, the key file including the registration unit or user information of each serial number, the authorized quantity, the service expiration time and the order unique identifier.

In addition, the present invention also provides an activation system for an operating system or software, comprising a microprocessor and a memory connected to each other, wherein the microprocessor is programmed or configured to execute the activation method for the operating system or software.

In addition, the present invention also provides a computer-readable storage medium, in which a computer program is stored, and the computer program is used to be programmed or configured by a microprocessor to execute the activation method for the operating system or software.

Compared with the prior art, the present invention mainly has the following advantages:

1. The present invention not only makes up for the scarcity of operating system activation and management solutions in the operating system software industry, but also improves the compatibility and scalability of the system software itself.

2. The present invention provides a flexible and automatic activation and authorization management method, which greatly reduces labor costs and cumbersome processes, realizes the rapid activation of computer operating systems, and improves management efficiency.

3. Based on the original technical software, the present invention not only improves the robustness of the overall system, but also improves the security and reliability of software use.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG1 is a schematic diagram of a basic flow chart of a method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of a detailed flow chart of a method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of a system topology structure in an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of a complete process from construction to use of the server in an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram showing the functional module division of the server in an embodiment of the present invention.

Detailed ways

As shown in FIG1 , the activation method for an operating system or software in this embodiment includes:

S101, the client broadcasts the serial number of the local machine to the server to obtain activation information;

S102, the client receives the returned activation information, including the server address and available serial number;

S103, the client generates a registration code according to the hardware encoding information of the local device and the available serial number;

S104, the client sends an activation request to the activation server using the available serial number and registration code to request an activation code;

S105, the client receives the activation code returned by the activation server and performs an activation operation on the activated operating system or software.

In step S101 of this embodiment, the client broadcasts the serial number of the local machine to the server to obtain activation information, which can solve the problem of finding the server without network configuration. Compared with the existing practice (specified by DNS or configured by the client IP), the network or client configuration work is reduced. As an optional implementation method, in step S101 of this embodiment, when the client broadcasts the serial number of the local machine to the server to obtain activation information, it includes the client sending the serial number of the local machine to the server in the form of UDP broadcast to obtain activation information. In addition, other broadcast forms can be used as needed. The serial number of the local machine can be the serial number of the hardware or the serial number in the client. Its purpose is to achieve the distinction of the client. Based on the above technical inspiration, it can be known that the serial number of the local machine can be related to the hardware information or unrelated to the hardware information. The encoding rule of the serial number of the local machine can be random or specific rules, or a combination of random and specific rules.

Referring to FIG. 2 , as an optional implementation, when the client broadcasts the serial number of the local computer to the server to obtain activation information, the client also obtains local hardware information for encoding, and broadcasts the hardware encoding information and the serial number of the local computer to the server, so that the server can verify the broadcast. For example, the serial number and hardware encoding information of the local computer of the client are first uploaded to the server. After the server receives the request for obtaining activation information, if the request does not carry the correct hardware encoding information, it can be determined that the client forged the request for obtaining activation information, thereby improving the security and reliability of software authorization.

Referring to FIG. 2 , in step S101 of this embodiment, after the client sends the serial number of the local device to the server to obtain activation information, the response of the server includes:

S201, judging whether the serial number is a batch authorization serial number based on the format of the serial number, if it is a batch authorization serial number, jumping to step S202, otherwise jumping to step S203;

S202, traverse the corresponding batch authorization serial numbers in the database and search for serial numbers with remaining activation times. If the search is successful, the found serial number with remaining activation times is used as an available serial number, and jump to step S204; otherwise, do not respond to the client's request, end and exit;

S203, determining whether the activation times of the serial number in the database is greater than or equal to the authorized quantity of the serial number. If the activation times of the serial number is less than the authorized quantity, the serial number is determined to be an available serial number, and the process goes to step S204; otherwise, the process does not respond to the client's request, and the process ends and exits.

S204, returning the server address and available serial number to the client.

In step S201 of this embodiment, judging whether the serial number is a batch authorization serial number based on the format of the serial number means judging whether the serial number is a batch authorization serial number based on the number of digits of the serial number. Referring to FIG. 2 , in this embodiment, 7 digits are used to indicate that the serial number is a batch authorization serial number. In step S201, judging whether the serial number is 7 digits, if it is 7 digits, it is determined to be a batch authorization serial number, and then jumping to step S202, otherwise jumping to step S203.

The server address in step S102 can be an accessible address according to actual needs, and can be an IP address (with a port number) or a URL address (such as an HTTP address, FTP address, WINS address, NFS address, etc.) according to needs. In this embodiment, the server address is specifically an IP address.

Referring to FIG. 2 , in step S104 of this embodiment, after the client sends an activation request to the activation server using the available serial number and registration code to request the activation code, the response of the activation server includes:

S301, determine whether the available serial number and registration code in the database has an activation record. If so, jump to step S302, otherwise jump to step S303;

S302, obtain the activation code from the activation record and return the activation code to the client, end and exit;

S303, determining whether the activation times of the available serial number in the database is greater than or equal to the authorized quantity of the serial number. If the activation times of the available serial number is greater than or equal to the authorized quantity of the serial number, returning activation error information to the client, ending and exiting; otherwise, jumping to S304;

S304, obtaining the service expiration time of the available serial number in the database;

S305, using the service expiration time of the available serial number and the registration code to generate an activation code; the method of generating the activation code includes encrypting the registration code in an irreversible encryption method, encrypting the service expiration time in a reversible encryption method, and then combining the two encryption results to form the activation code, and finally after the client receives the activation code, it can be decrypted in a reversible encryption method to obtain the service expiration time and display it on the activated operating system or software; it should be noted that the irreversible encryption method and the reversible encryption method are both well-known encryption methods, and the method of this embodiment does not depend on a specific encryption algorithm, and the required well-known or private encryption algorithm can be selected according to actual needs.

S306, adding the activation record corresponding to the available serial number and registration code from the database, and increasing the activation count of the available serial number by 1;

S307, returning the activation code to the client, ending and exiting.

Compared with the general practice of the prior art, which imports the service information file on each client and causes additional deployment workload, this embodiment directly embeds the service expiration time into the activation code, so that the activation code includes the service period, meets the user's need to view genuine service information in the system, simplifies the management of the service expiration time, and reduces the deployment workload. In addition, setting the service expiration time to a maximum value can realize permanent authorization activation, and a certain batch of system products of a specified number can be permanently activated and authorized as needed. Setting the service expiration time to a shorter time can realize a timed recovery authorization mode, through which a certain batch of system products of a specified number can be activated and authorized for a short time, and the authorization will be automatically recovered after exceeding a specified time period. In addition, the manufacturer's stocking mode and unlimited activation can be realized through the maintenance of the database. The manufacturer's stocking mode can permanently authorize and activate any related system products of a specified number; unlimited activation can permanently authorize and activate a certain batch of system products without limiting the number.

In step S304 of this embodiment, the registration unit or user information of the available serial number is also obtained from the database; in step S306, when the activation record corresponding to the available serial number and the registration code is added from the database, the registration unit or user information is also written into the activation record; in step 302, when the activation code is obtained from the activation record and returned to the client, the registration unit or user information is also returned to the client together; in step S307, when the activation code is returned to the client, the registration unit or user information is also returned to the client together; in step S105, the client writes the registration unit or user information into the specified information for the activated operating system or software to read. Through the above-mentioned method, the user's need to view the genuine authorization information in the operating system or software activated on the client can be met. Compared with the existing practice that generally provides the user with the function of editing the unit name by himself in the system and is not bound to the activation function, which has the disadvantage of low credibility, the registration unit or user information is bound to the registration information in this embodiment, which has higher credibility.

As shown in FIG3 , the C/S and B/S architecture is adopted in this embodiment. The activation program client of the activated terminal system (notebook, server, virtual machine, desktop and other types of interrupts) carries relevant information to request the server (batch activation server). The server generates an activation code according to the corresponding device system through a series of operations such as conversion, calculation, encryption, etc., and issues authorization and authentication to its terminal system; after success, the data and status of the activated terminal system can be viewed on the server. In this way, the activated terminal system only needs to be turned on to automatically perform activation and authorization management, realizing a fully automated process. On the basis of ensuring the activation and authorization of the original software products, the current system processes and optimizes the compatibility, applicability and manageability of the operating system software activation, and also avoids security risks.

The objects in the method of this embodiment are divided into a server and a client. The response of the server in steps S101 and S104 can be the same server or different servers. For example, as an optional implementation, the same batch activation server is used in this embodiment to implement the response of the server in steps S101 and S104. As shown in Figure 4, the complete process from construction to use of the server (batch activation server) includes: 1. Building a batch activation server. 2. After the batch activation server is built, the corresponding key file is imported into the batch activation server. 3. The client's system built-in activation program (agent) carries information to manually/automatically initiate a request and connect to the batch activation server. 4. The batch activation server calculates the activation code based on the client information and sends it down, and the client operating system is activated. Referring to FIG. 4 , the present embodiment also includes before step S101: responding to the user's key file import operation, importing the key file into the database of the server, the key file includes the registration unit or user information of each serial number, the authorized quantity, the service expiration time and the order unique identifier, and the order unique identifier can be used to easily verify whether the record of the serial number is false. In the present embodiment, it is specifically a B/S architecture. The user executes the key file import operation through the browser, and can conveniently perform the above management work after login verification on different clients.

FIG5 is a schematic diagram of the functional module division of the server (batch activation server) in this embodiment, which is mainly divided into three functions: system login, activation management and authorization management. Among them, system login includes account password login, password modification and logout functions, which are used for administrators to log in to the browser. Activation management includes system activation, deactivation, query retrieval and data export and return. System activation and deactivation are used to add and delete (can also set a delete flag) the activation information of the serial number, query retrieval is used to query the activation information of the serial number, and data export and return are used to realize the export and return of the activation information of the serial number. Authorization management is used for authorization import, authorization query and authorization setting, and can be used for operations such as importing, querying and setting key files. The system is designed from an overall dimension, and realizes batch and fully automated activation management processes for operating system software on a secure basis, and can be applied to a variety of activation and authorization scenarios. The system realizes batch and automated activation and authorization management of operating system software; the system realizes activation and authorization management of different business scenarios (physical environment, network environment, resource conditions) of operating system software; the system strengthens the security of operating system software product activation and authorization management. The design of the method of this embodiment and the development of the system are intended to optimize the activation and authorization management of the operating system, thereby reducing the operating cost and management cost for enterprises or organizations. Considering the complexity of the activation authorization environment, such as physical machine/cloud, external network/intranet, permanent/timed and stock order scenarios, the following modes are currently subdivided according to different business scenarios: permanent activation authorization mode, timed recovery authorization mode, manufacturer stock mode and unlimited mode. The modes are the same in terms of authorization process and mechanism, but slightly different in terms of function and scenario use, as follows: permanent authorization activation: a certain batch of system products of a specified number can be permanently activated and authorized; timed recovery authorization mode: a certain batch of system products of a specified number can be activated and authorized for a short time, and the authorization will be automatically recovered after exceeding a specified time period; manufacturer stock mode: a specified number of any related system products can be permanently authorized and activated; unlimited activation: a certain batch of system products can be permanently authorized and activated without limiting the number. The above different modes can all be compatible with the server side, that is, different key files will be given for different authorization modes and different production orders, and the keys will be used to distinguish and judge, and the different modes are independent of each other and do not affect each other. In addition to the basic functions of activation and authorization, from the perspective of explicit functions, the server side of the activation system has important functions such as data query and retrieval, data export, and authorization order management (as shown in Figure 2); from the perspective of invisible functions, the robustness of the overall software system, data security transmission, and secure access are controlled, which greatly guarantees the stability and security of the system. The system is designed with a C/S architecture. The server side (activation server) adopts a B/S architecture design (i.e., server side and browser side). The main databases, development languages, and middleware used are python, sqllite, vue, redis, etc. The client program is written in C language and built into the operating system software. The current operating system's activation and authorization are bound to hardware devices, so the interaction logic of the activation system is mainly that the client program of the operating system carries hardware and related software information to request the activation server. The server calculates the activation code through conversion and encryption based on the information transmitted by the client, and then sends the activation code to the client. After receiving the activation code, the client verifies and activates it. During the entire interaction process, the server and client use TCP and UDP protocols to communicate. The communication port can be customized. Under the network conditions of cross-segment LAN, the client can specify the IP address of the activation server or specify the DNS.

In summary, the method of this embodiment provides an effective method and design scheme by constructing models of various business scenarios and develops a system for activating operating system software based on key management services to solve the above problems. The method of this embodiment can realize activation and authorization of the client without any operation, and can be compatible with multiple batches of systems for simultaneous activation. Through the method of this embodiment, it is convenient for enterprises or organizations to activate and manage operating system software products in an automatic, batch and fast manner in different environments and business scenarios, and at the same time, it also provides strong protection for the security level, greatly reducing the activation cost, management cost and security risk of the operating system software.

In addition, the present embodiment also provides an activation system for an operating system or software, comprising a microprocessor and a memory connected to each other, wherein the microprocessor is programmed or configured to execute the activation method for the operating system or software.

In addition, this embodiment further provides a computer-readable storage medium, in which a computer program is stored. The computer program is used to be programmed or configured by a microprocessor to execute the activation method for the operating system or software.

Those skilled in the art will appreciate that the embodiments of the present application may be provided as methods, systems, or computer program products. Therefore, the present application may adopt the form of a complete hardware embodiment, a complete software embodiment, or an embodiment in combination with software and hardware. Moreover, the present application may adopt the form of a computer program product implemented on one or more computer-readable storage media (including but not limited to disk storage, CD-ROM, optical storage, etc.) containing computer-usable program codes. The present application is described with reference to the flowchart and/or block diagram of the method, device (system) and computer program product according to the embodiment of the present application. It should be understood that each flow and/or box in the flow chart and/or block diagram and the combination of the flow chart and/or box in the flow chart and/or block diagram can be realized by computer program instructions. These computer program instructions can be provided to a processor of a general-purpose computer, a special-purpose computer, an embedded processor or other programmable data processing device to produce a machine, so that the instructions executed by the processor of a computer or other programmable data processing device produce a device for realizing the function specified in one flow chart or multiple flows and/or one box or multiple boxes of a block chart. These computer program instructions may also be stored in a computer-readable memory that can direct a computer or other programmable data processing device to operate in a specific manner, so that the instructions stored in the computer-readable memory produce a manufactured product including an instruction device that implements the functions specified in one or more processes of the flowchart and/or one or more blocks of the block diagram. These computer program instructions may also be loaded onto a computer or other programmable data processing device so that a series of operating steps are performed on the computer or other programmable device to produce a computer-implemented process, so that the instructions executed on the computer or other programmable device provide steps for implementing the functions specified in one or more processes of the flowchart and/or one or more blocks of the block diagram.

The above is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and the protection scope of the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments. All technical solutions under the concept of the present invention belong to the protection scope of the present invention. It should be pointed out that for ordinary technicians in this technical field, some improvements and modifications without departing from the principle of the present invention should also be regarded as the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims (10)

1. A method for operating system or software activation, comprising:

s101, broadcasting a serial number of a client to a server to acquire activation information;

s102, the client receives the returned activation information, including the address of the server and the available serial number;

s103, the client generates a registration code according to the hardware coding information of the client and the available serial number;

s104, the client sends an activation request to the activation server to request an activation code by using the available serial numbers and registration codes;

S105, the client receives the activation code returned by the activation server and executes the activation operation on the activated operating system or software.

2. The method for activating an operating system or software according to claim 1, wherein the step S101 when the client broadcasts the native serial number to the server to obtain the activation information includes the client transmitting the native serial number to the server in a UDP broadcast format to obtain the activation information.

3. The method for activating an operating system or software according to claim 1, wherein after the client sends the native serial number to the server to obtain the activation information in step S101, the response of the server includes:

S201, judging whether the serial number is a serial number authorized in batches based on the format of the serial number, if so, jumping to the step S202, otherwise jumping to the step S203;

s202, traversing corresponding serial numbers of batch authorization in a database, searching serial numbers with residual activation times, and if the search is successful, taking the searched serial numbers with residual activation times as available serial numbers, and jumping to the step S204; otherwise, the request of the client is not responded, and the operation is ended and exited;

S203, judging whether the activation times of the serial number in the database is larger than or equal to the authorized number of the serial number, if the activation times of the serial number are smaller than the authorized number, judging that the serial number is an available serial number, and jumping to the step S204; otherwise, the request of the client is not responded, and the operation is ended and exited;

S204, the server address and the available serial numbers are returned to the client.

4. The method according to claim 3, wherein the step S201 of determining whether the serial number is a batch authorization serial number based on the format of the serial number refers to determining whether the serial number is a batch authorization serial number based on the number of bits of the serial number.

5. The method according to claim 1, wherein the server address in step S102 is an IP address or URL address of the server.

6. The method for activating an operating system or software according to claim 3, wherein after the client sends the activation request to the activation server for requesting the activation code by using the available serial number and registration code in step S104, the response from the activation server includes:

S301, judging whether the available serial numbers and registration codes in the database have activation records, if yes, jumping to the step S302, otherwise jumping to the step S303;

s302, acquiring an activation code from the activation record, returning the activation code to the client, and ending and exiting;

S303, judging whether the activation times of the available serial numbers in the database are greater than or equal to the authorized number of the serial numbers, if the activation times of the available serial numbers are greater than or equal to the authorized number of the serial numbers, returning activation error information to the client, ending and exiting; otherwise, jumping to S304;

s304, acquiring service expiration time of the available serial numbers in a database;

S305, generating an activation code by using the service expiration time of the available serial number and the registration code;

s306, adding the available serial number and the activation record corresponding to the registration code from the database, and adding 1 to the activation times of the available serial number;

s307, the activation code is returned to the client, and the operation is ended and exited.

7. The method according to claim 6, wherein step S304 further comprises obtaining registration units or user information of the available serial numbers in a database; in step S306, when the available serial number and the activation record corresponding to the registration code are added from the database, writing the registration unit or the user information into the activation record; step 302, when the activation code is obtained from the activation record and returned to the client, the method further comprises the step of returning the registration unit or the user information to the client together; the step S307 of returning the activation code to the client further includes returning the registration unit or the user information to the client together; step S105 also includes the client writing the registration unit or user information into the specified information for reading by the activated operating system or software.

8. The method for activating an operating system or software according to claim 7, further comprising, prior to step S101: and in response to the key file importing operation of the user, importing the key file into a database of the server, wherein the key file comprises registration units of each serial number or user information, the authorized quantity, service expiration time and unique order identification.

9. An activation system for an operating system or software comprising a microprocessor and a memory interconnected, characterized in that the microprocessor is programmed or configured to perform the activation method for an operating system or software according to any one of claims 1-8.

10. A computer readable storage medium having a computer program stored therein, the computer program being for programming or configuring by a microprocessor to perform the activation method for an operating system or software of any one of claims 1 to 8.