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Upgrading Sentinel HL Keys to Driverless Configuration

This section is relevant only for LDK Products/Entitlements.

Sentinel HL (Driverless configuration) keys are a type of Sentinel HL keys that do not require the Run-time Environment in order to protect an application on a Windows machine. These keys provide several advantages over Sentinel HL keys:

• (On a Windows machine) Employ HID drivers instead of HASP key drivers. (HID drivers are an integral part of the Windows operating system.) In many cases, it is possible to use these keys without installing any additional support software.
• Support a higher number of Features.
• Provide larger on-key memory space.

While creating a Product if you select the Upgrade to Driverless check box for Sentinel HL (HASP configuration) keys then these keys can be upgraded in the field to Sentinel HL (Driverless configuration) keys. The HASP HL keys and Sentinel HL keys that are already in Driverless mode will remain unchanged.

Warning

This process is irreversible and upgraded keys may be inaccessible by protected applications using API libraries older than Sentinel LDK 6.3. Upgraded Sentinel HL Net (Driverless Configuration) keys will require Sentinel LDK 7.0 or later.