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Some Bentley products require a component called the Bentley IEG License Service to function. The component handles the licensing functions on behalf of programs that reply upon it. This article explains how the licensing works and how it differs from "trust licensing" which is used by other Bentley products.
The following products require the Bentley IEG License Service:
SELECTserver provides the ability to check out licenses for a specified duration. The licenses remain assigned to a user and computer and cannot be used elsewhere until the license is checked in again.
The Bentley IEG License Service utilizes this functionality. It automatically checks out licenses for a product as needed, usually when the product is first started. Licenses are checked out for a duration of two days. This duration ensures that a license is not prematurely returned if a product is running continuously overnight.
Once a license is checked out, the Bentley IEG License Service monitors the program that requested it. When the program closes, the license is automatically checked in again.
The Bentley IEG License Service follows the concept of "concurrent licenses." If a company has x number of licenses for a product, the Bentley IEG License Service will permit x users to utilize the product simultaneously. An additional user will be denied access until a license becomes available.
This concept differs from the concept of "trust licensing" which merely reports usage data instead of actively restricting users. As long as one or more licenses of a product are available, an unlimited number of users can utilize the product simultaneously.
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