On September 27, 2023, the ESD Alliance License Management and Anti-Piracy Committee presented an overview of the SEMI Server Certification Protocol (SSCP).
The SEMI Server Certification Protocol was developed to minimize the unauthorized use (piracy) of licensed software. Developed by a partnership of companies in the Electronic Design Automation (EDA) industry and managed by the Electronic System Design Alliance, a SEMI Technology Community, the protocol is applicable to many high-value software solutions. The protocol achieves this by being able to uniquely identify license servers – closing a loophole that is often exploited to enable unauthorized software use.
Topics presented during the webinar included:
- How software piracy impacts both software vendors and their customers
- An overview of how the protocol is used to prevent license server duplication
- A description of the protocol and its scope
- How the protocol can be integrated into a software license management system
- Additional background on use cases and how the protocol can be applied in different environments
The recording of the webinar is available below.
SEMI Server Certification Protocol Webinar Recording
(38 minutes)