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==Lock Types==
TUFLOW Products are licenced via Codemeter locks, available in three forms; WIBU USB-2 Dongles (hardwareHardware lock), WIBU Software Licences (softwareSoftware lock) and WIBU Cloud locks. Refer to <u>[[Wibu_Dongles |WIBU Lock Guidance]]</u> for further information.
 
*Legacy '''Licence Type (Softlok Dongle'''): As of August 2010 Softlok USB dongles are no longer issued or supported due to the dongle provider not supporting 64-bit. For TUFLOW release versions 2009-07, 2008-08, 2007-07 and 2006-06, the “DB” build or later will need to be used to recognisefunction with a WIBU Codemeter dongle hardware lock. Upgrade to release version 2016-03-AF or newer is required if WIBU Software or Cloud locks are being used for the licencing.
===Current Licence Lock Options:===
Refer to <u>[[Wibu_Dongles |WIBU Lock Guidance]]</u> for further information on the following licence hosting options:
* '''WIBU Hardware Lock''': WIBU hardware locks are physical dongles (USB-2) that contain TUFLOW licences. Licences are coded onto the dongle and can be moved between computers. WIBU hardware locks are recognised by the 2006-06-BD release onwards.
*'''WIBU Software Lock''': WIBU software locks are coded onto the computer's or server's motherboard, it cannot be transferred to a different host. WIBU software locks are recognised by the 2016-03-AF release onwards.
* '''WIBU Cloud Licence''': WIBU cloud licences are available for Network licences, and a hosting on the WIBU cloud server. An internet connection is required to access a cloud licence. WIBU Cloud licences are recognised by the 2016-03-AF release onwards.
 
===Legacy Licence Lock Options===
* '''Softlok Dongle''': As of August 2010 Softlok USB dongles are no longer issued due to the dongle provider not supporting 64-bit. For TUFLOW release versions 2009-07, 2008-08, 2007-07 and 2006-06, the “DB” build or later will need to be used to recognise a WIBU Codemeter dongle.
 
==Licence Types==