Oz Licensing Options
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For commercial use of Oz Forensics products, a license is required. The license is time-limited and defines the software access parameters based on the terms of your agreement.
Once you initialize mobile SDK, run Web Plugin, or use Oz Bio, the system checks if your license is valid. The check runs in the background and has minimal impact on the user experience.
As you can see on the scheme above, the license is required for:
Mobile SDKs for iOS and Android,
Web SDK, which consists of Web Adapter and Web Plugin,
Oz BIO, which is needed for server analyses and is installed for On-Premise model of use.
For each of the components, you require a separate license which is bound to this component. Thus, if you use all three components, three licenses are required.
To issue a license for mobile SDK, we require your bundle (application) ID. There are two types of licenses for iOS and Android SDKs: online and offline. Any license type can be applied to any analysis mode: on-device, server-based, or hybrid.
As its name suggests, an online license requires a stable connection. Once you initialize our SDK with this license, it connects to our license server and retrieves information about license parameters, including counters of transactions or devices, where:
Transaction: increments each time you start a video capture.
Device: increments when our SDK is installed on a new device.
The online license can be transaction-limited, device-limited, or both, according to your agreement.
The main advantages of the online license are:
You don’t need to update your application after the license renewal,
And if you want to add a new bundle ID to the incense, there’s also no need to re-issue it. Everything is done on the fly.
The data exchange for the online license is quick, ensuring your users won't experience almost any delay compared to using the offline license.
Please note that even though on-device analyses don’t need the Internet themselves, you still require a connection for license verification.
Online license is the default option for Mobile SDKs. If you require the offline license, please inform your manager.
Offline license is a type of license that can work without Internet. All license parameters are set in the license file, and you just need to add the file to your project. This license type doesn’t have any restrictions on transactions or devices.
The main benefit of the offline license is its autonomy, allowing it to function without a network connection. However, when your license expires, and you add a new one, you’ll require to release a new version of your application in Google Play and App Store. Otherwise, the SDK won’t function.
How to add a license to mobile SDK:
Web SDK license is almost similar to the mobile SDK offline license. It can function without network connection, and the license file contains all the necessary parameters, such as expiration date. Web SDK license also has no restrictions on transactions or devices.
The license is bound to URLs of your domains and/or subdomains. To add the license to your SDK instance, you need to place it to the Web SDK container as described here. In rare cases, it is also possible to add a license via Web Plugin.
The difference between Mobile SDK offline license and Web SDK license is that you don’t need to release a new application version when Web SDK license is renewed.
For on-premise installations, we offer a dedicated license with a limitation on activations, with each activation representing a separate Oz BIO seat. This license can be online or offline, depending on whether your Oz BIO servers have internet access. The online license is verified through our license server, while for offline licenses, we assist you in setting up an offline license server within your infrastructure and activating the license.
For test integration purposes, we provide a free trial license that is sufficient for initial use, such as testing with your datasets to check analysis accuracy. For Mobile SDKs, you can generate a one-month license yourself on our website: click here. If you would like to integrate with your web application, please contact us to obtain a license, and we will also assist you in configuring your dedicated instance of our Web SDK. With the license, you will receive credentials to access our services.
Once you're ready to move to commercial use, a new production license will be issued. We’ll provide you with new production credentials and assist you with integration and configuration. Our engineers are always available to help.
Our software offers flexible licensing options to meet your specific needs. Whether you prioritize seamless updates or prefer autonomous operation, we have a solution tailored for you. If you have any questions, please contact us.
