Patent ID: 8955099
Filing Date: 2015-02-10
Classification: G06F,H04L

Abstract:
1. A method comprising: creating, by a computing device, a pool of available licenses for secure network resources; receiving, by the computing device and from a first network device, a particular license that is not being used by the first network device; providing, by the computing device, the particular license in the pool of available licenses; receiving, by the computing device, a request for a license from a second network device; providing, by the computing device and to the second network device, the particular license from the pool of available licenses based on the request for the license; determining, by the computing device and after providing the particular license to the second network device, that the particular license is no longer available to be distributed by the computing device; releasing, by the computing device, the particular license from the pool of available licenses after determining that the particular license is no longer available to be distributed by the computing device; and providing, by the computing device and to the second network device, an indication of the releasing of the particular license from the pool of available licenses.