SEMI Anti-Piracy Server Certification Protocol for Software

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Bob Smith, Executive Director
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SEMI Anti-Piracy Server Certification Protocol for Software License Management Reaches Milestone; Export Compliance Webinar

September 7th, 2021 by Bob Smith, Executive Director

I take pride in being able to announce completion of the year-long joint development effort of the anti-piracy server certification protocol for software license management led by the ESD Alliance. The initiative was approved by development committee members Cadence, Siemens EDA and Synopsys who recognize the high cost of software piracy costs hurts both vendors and their customers, a problem the protocol will help mitigate.

The SEMI Server Certification Protocol (SSCP) offers protection against software piracy. It addresses this problem by uniquely identifying each customer license server to assure that licenses are issued only by authorized servers. SCCP, now undergoing standardization, will be managed by SEMI’s Standards Group after its finalization as an industry standard. Committee members intend to implement the protocol in their respective license management software.

Credit for this achievement goes to Cadence, Siemens EDA and Synopsys committee members as well as SEMI for their work to reach this milestone and the effort continues as we move forward to finalize SSCP as an industry standard. An industry-standard protocol to combat software piracy is a growing necessity for design automation software suppliers to ensure only authorized servers are issuing licenses. Design automation software is complex and requires ongoing and significant R&D investments. Bad actors can apply server cloning techniques to access unlicensed copies of the software, putting legitimate users at a competitive disadvantage and potentially forcing software vendors to increase prices to support continuing investments in R&D.

The news release has more details.

Export Compliance Webinar with Larry Disenhof

Larry Disenhof

Larry Disenhof, Chair of our Export Committee and Group Director in Cadence’s Government and Trade Compliance Group, takes on export compliance Wednesday, September 15, during the “Understanding Export Regulations Affecting the Electronic System Design Ecosystem” webinar. Larry will use his 20 years of experience to give insight into today’s export landscape, including historical context. He will offer ways to navigate export regulations, understanding of current controls and potential new controls affecting electronic system design software and technologies.

The virtual event will be held from 9am to 10am PDT September 15, and Larry will take questions. Complimentary registration is offered to members. The fee for non-members is $35. The link can be found at: https://bit.ly/3AISTlv

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