Application Licensing and Best Practices

[The AD RMS SDK leveraging functionality exposed by the client in Msdrm.dll is available for use in Windows Server 2008, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows 7, Windows Server 2012, and Windows 8. It may be altered or unavailable in subsequent versions. Instead, use Active Directory Rights Management Services SDK 2.1, which leverages functionality exposed by the client in Msipc.dll.]

The following topics discuss how to license your Active Directory Rights Management Services (AD RMS) applications during both product development and release.

Topic Description
Application Licensing Information Discusses how to obtain pre-production and production certificates.
Required Application Security Standards Discusses the minimum standards an application must meet before a production certificate can be issued.
Recommended Software Development Practices Recommends development practices to help you anticipate threats to and ensure the physical security of your application.

 

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