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Any recommendations for an open source (free) C# library/application for a C# Windows Application that could be used for: (a) creating license/product keys and (b) has library that can be used within the code to perform a check to see whether the entered license key is valid?

(I've seen other posts which cover commercial products, but here I'm looking for a ready-to-go tool with library that can be used in a C# windows application)

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Greg
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  • possible duplicate of [Licensing System for .NET](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/5132943/licensing-system-for-net) – Ryan Gates Feb 10 '14 at 21:04

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What about rhino-licensing? Here is an introductory license: Rhino Licensing

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  • just having a look now - no obvious tutorials or doco I've see so far? Perhaps just download source and look at test cases? – Greg Sep 13 '10 at 07:15
  • This is exactly what I need - free, no server/client communication required, simple, effective – Reinderien Feb 07 '17 at 13:40
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The .NET framework has a built-in licensing model (MSDN).

See also Applications Licensing using the .NET Framework on Developer.com

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