Licensing

Licensing

An index and topic collection covering software licensing APIs across two intersecting domains: open-source license metadata and code-license detection (SPDX, OSI license list, ChooseALicense, FOSSology, ScanCode, ClearlyDefined, the GitHub License API, and Software Composition Analysis tooling from Snyk, Sonatype, Synopsys Black Duck, JFrog, Veracode, and Anchore) and commercial software licensing, entitlement, and activation APIs (Amazon License Manager, Flexera FlexNet Operations, Cryptlex, Keygen, LicenseSpring, Zentitle by Nalpeiron, Sentinel by Thales, Reprise, OpenLM, and SaaS license management platforms such as Snow Software, SoftwareOne, Trelica, CloudEagle.ai, Sastrify, Spendflo, CloudNuro, Cleanshelf, Corma, Certero, and Binadox). The collection brings together the providers that publish, govern, detect, scan, attribute, activate, meter, and reclaim software licenses across open-source compliance pipelines and commercial entitlement systems.

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handyman CloudNuro code Repo link APIs.io
handyman Corma code Repo link APIs.io
handyman Flexera code Repo link APIs.io
handyman FOSSology code Repo link APIs.io
handyman GitHub code Repo link APIs.io
handyman JFrog code Repo link APIs.io
handyman LICENSE.md code Repo link APIs.io
handyman Manifest Cyber code Repo link APIs.io
handyman Mendix code Repo link APIs.io
handyman OpenChain code Repo link APIs.io
handyman OpenSSF code Repo link APIs.io
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handyman Snow Software code Repo link APIs.io
handyman Snyk code Repo link APIs.io
handyman SoftwareOne code Repo link APIs.io
handyman Sonatype code Repo link APIs.io
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handyman Suger code Repo link APIs.io
handyman Synopsys code Repo link APIs.io
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extensionCommon Features

extensionOpen Source License Metadata

Authoritative catalogs and identifiers for open-source licenses, including the SPDX License List, OSI-approved licenses, and ChooseALicense.com, exposed via APIs so tools can resolve canonical license identifiers, texts, and obligations.

extensionSource Code License Detection

Scanners such as ScanCode, FOSSology, and ClearlyDefined inspect source trees, package manifests, and binary artifacts to detect declared and inferred licenses across millions of files and report them in SPDX or similar formats.

extensionSoftware Composition Analysis

SCA platforms like Snyk, Sonatype, Synopsys Black Duck, JFrog Xray, Veracode SCA, and Anchore inventory open-source dependencies, attribute licenses to each component, and flag policy violations across build pipelines.

extensionSBOM and License Attribution

Software Bill of Materials tooling generates SPDX or CycloneDX documents that include per-component license declarations, enabling downstream attribution, NOTICE file generation, and regulatory disclosure.

extensionCommercial License Activation and Entitlement

Entitlement platforms such as Cryptlex, Keygen, LicenseSpring, Zentitle by Nalpeiron, Sentinel by Thales, Reprise, and Flexera FlexNet Operations issue, activate, validate, and revoke license keys for commercial software.

extensionLicense Metering and Floating Licenses

OpenLM, FlexNet, and Reprise track concurrent usage of floating and named-user licenses for engineering and design software, exposing utilization, denial, and check-out events through APIs.

extensionSaaS License Management

SaaS management platforms like Snow Software, SoftwareOne, Trelica, CloudEagle.ai, Sastrify, Spendflo, CloudNuro, Cleanshelf, Corma, Certero, and Binadox discover SaaS subscriptions, reconcile seat usage, and reclaim unused licenses.

extensionMarketplace Entitlement and Co-Sell

Cloud marketplace and metering APIs from Amazon License Manager and Suger let ISVs grant, meter, and revoke buyer entitlements purchased through AWS, Azure, and GCP marketplaces.

task_altUse Cases

task_altOpen Source License Compliance

Engineering and legal teams scan repositories and build artifacts with FOSSology, ScanCode, Snyk, or Synopsys Black Duck to attribute licenses to every dependency and prove compliance with copyleft and attribution obligations.

task_altSBOM Generation for Regulated Industries

Vendors generate SPDX or CycloneDX SBOMs that embed license declarations to satisfy U.S. Executive Order 14028, the EU Cyber Resilience Act, and medical-device, automotive, and federal procurement requirements.

task_altCommercial License Activation

ISVs ship desktop and embedded software that calls Cryptlex, Keygen, LicenseSpring, or FlexNet APIs at startup to activate, validate, and periodically re-check license entitlements against a hardware fingerprint.

task_altFloating License Pools for Engineering Tools

CAD, EDA, and scientific computing teams meter concurrent usage of expensive seats through OpenLM, FlexNet, and Reprise license servers, exposing real-time utilization through APIs to optimize seat counts.

task_altSaaS Spend and License Optimization

IT and finance teams use SaaS management platforms to discover shadow SaaS, reconcile seats against active users, and reclaim or right-size licenses to cut software spend.

task_altCloud Marketplace Entitlement Provisioning

ISVs listed on AWS, Azure, and GCP marketplaces use Amazon License Manager and Suger to grant access to customers who purchase through the marketplace and to meter consumption-based billing.

task_altRepository License Surfacing

Code hosts like GitHub expose detected license metadata via the GitHub License API so downstream tooling can resolve a project's license without re-scanning source.

task_altLicense Policy Enforcement in CI

SCA gates in CI block builds that introduce dependencies under restricted licenses (AGPL, SSPL) using policies defined in Snyk, Sonatype, Synopsys, JFrog Xray, or Anchore.

integration_instructionsIntegrations

integration_instructionsSPDX

The SPDX License List and SBOM specification from the Linux Foundation, providing canonical identifiers and machine-readable license metadata.

integration_instructionsFOSSology

Open-source license compliance scanner from the Linux Foundation that detects licenses, copyrights, and obligations across source trees.

integration_instructionsScanCode Toolkit

Open-source license, copyright, and package detection toolkit used as the core engine in ClearlyDefined and many SCA platforms.

integration_instructionsClearlyDefined

Open Source Initiative project that aggregates curated license and copyright data for open-source components and exposes it via API.

integration_instructionsSnyk

Developer-first security and SCA platform that inventories open-source dependencies and attributes licenses, flagging policy violations in pull requests.

integration_instructionsSynopsys Black Duck

Enterprise SCA platform for open-source license compliance, vulnerability management, and policy enforcement across software supply chains.

integration_instructionsSonatype Lifecycle

SCA and policy engine from Sonatype enforcing license and security policies against open-source components in repositories and build pipelines.

integration_instructionsFlexera FlexNet Operations

Commercial license fulfillment and entitlement platform used by ISVs to issue, deliver, and manage software licenses for on-premises and embedded software.

integration_instructionsKeygen

Developer-focused commercial software licensing and distribution API offering activation, validation, and entitlement for desktop, embedded, and IoT software.

integration_instructionsCryptlex

Cloud-based commercial software licensing API for activation, offline licensing, floating licenses, and machine fingerprinting.

integration_instructionsLicenseSpring

Software licensing platform for ISVs providing online and offline activation, license servers, and entitlement management.

integration_instructionsZentitle by Nalpeiron

Cloud-based software monetization and entitlement platform issuing perpetual, subscription, and consumption-based licenses.

integration_instructionsSentinel by Thales

Enterprise-grade software licensing and entitlement platform widely used in industrial, medical, and embedded software.

integration_instructionsOpenLM

License usage monitoring and reporting platform for floating engineering and CAD licenses across FlexNet, Reprise, DSLS, and other license servers.

integration_instructionsAmazon License Manager

AWS service for managing software licenses from vendors such as Microsoft, SAP, Oracle, and IBM across AWS and on-premises infrastructure.

integration_instructionsSnow Software

IT asset and SaaS management platform (now part of Flexera) providing visibility into software entitlements and consumption.

integration_instructionsGitHub License API

GitHub REST API endpoints that return the detected SPDX license for a repository and serve canonical license texts for choosing a license.

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