Cryptographic mechanisms for software setup using token-based two-factor authentication

A non-transitory machine readable medium having stored thereon instructions comprising machine executable code which when executed by at least one machine causes the machine to:

• receive a request for software authentication from a client machine of a software subscriber;
• distribute an electronic license between a software vendor and the client machine of the software subscriber based on the received request for the software authentication, wherein the electronic license comprises software responsive to the request and a token configured to interact with an authentication engine at the client machine for one or more validation checks;
• generate a license key in response to a received notification of the validation of the token by the authentication engine at the client machine;
• and
• distribute the generated license key to the client machine of the software subscriber, wherein the distributed license key is configured to initiate enablement of the software at the client machine.

A computing device comprising:

• a memory containing non-transitory machine readable medium comprising machine executable code having stored thereon instructions for managing workload within a storage system;
• and
• a processor coupled to the memory, the processor configured to execute the machine executable code to cause the processor to:
• receive a request for software authentication from a client machine of a software subscriber;
• distribute an electronic license between a software vendor and the client machine of the software subscriber based on the received request for the software authentication, wherein the electronic license comprises software responsive to the request and a token configured to interact with an authentication engine at the client machine for one or more validation checks;
• generate a license key in response to a received notification of the validation of the token by the authentication engine at the client machine;
• and
• distribute the generated license key to the client machine of the software subscriber, wherein the distributed license key is configured to initiate enablement of the software at the client machine.