System and method for protecting software licensing information via a trusted platform module

A method comprising:

• receiving a command at a trusted security mechanism on a client device, the command specifying a software identifier of a software component of the client device, the software component providing a request to determine whether a license for the software component is valid;
• retrieving, by the trusted security mechanism, a key associated with the software identifier and a license identifier for the license;
• validating, by the trusted security mechanism, the license based on the key, the license being stored by the client device;
• and
• providing, by the trusted security mechanism, a validation response that is responsive to the request.

A system comprising:

• a processing unit;
• and
• a memory coupled to the processing unit and storing instructions that, when executed, perform operations comprising:
• receiving, at a license manager on a computing device, a request to generate a license for a software component of the computing device, wherein the request is based on a license verification request from the software component and includes a license information file specific to the software component;
• sending a command to a trusted security mechanism on the computing device responsive to the request, the command specifying the license information file and an identifier of the software component;
• receiving the license from the trusted security mechanism;
• receiving, from the trusted security mechanism, a validation response that is responsive to the command;
• and
• and providing the validation response to the software component.