Enterprise license registrar anchor point

A system, comprising:

• an enterprise system, including:
• an enterprise license registrar, including:
• memory;
• a processor;
• an enterprise license registrar certificate stored in memory;
• a license registrar application, wherein the license registrar application is operable to log reports of license file allocations in at least a first secure log file;
• a first license manager server, wherein the first license manager server is periodically in communication with the enterprise license registrar, wherein the first license manager server holds a plurality of license files, wherein the first license manager server is operable to allocate license rights in response to requests and to report license allocations to the enterprise license registrar periodically, wherein the first license manager server allocates at least a second license to at least a second application instance, wherein the allocation of the at least a second license to the at least a second application instance is a licensed resource is in excess of those set forth in a license certificate and wherein the allocation of the at least a second application instance is temporarily allowed to ensure availability of the excess licensed resource by the enterprise when the first license manager server is moved in a virtualized environment and a new license manager server instance is brought up before the first license manager server is retired and until the excess licensed resource can be reported to the enterprise license registrar;
• and
• a first plurality of application instances, wherein at least one of the first plurality of application instances is allocated a license right by the first license manager server.

A non-transitory computer readable medium having stored thereon computer executable instructions, the computer executable instructions causing a processor included in an enterprise license registrar to execute a method for providing licensing services, the computer executable instructions comprising:

• instructions to provide license files associated with a first enterprise license registrar identifier to one or more license manager servers;
• instructions to receive reports from the one or more license manager servers related to allocations of license rights by the one or more license manager servers;
• instructions to allocate at least a first license to at least a first application instance;
• instructions to allocate at least a second license to at least a second application instance, wherein the allocation of the at least a second license to the at least a second application instance is a licensed resource in excess of those set forth in a license certificate and wherein the allocation of the at least a second application instance is temporarily allowed to ensure availability of the excess licensed resource by the enterprise when the one or more license manager servers is moved in a virtualized environment and a new license manager server instance is brought up before the first license server manager is retired and until the excess licensed resource can be reported to the enterprise license registrar;
• instructions to compile received reports into a log file;
• and
• instructions to digitally sign the log file by applying a unique identifier associated with the first enterprise license registrar.