/// <summary>
/// use a private key to generate a secure license file. the private key must match the public key accessible to
/// the system validating the license.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="start">applicable start date for the license file.</param>
/// <param name="end">applicable end date for the license file</param>
/// <param name="productName">applicable product name</param>
/// <param name="userName">user-name</param>
/// <param name="privateKey">the private key (in XML form)</param>
/// <returns>secure, public license, validated with the public part of the key</returns>
public static License CreateLicense(DateTime start, DateTime end, String productName, String userName, String privateKey)
{
// create the licence terms:
LicenseTerms terms = new LicenseTerms()
{
StartDate = start,
EndDate = end,
ProductName = productName,
UserName = userName
};
// create the crypto-service provider:
DSACryptoServiceProvider dsa = new DSACryptoServiceProvider();
// setup the dsa from the private key:
dsa.FromXmlString(privateKey);
// get the byte-array of the licence terms:
byte[] license = terms.GetLicenseData();
// get the signature:
byte[] signature = dsa.SignData(license);
// now create the license object:
return(new License()
{
LicenseTerms = Convert.ToBase64String(license),
Signature = Convert.ToBase64String(signature)
});
}
