Named user license model

In information technology, the named user license model describes a form of licensing in which the maximum number of users is specified who are allowed to access a resource with a registered, named user . A resource is, for example, a software application , a batch processor, a file or a workstation . Named user licensing differs from the concurrent user license model , in which the number of users who access the system at the same time is determined.

For example, while software with a license for five concurrent users can also be used by more than five users, only a maximum of five users can access it at any given time. Software with a license for five named users, on the other hand, can only be used by a maximum of five registered, named users.