AuthForge

AuthForge is a licensing API for desktop software that handles license validation, key management, and device binding. It is built for developers who want to validate licenses in their applications and enforce hardware locks. The service describes itself as a drop-in API for desktop apps and says it can be wired up in under 10 minutes against the language already in use.

Its feature set includes license key generation, revocation, and bulk issuance in a standard XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX format. AuthForge supports hardware locking through HWID, configurable multi-device seat counts, and server-side validation with rolling nonces and Ed25519-signed responses. The page also mentions real-time HTTP webhooks for license events, a branded self-service customer portal, and a REST developer API that mirrors the dashboard with scoped bearer keys, rate limits, and server-to-server CRUD for licenses, apps, and webhooks. Account security features listed on the page include TOTP multi-factor authentication for operators, MFA-gated admin mutations, and user, support, and admin roles.

The service is delivered through an API and dashboard, with a portal at portal.authforge.cc and an API at api.authforge.cc. SDKs are listed for Python, Node, Go, Rust, C, and C++, and the site shows an example of in-app license validation using a client library. It also states that webhook delivery URLs are SSRF-hardened and that signing keys are held KMS-encrypted at rest.

Pricing is billed per request or validation traffic rather than per product, seat, license, or device. AuthForge says there are unlimited apps, licenses, and devices, and that one validation call costs one credit while heartbeats are billed at a reduced rate of ten pings per credit. The pricing page also states that 1,000 free credits are included on sign-up with no card required. The footer identifies the operator as GlobalSync LLC d/b/a AuthForge.