Why I Don't Store License Keys on Third-Party Servers
September 13, 2026 · ChengYoung
License keys are customer assets. An offline-first licensing design keeps your signing keys on your machine — no key escrow, no single point of failure, no reason for customers to worry about your service disappearing. Including the honest trade-offs: no instant cloud revocation, no hosted analytics, and why online purchase can stay a separate optional layer.