Wibu-Systems at SPS 2025: CodeMeter Powers Licensing and Security from Microcontrollers to Enterprise Systems

2025-10-29

Wibu-Systems, a German pioneer in software protection, licensing, and cybersecurity, will present its latest CodeMeter advancements at SPS 2025 – Smart Production Solutions: secure licensing for small devices with only a few kilobytes of memory, and a scalable platform that automates license management across entire industrial ecosystems. These technologies exemplify Wibu-Systems’ mission to make security and monetization inseparable pillars of digital industry – a vision brought to life through live demonstrations at SPS 2025.

Independent market studies confirm that the industrial software market is expanding at a record pace, from USD 146 billion in 2023 to an expected USD 355 billion by 2030, growing at a 13.5% CAGR (Source: IoT Analytics 2024). The shift from hardware value to software-driven differentiation is redefining the automation landscape: features, performance, and service models are now largely determined by code. In this new paradigm, the ability to protect intellectual property and monetize digital functionality securely is a strategic advantage.

Licensing and Protection for Small Devices

Automation increasingly relies on distributed intelligence, including microcontrollers and smart sensors with limited memory and computing power. Wibu-Systems addresses these constraints with a lightweight CodeMeter library and optimized license format, allowing secure licensing and signature verification within just a few kilobytes of memory.

This setup enables unified lifecycle management, secure activation workflows, and traceable compliance data – all essential for CRA-ready device fleets. Manufacturers gain full flexibility to license functionality, manage production counts, and protect IP on the smallest embedded platforms.

CodeMeter License Portal: Scalable Licensing for Connected Ecosystems

For machine builders, OEMs, and automation vendors managing complex digital portfolios, CodeMeter License Portal extends CodeMeter License Central, Wibu-Systems’ database-driven system for creating, delivering, and managing licenses throughout their lifecycle, with a customizable, browser-based interface for license management.

It empowers administrators, resellers, and end users to activate, deactivate, restore, and assign licenses autonomously. With role-based access control, API integration into ERP and CRM systems, and hierarchical multi-tenant structures, it offers the transparency and traceability that digital manufacturing ecosystems demand – while drastically reducing support overhead.

CRA Readiness: Built for Compliance and Beyond

The Cyber Resilience Act is reshaping how digital products are designed and maintained. CodeMeter anticipates these requirements with integrated security, authentication, and lifecycle control mechanisms that not only make Wibu-Systems’ technology compliant, but also enable its customers to achieve compliance in their own devices and applications. By combining integrity protection, encrypted data handling, and secure license traceability, CodeMeter turns regulatory obligations into a framework for trust, resilience, and long-term product value.

“The automation industry has reached an inflection point,” said Stefan Bamberg, Director Sales and Key Account Management of Wibu-Systems. “For decades, machines defined value through precision and output. Today, their true value lies in the software that drives them and in the trust that protects it. At SPS 2025, Wibu-Systems demonstrates that security and monetization are the dual engines of industrial progress.”