diff --git a/server/Makefile b/server/Makefile
index 2057109e4..a99b24aa7 100644
--- a/server/Makefile
+++ b/server/Makefile
@@ -15,15 +15,13 @@ LDLIBS = -pthread -lrt -lm -lconfig
 CFLAGS  = -std=gnu99 -Iinclude/ -MMD -Wall -O3
 CFLAGS += -D_XOPEN_SOURCE=500 -D_GNU_SOURCE -DV=$(V)
 
-# Add git commit hash
-ifneq (,$(shell which git))
-	CFLAGS += -D_GIT_REV='"$(shell git rev-parse --short HEAD)"'
-endif
-
-# Conditional debug flags
+# Add more compiler flags
 ifdef DEBUG
 	CFLAGS += -O0 -g
 endif
+ifneq (,$(shell which git))
+	CFLAGS += -D_GIT_REV='"$(shell git rev-parse --short HEAD)"'
+endif
 
 # Enabled GTFPGA support when libpci is available
 ifneq (,$(wildcard /usr/include/pci/pci.h))
@@ -42,7 +40,7 @@ ifneq (,$(wildcard $(OPALDIR)/include_target/AsyncApi.h))
 	override OBJS    += opal.o
 endif
 
-.PHONY: all clean
+.PHONY: all clean strip protected
 
 # Default target: build everything
 all: $(TARGETS)
@@ -54,10 +52,14 @@ receive: receive.o $(OBJS)
 random: random.o $(OBJS)
 test: test.o $(OBJS)
 
+protected: CFLAGS += -DPROTECT -DVALID_UNTIL=$(shell date -d "now +5months" +%s) -s -O3 -fvisibility=hidden
+protected: clean strip
+
 strip: $(TARGETS)
 	strip	--remove-section=.comment \
 		--remove-section=.note \
-		--strip-unneeded \
+		--strip-debug \
+		--strip-all \
 		$(TARGETS) 
 	
 
diff --git a/server/include/license.h b/server/include/license.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3e12f9cd7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/include/license.h
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+#ifdef PROTECT
+
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <time.h>
+
+/** Check for correct license */
+static inline __attribute__((always_inline)) int check_license()
+{
+	const struct {
+		char *file, *content;
+		off_t offset;
+	} checks[] = {
+		{ "/sys/class/dmi/id/product_uuid", "5002E503-4904-EB05-7406-0C0700080009" },
+		{ "/sys/class/net/eth0/address" , "50:e5:49:eb:74:0c" },
+		{ "/etc/machine-id", "0d8399d0216314f083b9ed2053a354a8" },
+		{ "/dev/sda2", "\x53\xf6\xb5\xeb\x8b\x16\x46\xdc\x8d\x8f\x5b\x70\xb8\xc9\x1a\x2a", 0x468 }, /* EXT4 UUID */
+	};
+
+	if (time(NULL) > VALID_UNTIL)
+		return -1;
+
+	FILE *f;
+	char buf[128];
+	
+	for (int i = 0; i < ARRAY_LEN(checks); i++) {
+		f = fopen(checks[i].file, "r");
+		if (!f)
+			return -1;
+
+		fseek(f, checks[i].offset, SEEK_SET);
+		fgets(buf, sizeof(buf), f);
+		fclose(f);
+
+		if (strncmp(buf, checks[i].content, strlen(checks[i].content)))
+			return -1;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+#else
+ #define check_license()
+#endif
diff --git a/server/include/utils.h b/server/include/utils.h
index e91bfeab9..34372d0fa 100644
--- a/server/include/utils.h
+++ b/server/include/utils.h
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 #include <errno.h>
 #include <sched.h>
 #include <string.h>
+#include <time.h>
 #include <sys/types.h>
 
 #include "log.h"
diff --git a/server/src/server.c b/server/src/server.c
index 602f3b184..2060a3260 100644
--- a/server/src/server.c
+++ b/server/src/server.c
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 #include "cfg.h"
 #include "path.h"
 #include "node.h"
+#include "license.h"
 
 #ifdef ENABLE_OPAL_ASYNC
 #include "opal.h"
@@ -128,6 +129,9 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 	if (getuid() != 0)
 		error("The server requires superuser privileges!");
 
+	if (check_license())
+		error("You're not allowed to use this software!");
+
 	/* Initialize lists */
 	list_init(&nodes, (dtor_cb_t) node_destroy);
 	list_init(&paths, (dtor_cb_t) path_destroy);
diff --git a/server/src/utils.c b/server/src/utils.c
index 3d49990b9..6c81a3b3a 100644
--- a/server/src/utils.c
+++ b/server/src/utils.c
@@ -8,13 +8,13 @@
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <string.h>
-#include <time.h>
 #include <errno.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <netdb.h>
 #include <math.h>
 #include <signal.h>
 #include <pthread.h>
+#include <fstab.h>
 
 #ifdef ENABLE_OPAL_ASYNC
 #define RTLAB