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The CHARON-VAX / CHARON-PDP license is read upon the start of each instance of CHARON VM and at a specified interval (defined by the license content) during the emulated system execution (default is 1 hour). If CHARON VM detects the absence (or malfunction) of the license key or software license, CHARON VM will try to use a backup license (if specified in the configuration file). If the license is not available or not specified, CHARON VM displays a warning message in the log file requesting the license key reconnection or software license reactivation. If the license is not reconnectedor reactivated within a given period of time (the check interval), CHARON VM exits.reconnected or reactivated within 12 hours, CHARON-VAX exits. For more, see 481988514 chapter.
The CHARON-VAX / CHARON-PDP main license is time restricted or unlimited, the backup license is limited by the number of executions (1 execution = 1 interval check)
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Parameters defined by CHARON VM license
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CHARON-VAX / CHARON-PDP licensing models are divided into 3 groups:
Regular Sentinel HASP keys
This is the most common way of CHARON-VAX / CHARON-PDP licensing.
The CHARON-VAX / CHARON-PDP license is embedded in a Sentinel HASP dongle. This license is available only on the host where the dongle is physically installed.
The CHARON-VAX / CHARON-PDP installation procedure takes care of the Sentinel HASP run-time (driver) installation. Once the CHARON-VAX / CHARON-PDP product has been installed, it is possible to plug in the regular license key and proceed with using CHARON-VAX / CHARON-PDP without additional configuration steps.
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- Installation of the Sentinel run-time environment on the CHARON-VAX / CHARON-PDP host (regular and network keys) or on the host that will distribute CHARON-VAX / CHARON-PDP licenses over a local network segment (network key only). The Sentinel software is installed automatically by CHARON-VAX / CHARON-PDP for Windows.
- Physical connection of the HASP license dongle to the CHARON-VAX / CHARON-PDP host or to the host distributing the CHARON-VAX / CHARON-PDP license over the local network segment.
- Collecting the system fingerprint (*.c2v file), sending it to STROMASYS and applying the update (*.v2c file) in case of software license (and in case of updating HASP dongle license). See the details below.
When a manual installation of the Sentinel run-time is required (in the case of the network license server that does not have CHARON-AXP installed):
- Login as Administrator
- Open the CHARON-VAX/PDP kit folder
- Switch to the "
hasp_install" subfolder - Unzip the archive "
haspdinst.zip" located in this folder - Open "cmd.exe" and switch to the folder where the files were unzipped
Execute the following commands:
...> haspdinst.exe -fr -kp -nomsg...> haspdinst.exe -install -cm- Extract the contents of this archive "
hasplib.zip"to the same directory. - Copy the file "
haspvlib_68704.dll" to "C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Aladdin Shared\HASP" (in case of x64 host) or "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Aladdin Shared\HASP" (in case of x86 host)
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Note that the following operations have to be performed on installation phase for network licenses:
Please consult with your Windows User's Guide on details. If stricter firewall rules are required, it is possible to open the ports 30000-65535 and 1947 only for the "Sentinel HASP License Manager" (hasplms.exe) service (it will be installed by CHARON-VAX / CHARON-PDP). |
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Removing CHARON-VAX / CHARON-PDP software licenses
The following procedure must be applied to remove the software license (SL):
- Open the CHARON Virtual Machines Manager, switch to the "Host Information & Utilities" tab and press the "Sentinel Admin Control Center" button:
or - alternatively - start any web browser on this system and go to the http://localhost:1947 page. - In the "Sentinel HASP Admin Control Center" (ACC), select the "Sentinel Keys" option in the left pane and locate the target "Sentinel SL AdminMode" license.
Press the "Certificates" button at the right side of the SL description:
.Div class pagebreak - Note the name of the correspondent certificate in the "Certificates" section. The name is in the form of
<KeyID>_base.v2c - Remove the corresponding certificate file in the "
C:\Program Files\Common Files\SafeNet Sentinel\Sentinel LDK\installed\68704" folder. - Reboot the CHARON host.
- Start Restart the "Sentinel HASP Admin Control Center" (ACC) again to ensure the SL has been removed.
- LDK License Manager" service (hasplms) either using the
services.mscprogram or via a command line (as administrator) then enter the "sc stop hasplms" command followed by "sc start hasplms" or reboot the CHARON host. - Start the "Sentinel HASP Admin Control Center" (ACC) again to ensure the SL has been removed.
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License deinstallation
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- The run time is typically limited to 720 hours (30 days). This is the time alloted to get a replacement dongle from STROMASYS.
- A backup license may be valid only until a certain date.
Emulator Behavior
Charon products check the availability of a valid license under several conditions:
1. At startup:
- If no valid license is found, an error message will be written to the emulator log file and the emulator will not start.
- In some emulator products it is possible to configure the number of retries and the waiting time between them by adding parameters to the emulator configuration file. Please refer to chapter General Settings/license_key_lookup_retry the details.
2. At regular intervals during the runtime of the emulator (the default license check period of 1 hour can be changed by Stromasys using the appropriate license parameters):
- If the previously used valid license has been removed, has disappeared, is defect, or has become invalid, the emulator will report the loss of the license in the log file and continue operation for a limited amount of time as described below.
- If there is another valid license, for example a backup license defined in the configuration file, it will be used.
- Charon allows for a grace period of 12 hours during which the software checks for the presence of a valid license every 10 minutes until a valid license is found. If no valid license is found after the grace period has expired, the emulator will stop.
- If a time-restricted license is used and it expires, the Charon instance tries to find its replacement automatically and, if found, proceeds using the replacement license
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