Each Charon emulator product requires a valid license to run. To access the license, the emulator needs the Sentinel runtime software. This software is part of the Charon-PAR for Linux installation kits. Refer to the software installation section for software installation instructions.
Charon-PAR version 2.0.0 and higher is incompatible with licenses of earlier versions. Earlier product versions are incompatible with licenses for Charon-PAR 2.0.0 and higher. Charon-PA3 licenses version 2.1.0 are not compatible with emulators running Charon-PA3 version 2.0.0
If you have a hardware USB license dongle, simply connect it to the system after the Charon-PAR software has been installed and verify that the license can be read correctly by entering the following command:
$ /opt/charon/bin/hasp_srm_view -all |
Please note that this command must be run from a local connection. If you are connected over a remote connection (e.g., ssh), you will receive an error. As a workaround, you can display the license contents with the following command (adapt the path of the command if your installation location is different):
$ ssh localhost /opt/charon/bin/hasp_srm_view |
Verify that the license contains the correct product, the correct number of emulator instances, and the correct expiration date (if applicable).
Example of a PA9 license:
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Details about licensing in general and how to handle licenses in Charon-PAR can be found in the section License Management Overview for Charon-PAR and in the License Handbook. The license chapter contains important information about security and more complicated use cases (for example, multiple license keys, software licenses, and network licenses).