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.

Please note: Charon-PAR version 3.0.0 and higher is incompatible with licenses of earlier versions. Earlier product versions are incompatible with licenses for Charon-PAR 3.0.0 and higher. Charon-PAR licenses with version 2.1.0 are not compatible with emulators running Charon-PAR 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 the above 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 Charon-PAR/PA9-64 license:

$ hasp_srm_view -all

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The Physical KeyId: 1202236799
License type: License Dongle (Network capable)
CHARON Sentinel HASP License key section
Reading 4032 bytes

The License Number: N10.0064
The License KeyId: 1202236799
The Master KeyId: 1645066348

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End User name: Stromasys

Purchasing Customer name: Stromasys

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Product License Number: Def_1
Virtual Hardware: PA-RISC
HP/PA Physical Key ID: 12345678
Product Name: Charon-PA9-64-L4
Product Code: CHPA9-64-L4-IP
Major Version: 3
Minor Version: 0
32bit and 64bit OS requirements: 64bit
Host Operating System required: LINUX
CPU's allowed: 8
Maximum virtual memory: 32768MB
License expiration date: 03-Jun-2021
Instances allowed: 9
Feature number: 1
Check interval: 60 minutes

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If you purchased a software license, or if you need more information about licensing in general and how to handle licenses in Charon-PAR, please refer to 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).

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