Licensing Kaspersky Security for Virtualization 6.1 Light Agent

This section contains information about the basic concepts associated with licensing Kaspersky applications, as well as information about the specifics of activating the Kaspersky Security solution.

About the End-User License Agreement

The End User License Agreement is a binding agreement between you and AO Kaspersky Lab, stipulating the terms on which you may use the Kaspersky application.

Kaspersky Security for Virtualization 6.1 Light Agent, the Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Linux application used as a Light Agent for Linux, and the Kaspersky Security Center Network Agent for Linux component used in the operation of Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Linux have their own End User License Agreements.

Read through the terms of the End User License Agreement carefully before you start using the solution.

You can review the terms of the End User License Agreement for the Kaspersky Security solution and the Privacy Policy, which describes the processing and transmission of data, in the following ways:

• By reading the license.txt documents included in the solution distribution kit and in the Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Linux distribution kit.
• During installation of the Integration Server and Integration Server Console components, during initial configuration of Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Linux, and during installation of Network Agent for Linux on a virtual machine.

  By confirming that you agree with the End User License Agreement during initial configuration of the solution, you accept the terms of the End User License Agreement. If you do not accept the terms of the End User License Agreement, you must stop installing the solution and must not use the solution.

• After installing the solution components.

After Kaspersky Security is installed, files with the text of the Kaspersky Security End User License Agreement and the Privacy Policy are located at the following paths:

• On the device where Kaspersky Security management MMC plug-ins, Integration Server, and Integration Server Console are installed:

  %ProgramFiles(x86)%\Kaspersky Lab\KSV\Kaspersky Security for Virtualization <version number> Light Agent\EULA\license_<language identifier>.txt

  where:

  • <version number> refers to the number of the installed version of the Kaspersky Security solution;
  • <language ID> – ID of the localization language of installed Kaspersky Security components.
• On the device where Kaspersky Security Center Web Console is installed, in the installation folder for the Kaspersky Security for Virtualization 6.1 Light Agent – Protection Server web plug-in:
  • %ProgramFiles(x86)%\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Security Center Web Console\server\plugins\SVM_<version>\assets\eula\<language ID>\license.txt for devices with Windows operating systems.
  • /var/opt/kaspersky/ksc-web-console/server/plugins/svm_<version>/assets/eula/<language ID>/license.txt for devices with Linux operating systems;

    where:

    • <version> refers to the number of the installed version of the Kaspersky Security solution, in X_X_X_X format.
    • <language ID> – ID of the localization language of installed Kaspersky Security components.
• On a deployed SVM:

  /opt/kaspersky/ksvla/share/doc/license.<language identifier>

  where <language ID> is the identifier of the End-User License Agreement localization language.

• On a virtual machine where Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Linux is installed and used as a Light Agent for Linux:

  /opt/kaspersky/kesl/doc/license.<language ID>

  where <language ID> is the identifier of the End-User License Agreement localization language.

The files with the text of the End User License Agreement for Network Agent for Linux are located at the following paths:

• On a virtual machine where Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Linux is installed and used as a Light Agent for Linux:
  • /opt/kaspersky/klnagent64/share/license/license_<language ID>.txt for 64-bit operating systems.
  • /opt/kaspersky/klnagent/share/license/license_<language ID>.txt for 32-bit operating systems.

  where <language ID> is the identifier of the End-User License Agreement localization language.

• On a deployed SVM:

  /opt/kaspersky/klnagent64/share/license/license_<language identifier.txt

  where <language ID> is the identifier of the End-User License Agreement localization language.

About data provision

By accepting the terms of the Kaspersky Security End User License Agreement, you agree to automatically send the following information to Kaspersky:

• When updating Kaspersky Security databases and application modules:
  • ID of Kaspersky Security
  • ID of the active license
  • Unique ID of the Kaspersky Security installation
  • Unique ID of the update task start
  • Full version of Kaspersky Security
• When following links from the Kaspersky Security interface:
  • Kaspersky Security type
  • Kaspersky Security version
  • Kaspersky Security interface language
  • ID of the web page being accessed
  • Name of the link to the web page being accessed
• If an activation code is being applied to activate Kaspersky Security:
  • ID, version, and localization of the Kaspersky Security solution, as well as IDs of compatible applications
  • SVM ID and unique ID of the Kaspersky Security installation
  • Activation code and time when the solution was activated
  • Type, version, and word size of the operating system, as well as the name of the virtual environment in which Kaspersky Security is installed
  • Information about packaging of regularly transmitted confirmations of the license key status

  Information is sent periodically for the purpose of verifying that the solution is being used appropriately.

  Kaspersky may use this information to generate statistical information about the distribution and use of Kaspersky software.

  By using an activation code, you agree to automatically send to Kaspersky the data listed above. If you do not agree to send this information, you must use a key file to activate Kaspersky Security.

The received information is protected by Kaspersky in accordance with the requirements established by the law and the current Kaspersky rules. Data is transmitted via encrypted communication channels.

For more detailed information about processing, storage, and destruction of information obtained during the use of the solution and sent to Kaspersky, please refer to the Privacy Policy on the Kaspersky website.

About the license

A license is a time-limited right to use a Kaspersky application, granted under the End User License Agreement.

The available functionality and period for use of the application depend on the type of license under which the application is being used.

The following license types are available for Kaspersky applications:

• Trial – a free license intended for trying out a Kaspersky application.

  Trial licenses have a short validity period. When the trial license expires, Kaspersky applications no longer perform all of their functions. To continue using the application, you need to purchase a commercial license.

  You can activate a Kaspersky application under a trial license for only one trial period.

• Commercial — a paid license.

  The main functions of a Kaspersky application stop working when a commercial license expires.

Kaspersky Security for Virtualization 6.1 Light Agent stops updating the solution's database and using Kaspersky Security Network after the commercial license expires. You can still protect and scan virtual machines, but only using the solution databases that were installed before the license expiration date. To continue using Kaspersky Security in fully functional mode, you must renew your commercial license.

It is recommended to renew the license before its expiration date to ensure maximum protection of virtual machines against security threats.

The following license editions are available for Kaspersky Security for Virtualization 6.1 Light Agent:

• Standard license, that is, the Kaspersky Hybrid Cloud Security Standard license.
• Enterprise license, that is, the Kaspersky Hybrid Cloud Security Enterprise license.
• EDR Optimum license, that is, the Kaspersky EDR Optimum Add-on license to activate the Kaspersky Endpoint Detection and Response Optimum functionality. This license is required to use the functionality of Kaspersky Endpoint Detection and Response Optimum on protected virtual machines.

The available functionality of the Kaspersky Security solution depends on the license edition of the licenses that were used to activate the solution on the SVM.

Bear in mind that the functionality available under an Enterprise license is available in Light Agent only if Light Agent is connected to an SVM on which the solution is used under an Enterprise license.

The Kaspersky Endpoint Detection and Response Optimum functionality is available on a Light Agent only if the Light Agent is connected to an SVM to which an EDR Optimum key has been added.

The following licensing schemes are available for Kaspersky Security for Virtualization 6.1 Light Agent:

• Licensing based on the number of virtual machines protected using the solution. This licensing scheme uses keys for virtual machines regardless of the operating system type, as well as server keys and desktop keys (depending on the operating system type of the virtual machines). In accordance with the license restriction, the solution is used to protect a certain number of virtual machines.

  You may use the Kaspersky Security solution under a license with a limited number of workstations only to protect virtual machines running a desktop operating system or an operating system for devices that are used in the workstation role, including in VDI infrastructures.

• Licensing by number of cores used in the physical processors on the hypervisors on which protected virtual machines are running. This licensing scheme employs keys with a limitation on the number of processor cores. In accordance with the license restrictions, the solution is used to protect all virtual machines with the Light Agent component, which can run on hypervisors that use a certain number of physical processor cores.
• Licensing by the number of processors used on the hypervisors on which protected virtual machines are running. This licensing scheme employs keys with a limitation on the number of processors. In accordance with the license restrictions, the solution is used to protect all virtual machines with the Light Agent component, which can run on hypervisors that use a certain number of processors.

About the License Certificate

The License Certificate is a document provided together with the key file or activation code after purchasing or ordering a trial version of a Kaspersky application.

If you use the Kaspersky application under a subscription, no license certificate is issued.

The License Certificate contains the following license information:

• Information about the license user
• Information about the Kaspersky application that can be activated under the provided license
• Restrictions on the number of licensing units (for example, devices on which the application can be used under the license)
• License start date
• License expiration date or validity period
• License type

About license key

The license key (hereinafter also "key") is a sequence of bits that can be used to activate the Kaspersky application for further use in accordance with the terms of the End User License Agreement. A key is generated by Kaspersky.

You can add a license key to the application using one of the following methods: by applying a key file or by entering an activation code. After you add a key to the application, the license key is displayed in the user interface of the Kaspersky application as a unique alphanumeric sequence.

After adding keys, you can replace them with other keys.

Kaspersky can black-list a key over violations of the End-User License Agreement. If the key is blocked, add another license key must be added for the application to work.

The following types of license keys are available for Kaspersky Security for Virtualization 6.1 Light Agent:

• Keys with a limitation on the number of protected virtual machines: key for virtual machines regardless of operating system type, server key, desktop key. If a key of this key type is added, the solution is used to protect a specific number of virtual machines.
• Key with a limitation on the number of processor cores – Solution license key for protecting virtual machines regardless of the operating system installed on them. In accordance with the license restrictions, the solution is used to protect all virtual machines that can run on hypervisors that use a certain number of physical processor cores.
• Key with a limitation on the number of processors – Solution license key for protecting virtual machines regardless of the operating system installed on them. In accordance with the license restrictions, the solution is used to protect all virtual machines that can run on hypervisors that use a certain number of processors.
• EDR Optimum key – a license key for Kaspersky EDR Optimum Add-on that activates the Kaspersky Endpoint Detection and Response Optimum functionality on virtual machines.

A license key may be active or kept as a backup.

• Active key – the license key currently being used to run the Kaspersky application. A trial license key, commercial license key (commercial key), or subscription key can be added as the active key.

  To activate components of the Kaspersky Security for Virtualization 6.1 Light Agent solution, you must add the license key to the SVM. If you are using keys with core restrictions or keys with processor restrictions, you can only add one active key of each type per SVM. If you are using server keys and desktop keys, then you can add two active keys to one SVM: a server key and a desktop key. Two keys should be added if the SVM is used in a virtual infrastructure to protect virtual machines running server operating systems and desktop operating systems.

  To activate the Kaspersky Endpoint Detection and Response Optimum functionality on SVMs, you must additionally add an active EDR Optimum key.

• Reserve key – a key that confirms the right to use the Kaspersky application, but is not currently being used. The reserve key automatically becomes active when the license associated with the current active key expires.

  You can only add a reserve key if an active key of the same type has been added. The active key and the reserve key must correspond to the same license type.

  In the case of Kaspersky Security for Virtualization 6.1 Light Agent, you can add several reserve keys: a reserve key for activating components of Kaspersky Security for Virtualization 6.1 Light Agent and an EDR Optimum reserve key for activating the functionality of Kaspersky Endpoint Detection and Response Optimum.

A trial license key or a subscription key can be added only as the active key. A trial license key or a subscription key cannot be added as a reserve key. A trial license key cannot replace the active commercial key.

About the activation code

An activation code is a unique sequence of twenty Latin letters and numerals. You enter the activation code to add a license key that activates Kaspersky Security for Virtualization 6.1 Light Agent.

You receive the activation code at the email address that you provided when you bought the Kaspersky Security solution or requested the trial version of the solution.

To activate the Kaspersky Security solution with an activation code, you need Internet access in order to connect to Kaspersky activation servers.

If you have lost your activation code after activating the application, please contact the Kaspersky partner from whom you purchased the license.

About the key file

A key file is a file with the .key extension that you receive from Kaspersky. A key file is for adding a key that activates Kaspersky Security for Virtualization 6.1 Light Agent.

You receive the key file at the email address that you provided when you bought the Kaspersky Security solution or requested the trial version of the solution.

You do not need to connect to Kaspersky activation servers in order to activate the solution with a key file.

You can restore a key file if it has been accidentally deleted. To restore the key file, contact Kaspersky partner that sold you a license.

About subscription

A Kaspersky Security subscription is a purchase of use of the solution in accordance with specific parameters (subscription expiration date, number of devices protected). You can order a subscription for Kaspersky Security from your service provider (such as your ISP). You can renew your subscription or opt out of it.

Subscription can be limited (for one year, for example) or unlimited (without an expiration date). To continue using Kaspersky Security after a limited subscription expires, you must renew it. Unlimited subscription is renewed automatically if the vendor's services have been prepaid on time.

If your subscription ends, you may be offered a grace period for subscription renewal, during which the solution retains its functionality. The vendor decides whether or not to grant a grace period and, if so, determines the duration of the grace period.

If your subscription has not been renewed by the end of the grace period, Kaspersky Security continues to work but stops updating the solution databases and stops using Kaspersky Security Network.

To use Kaspersky Security under subscription, you have to apply the activation code received from the vendor. After the activation code is applied, a subscription key (an active key that corresponds to the subscription license for the solution) is added to the solution. Information about this key is displayed in the Kaspersky Security Center interface.

SVMs on which the solution is used under a subscription send events to Kaspersky Security Center when the subscription status changes or the subscription parameters are modified by the service provider. If the subscription has expired, the SVM status in Kaspersky Security Center changes to Critical.

If you want to cancel your subscription and continue to use the solution under a commercial license, you can add a commercial key as a reserve key to an SVM in advance. This key is applied automatically as the active key when your limited subscription ends or when you cancel your unlimited subscription. To cancel your subscription, contact the vendor that sold you Kaspersky Security.

A subscription key can be added only as the active key. A subscription key cannot be added as a reserve key.

Activation codes purchased under subscription may not be used to activate previous versions of Kaspersky Security.

License-specific solution functionality

The set of available functions of Kaspersky Security for Virtualization 6.1 Light Agent depends on the license (see the table below).

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About activating Kaspersky Security for Virtualization 6.1 Light Agent

Solution activation is the process of activating a license that allows you to use a fully-functional version of the solution until the license expires.

To activate Kaspersky Security for Virtualization 6.1 Light Agent, you need to add a solution license key to all the SVMs. Adding a key to an SVM lets you activate all solution components. You do not need to separately activate Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Linux used as a Light Agent for Linux as part of the solution.

To activate the Kaspersky Endpoint Detection and Response Optimum functionality, after adding a solution key, you must additionally add an active EDR Optimum license key to the SVM. Licenses for activating components of Kaspersky Security for Virtualization Light Agent do not include this functionality.

To add reserve keys to the SVM, use the Solution activation task for the Protection Server. The activation task allows you to add a key that is stored in Kaspersky Security Center key storage of to the SVM.

Automatic distribution of license keys is not supported.

Put a key in the Kaspersky Security Center key storage while creating an activation task or in advance. You can add a key to the Kaspersky Security Center key storage in one of the following ways:

• Using the key file
• Using the activation code

After activating the solution on an SVM, the Protection Server component installed on this SVM sends license information to Light Agents connected to the SVM. If the key status changes, the Protection Server notifies the Light Agents.

If the license information is not sent, Light Agent for Linux stops working.

Information about keys added to the SVM can be viewed in the Kaspersky Security Center Administration Console or in the Web Console.

You can view information about the license used by Light Agent for Linux on the protected virtual machine using the kesl-control -L --query command of the Kaspersky Endpoint Security application. For more information about Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Linux commands, see the Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Linux Help.

The solution must be activated on an SVM with an accurate system date and time. If the system date and time are changed after activation of the solution, the key becomes void. The solution switches to a mode without database updates, and Kaspersky Security Network is unavailable. In this case, you need to redeploy the SVM and activate the solution on the SVM.

If your infrastructure has multiple instances of the Kaspersky Security solution installed running on multiple Kaspersky Security Center Administration Servers that are not organized in a hierarchy, you can activate different instances of Kaspersky Security by adding the same key. A key previously added to an SVM administered by a single Kaspersky Security Center Administration Server can be added to an SVM administered by a different Kaspersky Security Center Administration Server if the validity period of the license linked to the key has not expired.

When license restrictions are checked, the total number of licensing units on which the key is used on all Kaspersky Security Center Administration Servers is taken into account.

To use a previously added key without violating licensing restrictions:

1. Remove SVMs on which the solution has been activated using this key on the same Kaspersky Security Center Administration Server.
2. Create and run a Solution activation task on a different Kaspersky Security Center Administration Server. A key added to the Kaspersky Security Center key storage can be exported in advance from one Kaspersky Security Center Administration Server to another Administration Server (see the Kaspersky Security Center help for details).

Conditions for activating the solution using an activation code

To be able to add a key to the Kaspersky Security Center key storage and activate the solution using an activation code, you need a connection to Kaspersky activation servers. The Key Storage Wizard sends data to Kaspersky activation servers to validate the activation code that was entered.

The activation proxy service establishes a connection to the activation servers. If the activation proxy service is disabled, the key cannot be added to the storage by using an activation code. If Internet access is provided via a proxy server, the proxy server settings must be configured in the properties of the Kaspersky Security Center Administration Server.

For more detailed information about the activation proxy service and proxy server settings, please refer to the Kaspersky Security Center help.

Important considerations when adding keys

When adding keys, you should take the following into consideration:

• The simultaneous use of multiple active license keys of the same type on an SVM is not supported (for example, multiple server keys or multiple keys with a limitation on the number of processors). If you add a key to the SVM that already has a key of the same type, the new key will replace the previously added key.
• If you are using a licensing scheme based on the number of protected virtual machines that distinguishes server keys and desktop keys, on the SVM you must add a key that matches the type of the guest operating system of the virtual machines you want to protect:
  • For the protection of virtual machines running server operating systems, you need to add a server key to SVMs.
  • For the protection of virtual machines running desktop operating systems, you need to add a desktop key to SVMs.
  • For the protection of virtual machines running server operating systems and desktop operating systems, you need to add two keys to SVMs: a server key and a desktop key.

  If you are using a licensing scheme based on the number of protected virtual machines regardless of the operating system type, a licensing scheme based on the number of CPU cores, or a licensing scheme based on the number of CPUs, you need one key (with the corresponding licensing limitation) regardless of the operating system of the protected virtual machines.

• Simultaneous use of keys corresponding to different licensing schemes on SVMs is not supported. After activation of the solution, if you add a key that corresponds to a different licensing scheme, the previously added key is removed from the SVM. For example, if you add a key with a limitation on the number of processor cores, and a desktop key and/or server key was previously added to the SVM, the active and (if available) the reserve desktop and/or server keys are deleted when the task is completed. They are replaced by the key with a limitation on the number of processor cores, which is added as an active key.

  On an SVM, only keys corresponding to the same licensing scheme can be simultaneously used, for example, a desktop and a server key (a licensing scheme based on the number of virtual machines).

• A key that was removed from one SVM can be added to another SVM if the term of the license bound to the key has not expired.
• Simultaneous use of commercial keys and subscription keys on an SVM is not supported.

  For example, if you add a commercial key on an SVM with a previously added subscription key, the subscription key is removed from the SVM. The commercial key is added in its place.

• You can add an EDR Optimum key to an SVM regardless of the existence of an active license key of a different type on the SVM.

Procedure for activating the solution

To activate the solution:

1. Create a Solution activation task for the Protection Server. The task scope must include the SVMs on which you want to activate the solution.

   When creating a task, use the solution key that is added to the Kaspersky Security Center key store. You can add a key to the Kaspersky Security Center key storage in advance or when creating an application activation task.

2. Run the Solution activation task and make sure that the task completed successfully.

   If you add an active key, the task activates the solution on those SVMs on which an active key was missing. On SVMs on which the solution is already activated, the task replaces the old key with the new one.

   If the number of licensing units for which the key is used exceeds the number specified in the License Certificate, Kaspersky Security sends the Kaspersky Security Center Administration Server an event indicating a violation of license restrictions (for more information, see the Kaspersky Security Center Help).

3. If you want to use the Kaspersky Endpoint Detection and Response Optimum functionality on protected virtual machines, after activating the solution, you need to create and run one more activation task to add the EDR Optimum key to the SVM.
4. Make sure that the Light Agents are connected to an SVM to which a license key has been added.

Adding a key to the key storage of Kaspersky Security Center

You can add keys to the Kaspersky Security Center key storage using the Web Console as well as the Administration Console.

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How to add a key to the Kaspersky Security Center key storage in Kaspersky Security Center Web Console

How to add a key to the Kaspersky Security Center key storage in Kaspersky Security Center Administration Console

You can use keys added to the Kaspersky Security Center key storage when creating a Solution activation task for the Protection Server.

Creating a Solution activation task

You can create solution activation tasks using the Web Console as well as the Administration Console.

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How to create an Activation task in Kaspersky Security Center Web Console

How to create an activation task in Kaspersky Security Center Administration Console

If you have set a task launch schedule, the task will run in accordance with this schedule. You can also run the Solution activation task manually at any time.

You can view information about the progress and results of the task in Kaspersky Security Center.

Renewing a license

When your license is about to expire, you can renew it by adding a reserve key. This lets you avoid any limitations on solution functionality after the current license expires and before you activate the solution under a new license.

The type of reserve key must match the type of the previously added active key.

If you are using a licensing scheme based on the number of protected virtual machines that distinguishes server keys and desktop keys, the type of the reserve key must match the type of the guest operating system of the virtual machines. If the SVM is protecting virtual machines with server operating systems and desktop operating systems, you need to add two reserve keys to SVMs: a server key and a desktop key.

If you are using a licensing scheme based on the number of protected virtual machines regardless of the operating system type, a licensing scheme based on the number of CPUs, or a licensing scheme based on the number of CPU cores, you need one reserve key (with the corresponding licensing limitation) regardless of the operating system of the protected virtual machines.

To add a reserve key to the SVM, use the Solution activation task for the Protection Server.

You can create a Solution activation task to add a reserve key in the Administration Console or in the Web Console. At the Add a license key step of the New Task Wizard, select the Use the license key as a reserve key check box.

The task adds the reserve key on those SVMs on which the active key has already been added. The reserve key is automatically used as the active key after the Kaspersky Security license expires.

If you use an activation code to activate the solution, then when the license expires the solution automatically connects to Kaspersky activation servers in order to replace the active key that has expired. If the solution is unable to automatically connect to Kaspersky activation servers, you will have to manually start the Solution activation task in order to renew the license to use Kaspersky Security.

When one of the following conditions is met, the Solution activation task finishes with an error and the reserve key is not added:

• There is no active key on the SVM.
• The type of the reserve key being added does not match the type of the previously added active key.

If an SVM has an active key and a reserve key and you choose to replace the active key, Kaspersky Security checks the expiration date of the reserve key. If the reserve key expires before the previously renewed license term, Kaspersky Security automatically removes the reserve key. In this case, you can add a different reserve key after adding the active key.

Renewing subscription

When you use the solution under a subscription, Kaspersky Security contacts Kaspersky activation servers at specific intervals until your subscription expires.

If you use the solution under an unlimited subscription, Kaspersky Security silently checks Kaspersky activation servers for a new key and, if one is available, adds it by replacing the previous key. In this way, unlimited subscription for Kaspersky Security is renewed without user involvement.

When your subscription expires, Kaspersky Security sends the relevant information to the Administration Server of Kaspersky Security Center and stops attempting to renew the subscription automatically. Kaspersky Security stops updating the solution databases and stops using Kaspersky Security Network.

You can renew your subscription by contacting the vendor that sold you Kaspersky Security.

After renewing subscription, you have to re-run the Solution activation task that you created to activate the solution under the subscription.

Viewing information about the license keys used in Kaspersky Security Center

You can view information about the license keys used by Kaspersky Security for Virtualization 6.1 Light Agent in Kaspersky Security Center:

• In the Kaspersky Security Center key storage.

  The storage displays information about all keys added to Kaspersky Security Center Administration Server.

• In the application activation properties. The properties of the Solution activation task for the Protection Server display information about the key that is added to the SVM as a result of executing this task.
• In the properties of the Kaspersky application installed on the client device. The properties of the Protection Server on an SVM display information about the keys added to the SVM. The properties of the Light Agent on a virtual machine display license information sent from the SVM.
• In the license key usage report.

You can also view information about the license key that Light Agent uses on a virtual machine using the kesl-control -L --query command. For more details, see the Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Linux Help.

Viewing information about a license key in Kaspersky Security Center key storage

You can view information about license keys placed in the Kaspersky Security Center key storage using the Web Console as well as the Administration Console.

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How to view information about a key in the Kaspersky Security Center key storage in Kaspersky Security Center Web Console

How to view information about a key in the Kaspersky Security Center key storage in Kaspersky Security Center Administration Console

Viewing license key details in the properties of the Solution Activation task

The properties of the Solution Activation task for the Protection Server display information about the key that is added to the SVM as a result of executing this task. You can view the properties of an activation task using the Web Console as well as the Administration Console.

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How to view information about a key in the properties of an activation task in Kaspersky Security Center Web Console

How to view information about a key in the properties of an activation task in Kaspersky Security Center Administration Console

Viewing information about a license key added on the SVM

Information about the license keys used on a client device is displayed in the properties window of the application installed on the client device. In the case of the Kaspersky Security solution, information about the license keys added to the SVM is displayed in the properties of the Protection Server on the SVM.

You can open the properties window of the Protection Server on the SVM using the Web Console as well as the Administration Console.

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How to view information about keys added to an SVM in Kaspersky Security Center Web Console

How to view information about keys added to an SVM in Kaspersky Security Center Administration Console

Viewing the license key usage report

Information about the license keys used by the Kaspersky Security solution is displayed in the Kaspersky Security Center key usage report. You can view the key usage report using the Web Console as well as the Administration Console.

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How to generate a key usage report in Kaspersky Security Center Web Console

How to generate a key usage report in Kaspersky Security Center Administration Console

Summary information in the key usage report

The summary table contains the following information:

• License key – a unique alphanumeric sequence.
• Used as active – depends on the type of active key:
  • For a server or desktop key – the number of protected virtual machines on which the key is used as the active key.
  • For a key with a limitation on the number of processor cores and for a key with a limitation on the number of processors, this is the number of SVMs on which the key has been added as an active key.
• Used as reserve – the number of SVMs on which the key is added as a reserve key. If you are using the solution under a subscription, the field value is Unavailable or 0.
• Restriction – depends on the key type:
  • For a server key – maximum number of virtual machines running server operating systems that you can protect.
  • For a desktop key – maximum number of virtual machines running desktop operating systems that you can protect.
  • For a key with a limitation on the number of processor cores, this is the maximum number of physical processor cores used on all hypervisors whose virtual machines you can protect.
  • For a key with a limitation on the number of processors, this is the maximum number of physical processors used on all hypervisors whose virtual machines you can protect.
  • For a "Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Business – Universal" key, this is the maximum number of virtual machines running a server and/or desktop operating system that you can protect.
  • For an EDR Optimum key, this is the maximum number of virtual machines that use Kaspersky Endpoint Detection and Response Optimum functionality.
• Earliest license expiration date – the date when your right to use the solution activated by adding the current key expires.
• License key valid until – the key expiration date. You can activate the solution by adding this key and use the solution only before this expiration date. If you are using the solution under an unlimited subscription, the field value is Unlimited.

The row below contains the following consolidated information:

• License keys – total number of keys in use.
• License keys used up by more than 90% – total number of keys that have been used up by more than 90% of their license restrictions. For example, the restriction is 100 virtual machines. A key is used on two SVMs: the first one protects 42 virtual machines and the second one protects 53 virtual machines. The key is therefore 95% used and is included in the number of keys specified in this field.
• License keys with exceeded restriction – total number of keys that have exceeded a license limit, such as a limit imposed on the number of simultaneously running virtual machines with server operating systems or a limit on the number of physical processors used on all hypervisors (depending on the key type).

Detailed information in the key usage report

Depending on the key type, the detailed table shows information about the SVM on which the key has been added (for a key with a limitation on the number of processors or processor cores), or information about the protected virtual machine the key is being used for (for a server or desktop key):

The detailed table contains the following information:

• Virtual Administration Server – the name of the virtual Administration Server that manages the SVM or the protected virtual machine.
• Group – the administration group to which the SVM or protected virtual machine belongs.
• Device – the name of the SVM or protected virtual machine.
• Application – the name of the Kaspersky Security solution component installed on the SVM or the protected virtual machine.
• Version number – version number of the Kaspersky Security solution component.
• Active license key – the key that has been added as an active key.
• Reserve license key – the key that has been added as a reserve key.
• License valid until – the expiration date for using the solution with this key.
• IP address – the IP address of an SVM or protected virtual machine on which the key has been added.
• Last visible on the network – the date and time when the SVM or protected virtual machine was last visible on the corporate LAN.
• Last connection date – date and time of the last connection of the SVM or protected virtual machine to Kaspersky Security Center Administration Server.
• NetBIOS name – the name of the SVM or protected virtual machine.
• Windows domain – the domain to which the SVM or the protected virtual machine belongs.
• DNS name – the DNS name of the SVM or protected virtual machine.
• DNS domain – the DNS domain to which the SVM or protected virtual machine belongs (specified only if the name of the SVM or virtual machine contains the name of the DNS domain).
• Subscription pending – indicates whether a solution subscription is pending.
• License key valid until – the key expiration date. You can activate the solution by adding this key and use the solution only before this expiration date. If you are using the solution under an unlimited subscription, the field value is Unlimited.