Licensing the application

This section provides information about general concepts related to licensing of Kaspersky MLAD.

About the End User License Agreement

The End User License Agreement (EULA) is a binding agreement between you and AO Kaspersky Lab that stipulates the terms on which you may use the application.

Please carefully read the terms of the End User License Agreement before using the application.

You can review the terms of the End User License Agreement in the following ways:

• During installation and update of Kaspersky MLAD.
• By reading the license_en.txt file. This file is included in the application distribution kit.

You accept the terms of the End User License Agreement when you confirm your consent to the End User License Agreement during the installation or update of the application. If you do not accept the terms of the End User License Agreement, please stop the installation or update of the application and do not use the application.

About the license

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

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

The following types of licenses are available:

• Basic is a free license.

  This type of license does not have a time limit. You can use the basic functions of the application before adding a license key or after expiration of the commercial license.

• Trial is a free evaluation license.

  When the trial license expires, the application continues to operate but the following application functions become unavailable:

  • Update the application.
  • Select an ML model element.
  • Work with markups, ML models, and ML model templates.
  • Work with events and patterns.
  • Work with incidents and groups of incidents.
  • Manage the statuses of the Anomaly Detector, Trainer, Similar Anomaly, Event Processor, and Stream Processor services.

  You will need to purchase a commercial license to continue using the application.

  A trial license has a short validity period. You can use the application under a trial license only for one trial usage period.

  If you add a commercial license key without the model builder after the trial license expires, the ML models and ML model elements that were created manually during the trial period will become unavailable for editing, cloning, and deletion. When you add a license key for a valid commercial license that includes the model builder, you can continue managing the ML models and ML model elements that you created manually during the trial period.

• A commercial license is a paid license.

  This type of license has a time limit.

  To activate application functionality, you need to add a license key for a valid commercial license. The following types of commercial license are available for Kaspersky MLAD:

  • Commercial license without the model builder.

    If you require all application functions except for managing manually created ML models, cloning and deleting ML model elements, you will need to purchase a commercial license that does not include the model builder.

  • Commercial license including the model builder.

    If you need all application functions, you will need to purchase a commercial license that includes the model builder.

  After the commercial license expires, only the basic functions of the application will remain available. To continue using Kaspersky MLAD, you need to renew the commercial license.

  You are advised to renew the license no later than its expiration date to ensure continuous use of Kaspersky MLAD.

Technical support services are provided if you have an active Technical Support Agreement. The scope of provided technical support services is determined by the current Technical Support Agreement.

About the license certificate

The license certificate is a document that is handed over to you along with the key file.

The license certificate contains the following information about the license provided:

• License key or order number
• Information about the user who is granted the license
• Information about the application that can be activated under the provided license
• Limitation on the number of licensing units (for example, tags by which the application can receive telemetry data)
• Start date of the license term
• License expiration date or license term
• License type

About the license key

A license key is a sequence of bits that lets you activate and start to use the application according to the terms of the License Agreement. The license key is generated by Kaspersky experts.

You can add a license key to the application by using a license key file. After you add a license key to the application, the license key is displayed in the application interface as a unique alphanumeric sequence.

Kaspersky can block a license key over violations of the End User License Agreement. If the license key is blocked, you need to add another license key to work with the application.

A license key may be active or reserve.

An active license key is the one currently in use. A license key can be added as active to a trial or commercial license. The application cannot have more than one active license key.

A reserve license key is a license key that confirms the right to use the application but is not currently in use. A reserve license key is activated automatically when the license associated with the currently active license key expires or the active license key is removed. A reserve license key can only be added if there is an active license key.

A license key for a trial license can only be added as the active license key. A license key for a trial license cannot be added as a reserve license key.

About the license key file

A license key file is a file with the KEY extension that you receive from Kaspersky. The key file is used to add a license key that activates the application.

You receive a license key with your Kaspersky MLAD purchase or trial. The method used to receive a license key file is determined by the Kaspersky distributor from whom you purchased the application (for example, the license key file may be sent to the email address you specify).

Alternatively, you can add a license key you received when purchasing the previous version of Kaspersky MLAD. A license key can be added to the application before its expiration date.

No connection to Kaspersky activation servers is required to activate the application with a key file.

You can restore a key file if it has been accidentally lost. Contact the party you bought the license from to restore the key.

Available functionality of Kaspersky MLAD depending on the specific license

The table below shows the set of available functions of Kaspersky MLAD depending on the selected license.

Adding a license key

You can add a license key to Kaspersky MLAD when connecting to the application via the web interface.

Only a system administrator can add a license key.

To add a license key:

1. In the lower-left corner of the window, click .

   You will be taken to the administrator menu.

2. Select Licensing.
3. Click the Add license key button.

   The button is unavailable if the active and reserve license keys were previously added. If necessary, you can delete a license key.

   The Adding a license key panel appears on the right.

4. Select a license key file in KEY format.

   After you select the license key file, the details of the added keyAdding a license key Adding license key panel.

   If the application did not have any license keys and the validity period of the new license key has already started, it will be added as the active key automatically. If the validity period of the new license key has not yet begun and it does not overlap with the validity period of your current active license key, the new key will be added as a reserve key.

5. If a license key was previously added to the application, do one of the following (if necessary):
   • To download a key as active when the application already has an active license key, select Active license key under License key status.

     The previous active license key will be replaced and removed.

   • To download a key as an active key when its validity period overlaps with the validity period of a previously uploaded reserve key, select Active license key under License key status, and select one of the following options for using the reserve key under Apply reserve key:
     • When active key expires. The reserve license key will become active after the active license key expires.
     • When reserve key becomes valid. The reserve key will become active at the beginning of its validity period. Previous active license key will be removed from the application. You can use the removed license key on another monitored asset until this key expires.
   • To upload a key as a reserve key when its validity period overlaps with the validity period of a previously uploaded active key, select Reserve license key under License key status, and select one of the following options for using the reserve key under Apply reserve key:
     • When active key expires. The reserve license key will become active after the currently active license key expires.
     • When reserve key becomes valid. The reserve key will become active at the beginning of its validity period. Previous active license key will be removed from the application.

       You cannot add a license key as a reserve if it is set to expire before the currently active license key.

6. Click the Add button.

The license key will be loaded.

Viewing information about an added license key

You can view information about the added license key when connected to Kaspersky MLAD. 30 days before the license key expires, the application web interface will display a notification informing you about the number of days remaining until the key expiration date.

To view information about the license key:

1. In the lower-left corner of the window, click .

   You will be taken to the administrator menu.

2. Select Licensing.

The following information is displayed for an added license key:

• Days remaining until license expiration.
• Application name—the application that will be activated after adding the license key;
• License key status – key status: active or reserve.
• License number – order ID.
• Key – unique alphanumeric sequence.
• Company name—the name of the company for which the license was purchased;
• Activation date – date when the license key was first added to the application.
• Key is valid until – license key expiration date.
• Functionality—information about the number of available tags, as well as the ability to use ML models and/or manage ML models and their elements.

Removing a license key

When connected to the application through the web interface, you can remove an added license key from the application (for example, if you need to replace this license key with a different key). After removing the license key, only the basic functions of the application will be available to you.

After removing the license key, you will continue to receive data on tags using the connectors, and you will also be able to view data on tags in the Monitoring and History sections. In turn, ML models will stop processing data on tags, and will stop generating incidents and artifacts. You will no longer be able to view previously generated artifacts. You will also not be able to use previously created ML models.

Unavailable functionality will be re-activated the next time you add a license key.

We recommend adding a reserve license key to the application before removing the active license key. When removing the active license key, the previously added reserve license key will be activated. The license period will be extended to match the validity period of the added license key.

If you have removed a license key before it was due to expire, you can add it to the application again and retain its original license expiration date.

Only a system administrator can remove a license key.

To remove a license key:

1. In the lower-left corner of the window, click .

   You will be taken to the administrator menu.

2. Select Licensing.
3. In the upper right corner of the license key card, click .

   A window with a confirmation prompt opens.

4. Confirm deletion of the license key.

The license key will be removed from the application.