Licensing

This section covers the main aspects of Open Single Management Platform licensing.

About the End User License Agreement

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

Carefully read the License Agreement before you start using the application.

You can view the terms of the End User License Agreement by using the following methods:

• During installation of Open Single Management Platform.
• By reading the license.txt document. This document is included in the application distribution kit.

You accept the terms of the End User License Agreement by confirming that you agree with the End User License Agreement when installing the application. If you do not accept the terms of the License Agreement, cancel application installation and do not use the application.

About the license key

A license key is a sequence of bits that you can apply to activate and then use the application in accordance with the terms of the End User License Agreement. License keys are generated by Kaspersky specialists.

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. The license key is displayed in the application interface as a unique alphanumeric sequence after you add it to the application.

The license key may be blocked by Kaspersky in case the terms of the License Agreement have been violated. If the license key has been blocked, you need to add another one if you want to use the application.

A license key may be active or additional (or reserve).

An active license key is a license key that is currently used by the application. An active license key can be added for a trial or commercial license. The application cannot have more than one active license key.

An additional (or reserve) license key is a license key that entitles the user to use the application, but is not currently in use. The additional license key automatically becomes active when the license associated with the current active license key expires. An additional license key can be added only if an active license key has already been added.

A license key for a trial license can be added as an active license key. A license key for a trial license cannot be added as an additional license key.

About the activation code

An activation code is a unique sequence of 20 letters and numbers. You have to enter an activation code in order to add a license key for activating Open Single Management Platform. You receive the activation code at the email address that you provided when you bought Open Single Management Platform or requested the trial version of Open Single Management Platform.

To activate the application by using the activation code, you need internet access in order to connect to Kaspersky activation servers.

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

About the key file

A key file is a file with the .key extension provided to you by Kaspersky. Key files are designed to activate the application by adding a license key.

You receive a key file at the email address that you provided when you bought Open Single Management Platform or ordered the trial version of Open Single Management Platform.

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

You can restore a key file if it has been accidentally deleted. You may need a key file to register a Kaspersky CompanyAccount, for example.

To restore your key file, perform any of the following actions:

• Contact the license seller.
• Receive a key file through Kaspersky website by using your available activation code.

License limits

When you purchase a Kaspersky Next XDR Expert license, you determine the number of users you want to protect. You can exceed the license limit by no more than 5%. If you exceed the license limit by more than 5%, the extra devices and extra accounts are added to the Restricted assets list.

If the license limit is exceeded, a notification appears at the top of the OSMP Console.

It is not possible to launch response actions or playbooks for restricted assets.

To view the list of restricted assets:

1. In the main menu, go to Settings → Tenants.
2. In the Tenants section, click the Root tenant.

   The Root tenant's properties window opens.

3. Select the Licenses tab.
4. Click the link with the number of restricted assets.

The Restricted assets window opens.

The list shows a maximum of 2000 restricted assets.

Activating Kaspersky Next XDR Expert

After you install Kaspersky Next XDR Expert, you must activate the application in the Administration Server properties.

To activate Kaspersky Next XDR Expert:

1. In the main menu, click the settings icon () next to the name of the root Administration Server.

   The Administration Server properties window opens.

2. On the General tab, select the License keys section.
3. Under Current license, click the Select button.
4. In the window that opens, select the license key that you want to use to activate Kaspersky Next XDR Expert. If the license key is not listed, click the Add new license key button, and then specify a new license key.
5. If necessary, you can also add a
   reserve license key

   

   A license key that entitles the user to use the application, but is not currently in use. The reserve license key automatically becomes active when the license associated with the current active license key expires.

   . To do this, under Reserve license key, click the Select button, and then select an existing license key or add a new one. Note that you cannot add a reserve license key if there is no active license key.
6. Click the Save button.

Viewing information about license keys in use

To view active and reserve license keys:

1. In the main menu, go to Settings → Tenants.
2. In the Tenants section, click the root tenant.

   The root tenant's properties window opens.

3. Select the Licenses tab.

   The active and reserve license keys are displayed.

The displayed license key is applied to all child tenants of the root tenant. Specifying a separate license key for a child tenant is not available. The properties window for child tenants does not include the Licenses tab.

If the license keys limit is exceeded, a notification is shown, and the information about the license key shows a warning.

You can click the Go to Administration Server button to manage Kaspersky Next XDR Expert license keys.

On the Licenses tab, you can also view the list of licensed objects. To do this, click the button.

The availability of the licensed object depends on the purchased license type. For more information about license types, see Licensing and features of Kaspersky Next XDR Expert.

Renewing licenses for Kaspersky applications

You can renew licenses for Kaspersky Next XDR Expert and included Kaspersky applications, such as Kaspersky Unified Monitoring and Analysis Platform, and Kaspersky Endpoint Detection and Response Expert. You can renew licenses that have expired or are going to expire within 30 days.

An email with an archive containing the new license keys will be sent to your email address after you purchase a new Kaspersky Next XDR Expert license.

To renew a license of Kaspersky Next XDR Expert:

1. Extract the new license keys from the archive sent to your email address.
2. Follow the steps described in Activating Kaspersky Next XDR Expert.

The license is renewed.

If you need to renew the licenses of the included Kaspersky applications, you must add new license keys to the web interfaces of these solutions.

For how to renew a license of Kaspersky Unified Monitoring and Analysis Platform, see the Adding a license key to the program web interface section of the Kaspersky Unified Monitoring and Analysis Platform Help.

For how to renew a license of Kaspersky Endpoint Detection and Response Expert, see the Adding a key section of the Kaspersky Anti Targeted Attack Platform Help.

In OSMP Console, the notifications are displayed when a license is about to expire, according to the following schedule:

• 30 days before the expiration
• 7 days before the expiration
• 3 days before the expiration
• 24 hours before the expiration
• When a license has expired