Application licensing

This section provides information related to the application licensing.

Licensing of Kaspersky Security Center Cloud Console

Following this scenario, you can start using Kaspersky Security Center Cloud Console and managed security applications under a license.

Kaspersky Security Center Cloud Console enables you to perform centralized distribution of license keys for Kaspersky applications on client devices, monitor their use, and renew licenses.

If you are already using Kaspersky Security Center Cloud Console, you can visit Kaspersky Marketplace to view the entire range of Kaspersky business solutions, select the ones you need, and proceed to the purchase at the Kaspersky website.

Checking out the features of Kaspersky Security Center Cloud Console in the trial mode before purchasing a license

You can first to try Kaspersky Security Center Cloud Console for free. To do this, create a trial workspace which will terminate in 30 days. If you want a commercial workspace that you can use as long as you want, you will have to purchase a license.

Trial mode does not allow you to subsequently switch to commercial mode. Any trial workspace will be automatically deleted with all its contents when the 30-day period expires.

Stages

The scenario proceeds in stages:

1. Getting an activation code for licensing Kaspersky Security Center Cloud Console in the commercial mode. Purchasing a license (or licenses)

   Different licenses grant the usage of different Kaspersky applications and services, so you might want to purchase more than one license.

   Find out what licenses that you can purchase and the minimum number of devices for each license.

   Kaspersky Security Center Cloud Console comes as part of several Kaspersky solutions. Choose what solution you want to use and purchase a license for it. You will need to contact Kaspersky or one of Kaspersky partners with a special request if you want to purchase a license that covers 10,000 or more devices.

   Use the table to check which Vulnerability and patch management features are available under which license.

   If you want to use Kaspersky Security Center Cloud Console in a cloud environment such as Microsoft Azure, read about the licensing options for cloud environments.

   If you are a Manage Service Provider (MSP), read about licensing of Kaspersky Security Center Cloud Console for MSPs.

2. Activation of Kaspersky Security Center Cloud Console when creating the workspace

   You specify your license key to activate Kaspersky Security Center Cloud Console when creating a workspace.

   If you have more than one license key, specify any of them, and later you must add other license keys in Kaspersky Security Center Cloud Console to activate managed Kaspersky applications.

3. Adding license keys for managed applications to the Administration Server repository

   Before deployment of the license keys, you must add these license keys to the Administration Server repository.

   The license key that you specified when creating the workspace is automatically added to the Administration Server repository.

   If you have more than one license keys, add your license keys one by one to the Kaspersky Security Center Cloud Console Administration Server repository.

4. Deploying license keys for managed applications

   Choose a method of deployment of the license key (or license keys) to all the devices you want to protect:

   • Automatic deployment

     If you use different managed applications and you have to deploy a specific activation code for applications, choose another way of deploying that activation code.

     Kaspersky Security Center enables you to automatically deploy available license keys for managed applications. For example, three license keys are stored in the Administration Server repository. You have enabled the Automatically distribute license key to managed devices option for all three license keys. A Kaspersky security application—for example, Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Windows—is installed on the organization's devices. A new managed application on a device is discovered for which a license key must be deployed. For instance, two of the license keys from the repository can be deployed for the managed application on the device: license key named Key_1 and license key named Key_2. One of these license keys is deployed for the managed application. In this case, it cannot be predicted which of the two license keys will be deployed because automatic deployment of license keys does not provide for any administrator activity.

     When a license key is deployed, the number of installations is recounted for that license key. You must make sure that the number of applications for which the license key was deployed does not exceed the license limit. If the number of installations exceeds the license limit, all devices that were not covered by the license will be assigned Critical status.

     How-to instructions:

     • Adding a license key to the Administration Server repository
     • Automatic distribution of a license key
   • Deployment through the Add license key task for a managed application

     If you opt to use the Add license key task for a managed application, you can select the license key that must be deployed to devices, and then select the devices in any convenient way—for example, by selecting an administration group or a device selection.

     How-to instructions:

     • Adding a license key to the Administration Server repository
     • Deploying a license key to client devices
   • Adding an activation code or a key file manually to the devices

     You can activate the installed Kaspersky application locally, by using the tools provided in the application interface. Please refer to the documentation of the installed application.

5. Checking on which devices the managed Kaspersky applications are activated

   To make sure that the license keys are deployed correctly, view the list of the license keys that are used for an application.

6. Configuring events related to the license expiration

   Configure events so that you will be notified when your license keys are used up or about to expire:

   • Administration Server critical events
   • Administration Server functional failure events
   • Administration Server warning events
   • Administration Server informational events

About the trial mode of Kaspersky Security Center Cloud Console

The trial mode is a special mode of Kaspersky Security Center Cloud Console intended to acquaint the user with the features of Kaspersky Security Center Cloud Console. In this mode, you can perform activities within a workspace whose validity period is limited to 30 days. The trial mode is activated automatically as soon as you create a trial workspace. The set of features available in trial mode is identical to the scope under the standard Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Business Advanced license.

In Kaspersky Security Center Cloud Console, you do not have to license the Administration Server, because the features that require a special license are not supported. If you want to use Kaspersky Security Center Cloud Console in trial mode, you automatically get a trial license when you create your first workspace.

Trial mode does not allow you to subsequently switch to commercial mode. Any trial workspace will be automatically deleted with all its contents when the 30-day period expires.

The following restrictions are imposed on the use of the Kaspersky Security Center Cloud Console features in trial mode:

• You cannot create a hierarchy of Administration Servers. No virtual Administration Servers can be created.
• The Licensing section is available as read-only. All operations are prohibited in this section, including the addition and removal of license keys.
• You cannot create custom installation packages.
• You cannot create custom roles for users.
• The Virus outbreak feature is not available. Virus outbreak events are not stored, and no notifications are sent.
• The Deleted objects repository is not available.
• You cannot enable the addition of batched events (those published in large quantities) to the database.
• Migration of Administration Servers from on-premises mode to Cloud Console mode is not supported.
• KSN statistical information from the Administration Server components, such as Administration Server or Network Agent, is not sent to Kaspersky.

Some limits are also imposed on creation of some objects of the application (see the table below). If any of these limits are exceeded when an attempt is made to create such an object, the object creation will be blocked, and an error message about the limit will be displayed.

Limitations on creation of Kaspersky Security Center Cloud Console objects in trial mode

Using Kaspersky Marketplace to choose Kaspersky business solutions

Marketplace is a section in the main menu that enables you to view the entire range of Kaspersky business solutions, select the ones you need, and proceed to the purchase at the Kaspersky website. You can use filters to view only those solutions that fit your organization and the requirements for your information security system. When you select a solution, Kaspersky Security Center Cloud Console redirects you to the related webpage at the Kaspersky website to learn more about that solution. Each webpage enables you to proceed to the purchase or contains instructions on the purchase process.

In the Marketplace section, you can filter Kaspersky solutions by using the following criteria:

• Number of devices (endpoints, servers, and other types of assets) that you want to protect:
  • 50–250
  • 250–1000
  • More than 1000
• Maturity level of your organization's information security team:
  • Foundations

    This level is typical for enterprises that only have an IT team. The maximum possible number of threats is blocked automatically.

  • Optimum

    This level is typical for enterprises that have a specific IT security function within the IT team. At this level, companies require solutions that enable them to counter commodity threats and threats that circumvent existing preventive mechanisms.

  • Expert

    This level is typical for enterprises with complex and distributed IT environments. The IT security team is mature or the company has an SOC (Security Operations Center) team. The required solutions enable the companies to counter complex threats and targeted attacks.

• Types of assets that you want to protect:
  • Endpoints: workstations of employees, physical and virtual machines, embedded systems
  • Servers: physical and virtual servers
  • Cloud: public, private, or hybrid cloud environments; cloud services
  • Network: local area network, IT infrastructure
  • Service: security-related services provided by Kaspersky

To find and purchase a Kaspersky business solution:

1. In the main menu, go to Marketplace.

   By default, the section displays all available Kaspersky business solutions.

2. To view only those solutions that suit your organization, select the required values in the filters.
3. Click the solution that you want to purchase or you want to learn more about.

You will be redirected to the solution webpage. You can follow the on-screen instructions to proceed to the purchase.

Licenses and the minimum number of devices for each license

If you want to use Kaspersky Security Center Cloud Console in commercial mode, you must purchase a license before creating your first workspace. The table below shows the licenses that you can purchase and the minimum number of devices for each license (even if you want to protect fewer devices):

Licenses that grant the usage of Kaspersky Security Center Cloud Console

The maximum devices per one workspace is 25,000. If you want to protect more than 10,000 devices, you need to create a separate workspace. To do this, send a request to Kaspersky Technical Support. This request must contain the following information:

• User Email—The email address of the user registered on Kaspersky Security Center Cloud Console. This user is granted administrator rights on the created workspace.

  After you create an account on Kaspersky Security Center Cloud Console, you do not have to register a company and create a workspace for it. Specify information about the company and the workspace in the request.

• Company Name—The name of the company in which you want to use Kaspersky Security Center Cloud Console.
• Company Country—The country in which the company is located.
• Workspace Name—The name of the workspace to be created for the company.
• Estimated Endpoints Count—The total number of client devices (including mobile devices) that you want to protect in the new workspace.
• Workspace Country—The country in which you want to locate your new workspace. This parameter affects the selection of the data center to store the workspace.

  The Company Country and Workspace Country parameters may be the same.

• Activation Code—The activation code that you receive after you have purchased Kaspersky Security Center Cloud Console. Make sure that the license you want to buy covers all client devices that must be protected.

After you send the request, Kaspersky specialists register the specified company and create a workspace for it. When the workspace creation is completed, you will receive an email notification. You can log in to your account on Kaspersky Security Center Cloud Console to view the result.

Events of the licensing limit exceeded

Kaspersky Security Center Cloud Console allows you to get information about events when some licensing limits are exceeded by Kaspersky applications installed on client devices.

The importance level of such events when a licensing limit is exceeded is defined according to the following rules:

• If the currently used units covered by a single license constitute 90% to 100% of the total number of units covered by the license, the event is published with the Info importance level.
• If the currently used units covered by a single license constitute 100% to 110% of the total number of units covered by the license, the event is published with the Warning importance level.
• If the number of currently used units covered by a single license exceeds 110% of the total number of units covered by the license, the event is published with the Critical event importance level.

Methods of distribution of the activation codes to the managed devices

The Kaspersky applications installed on managed devices must be licensed by applying an activation code to each of the applications. You cannot use key files for licensing of managed applications; only activation codes are accepted. An activation code can be deployed in the following ways:

• Automatic deployment
• The Add license key task for a managed application
• Manual activation of a managed application

Kaspersky applications can use more than one license key at the same time. For example, Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Windows can use two license keys—one for Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Windows and one for activation of the Endpoint Detection and Response functions.

In addition, Kaspersky applications can have not only an active license key, but also a reserve license key. A Kaspersky application uses an active key at the current moment and stores a reserve key to apply after the active key expires. You can add a new active or reserve license key by any of the methods listed above. The application for which you add a license key defines whether the key is active or reserve. The key definition does not depend on the method that you use to add a new license key.

Adding an Administration Server license key

To add an Administration Server license key:

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

   The Administration Server properties window opens with the General tab selected.

2. Go to the License keys section, and then click the Select button in one of the following sections:
   • Current license, if you want to add an active license key.
   • Reserve license key, if you want to add a reserve license key.

     You can add a reservel license key only if an active license key has already been added.

3. In the window that opens, select a required license key from the table.

   If necessary, you can add a new license key by clicking the Add new license key button, and then entering the license key in the right pane that opens.

4. Click the OK button.

The window is closed, the Administration Server license key is added, and information about the license key is displayed in the License keys section.

If necessary, you can change the selected license key by clicking the Change button and specifying another license key. Also, you can remove a license key.

Adding a license key to the Administration Server repository

When adding a license key using Kaspersky Security Center Cloud Console, the settings of the license key are saved on the Administration Server. Based on this information, the application generates a license key usage report and notifies the administrator of license expirations and violation of license restrictions that are set in the properties of license keys. You can configure notifications of the use of license keys within the Administration Server settings.

To add a license key to the Administration Server repository:

1. In the main menu, go to Operations → Licensing → Kaspersky licenses.
2. Click the Add button.
3. Specify the activation code in the text field and click the Send button.
4. Click the Close button.

The license key or several license keys are added to the Administration Server repository.

Deploying a license key to client devices

Kaspersky Security Center Cloud Console allows you to distribute a license key to client devices automatically or through the Application activation task. You can use the task to distribute keys to a specific device group. During distribution of a license key via the task, the licensing limit on the number of devices is not taken into account. Use the automatic key distribution to cease distribution of a license key automatically when the licensing limit is reached.

If you enable automatic distribution of a license key, do not create an Application activation task to distribute that key to client devices. Otherwise, the load on the Administration Server will increase due to frequent synchronization.

Before deployment, add the license key to the Administration Server repository.

To distribute a license key to client devices through the Application activation task:

1. In the main menu, go to Assets (Devices) → Tasks.
2. Click Add.

   The New task wizard starts. Proceed through the wizard by using the Next button.

3. In the Application drop-down list, select the application for which you want to add a license key.
4. In the Task type list, select the Application activation task.
5. In the Task name field, specify the name of the new task.
6. Select the devices to which the task will be assigned.
7. At the Selecting a license key step of the wizard, click the Add key link to add the license key.
8. On the key adding pane, add the license key by using one of the following options:

   You need to add the license key only if you did not add it to the Administration Server repository prior to creating the Application activation task.

   • Select the Enter activation code option to enter an activation code, and then do the following:
     1. Specify the activation code, and then click the Send button.

        Information about the license key appears in the key adding pane.

     2. Click the Save button.

        If you want to distribute the license key to managed devices automatically, enable the Automatically distribute license key to managed devices option.

        The key adding pane closes.

   • Select the Add key file option to add a key file, and then do the following:
     1. Click the Select key file button.
     2. In the window that opens, select a key file, and then click the Open button.

        Information about the license key appears in the license key adding pane.

     3. Click the Save button.

        If you want to distribute the license key to managed devices automatically, enable the Automatically distribute license key to managed devices option.

        The key adding pane closes.

9. Select the license key in the table of keys.
10. At the License information step of the wizard, clear the default Use as a reserve key check box if you want to replace the active license key.

    For example, this is needed when the organization changes, and another organization's key is required on the device; or if the key was reissued, and a new license expires earlier than the current license. To avoid errors, you have to clear the Use as a reserve key check box.

    If you want to find out more information about the issues that may occur when adding a license key to Kaspersky Security Center and the ways to resolve them, refer to the Kaspersky Security Center Knowledge Base.

11. At the Finish task creation step of the wizard, enable the Open task details when creation is complete option to modify the default task settings.

    If you do not enable this option, the task will be created with the default settings. You can modify the default settings later.

12. Click the Finish button.

    The wizard creates the task. If you enabled the Open task details when creation is complete option, the task properties window automatically opens. In this window, you can specify the general task settings and, if required, change the settings specified during task creation.

    You can also open the task properties window by clicking the name of the created task in the list of tasks.

    The task is created, configured, and displayed in the list of tasks.

13. To run the task, select it in the task list, and then click the Start button.

    You can also set a task start schedule on the Schedule tab of the task properties window.

    For a detailed description of scheduled start settings, refer to the general task settings.

After the task is completed, the license key is deployed to the selected devices.

Automatic distribution of a license key

Kaspersky Security Center Cloud Console allows automatic distribution of license keys to managed devices if they are located in the license keys repository on the Administration Server.

To distribute a license key to managed devices automatically:

1. In the main menu, go to Operations → Licensing → Kaspersky licenses.
2. Click the name of the license key that you want to distribute to devices automatically.
3. In the license key properties window that opens, switch the toggle button to Automatically distribute license key to managed devices.
4. Click the Save button.

The license key will be automatically distributed to all compatible devices.

License key distribution is performed by means of Network Agent. No license key distribution tasks are created for the application.

During automatic distribution of a license key, the licensing limit on the number of devices is taken into account. The licensing limit is set in the properties of the license key. If the licensing limit is reached, distribution of this license key on devices ceases automatically.

Note that an automatically distributed license key may not be displayed in the virtual Administration Server repository in the following cases:

• The license key is not valid for the application.
• The virtual Administration Server does not have managed devices.
• The license key has already been used for devices managed by another virtual Administration Server and the limit on the number of devices has been reached.

If you specify the Automatically distribute license key to managed devices option for a subscription license key for activating any application on a managed device, and at the same time you have an active trial license key, then your trial license key will be automatically replaced by the subscription license key eight days before the expiration date.

Viewing information about license keys in use in the Administration Server repository

To view the list of the license keys added to the Administration Server repository,

In the main menu, go to Operations → Licensing → Kaspersky licenses.

The displayed list contains the activation codes added to the Administration Server repository.

To view detailed information about a license key:

1. In the main menu, go to Operations → Licensing → Kaspersky licenses.
2. Click the name of the required license key.

In the license key properties window that opens, you can view:

• On the General tab—The main information about the license key
• On the Devices tab—The list of client devices where the license key was used for activation of the installed Kaspersky application

Viewing information about the license keys used for a specific Kaspersky application

To learn what license keys are in use for a Kaspersky application:

1. In the main menu, go to Assets (Devices) → Managed devices.

   If the device belongs to the Unassigned devices group, go to Discovery & deployment → Unassigned devices instead.

2. Click the name of the required device.
3. In the device properties window that opens, select the Applications section.
4. In the list of applications that opens, select the application whose license keys you want to view.
5. In the application properties window that opens, on the General tab, select the License keys section.

   The information is displayed in the workspace of this section.

Removing an Administration Server license key

To remove an Administration Server license key:

1. In the main menu, click the settings icon () next to the Administration Server.
2. In the Administration Server properties window that opens, select the License keys section.
3. Сlick the Remove active license key or Remove reserve license key button depending on the license key that you want to remove, and then in the window that opens, confirm the operation.

This removes the license key.

If a reserve license key has been added, the reserve license key automatically becomes the active license key after the former active license key is removed.

After the active license key of Administration Server is removed, Vulnerability and patch management and Mobile Device Management become unavailable. You can add a removed license key again or add a new license key.

Removing a license key from the repository

You can remove a license key from the Administration Server repository. Note that Kaspersky Security Center Cloud Console automatically deletes your workspace after 90 days in the following cases:

• You remove the last license key (active, reserve, or not in use) added manually in the repository.
• The last license key expires.

If your workspace is deleted, you cannot manage the protection of your network by means of Kaspersky Security Center Cloud Console. You also permanently lose your data from Kaspersky Security Center Cloud Console. If necessary, you can delete your workspace manually. Otherwise, we recommend that you keep at least one license key in the Administration Server repository.

If you remove a license key and you added a reserve license key earlier, the reserve license key automatically becomes the active license key after the former active key is removed or expired.

When you remove the active license key that is deployed to a managed device, the application will continue working on the managed device.

To remove a license key from the Administration Server repository:

1. Check that Administration Server does not use a license key that you want to remove. If the Administration Server does, you cannot remove the key. To perform the check:
   1. In the main menu, click the settings icon () next to the Administration Server.

      The Administration Server properties window opens.

   2. On the General tab, select the License keys section.
   3. If the required license key is displayed in the section that opens, click the Remove active license key button, and then confirm the operation. After that, the Administration Server does not use the removed license key, but the key remains in the Administration Server repository. If the required license key is not displayed, the Administration Server does not use it.
2. In the main menu, go to Operations → Licensing → Kaspersky licenses.
3. Select the required license key, and then click the Delete button.
4. In the window that appears, select the I understand the risk and want to remove the license key check box. This means that if you remove the last license key, you are aware of the subsequent deletion of the workspace and loss of control over the managed devices. Next, click the Remove button.

As a result, the selected license key is removed from the repository.

You can add a removed license key again or add a new one. If you removed the last license key, you can also add a license key as long as your workspace is not deleted. Kaspersky Security Center Cloud Console notifies administrators of the workspace 30 days, 7 days, and 1 day prior to deletion.

Viewing the list of devices where a Kaspersky application is not activated

You can view the list of all the devices on which a Kaspersky application is installed but not activated (for example, a license is missing or has expired).

To view the devices where a Kaspersky application is not activated:

1. In the main menu, go to Assets (Devices) → Tasks.

   The list of tasks is displayed.

2. Click the name of the Update task related to the Kaspersky application in question.

   The task properties window is displayed with several named tabs.

3. In the task properties window, select the Results section.

   In the Device or secondary Server column are displayed the devices on which the task was successful.

4. Sort the Device or secondary Server column.

   In the Device or secondary Server column are displayed the devices on which the task was successful. The devices where the task failed because of a missing license are devices where the application is not activated.

Revoking consent with an End User License Agreement

If you decide to stop protecting some of your client devices, you can revoke the End User License Agreement (EULA) for any managed Kaspersky application. You must uninstall the selected application and its installation packages before revoking its EULA. The installation packages must be deleted from the Administration Server and its virtual Administration Servers.

The EULAs that were accepted on a virtual Administration Server can be revoked on the virtual Administration Server or on the primary Administration Server. The EULAs that were accepted on a primary Administration Server can be revoked only on the primary Administration Server.

To revoke a EULA for managed Kaspersky applications:

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

   The Administration Server properties window opens.

2. On the General tab of the Administration Server properties window, select the End User License Agreements section.

   A list of EULAs—accepted upon creation of installation packages or at the seamless installation of updates—is displayed.

3. In the list, select the EULA that you want to revoke.

   You can view the following properties of the EULA:

   • Date when the EULA was accepted
   • Name of the user who accepted the EULA
   • Whether or not the EULA can be revoked
4. Click the acceptance date of any EULA to open its properties window that displays the following data:
   • Name of the user who accepted the EULA
   • Date when the EULA was accepted
   • Unique identifier (UID) of the EULA
   • Full text of the EULA
   • List of objects (installation packages, seamless updates) linked to the EULA, and their respective names and types
5. In the lower part of the EULA properties window, click the Revoke License Agreement button.

   If the selected EULA can be revoked only by uninstalling the application or if this EULA can be revoked only on the primary Administration Server, a notification about this restriction is displayed instead of the Revoke License Agreement button.

   If there exist any objects (installation packages and their respective tasks) that prevent the EULA from being revoked, the notification about it is displayed. You cannot proceed with revocation until you delete these objects.

   In the window that opens, you are informed that you must first uninstall the Kaspersky application corresponding to the EULA.

6. Click the button to confirm revocation.

The EULA is revoked. It is no longer displayed in the list of License Agreements in the End User License Agreements section. The EULA properties window closes; the application is no longer installed.

Renewing licenses for Kaspersky applications

You can renew a Kaspersky application license that has expired or is about to expire (in less than 30 days).

If the last license key is expired, Kaspersky Security Center Cloud Console automatically deletes your workspace after 90 days. As a result, you cannot manage the protection of your network by means of Kaspersky Security Center Cloud Console. You also permanently lose your data from Kaspersky Security Center Cloud Console. We recommend that you renew outdated license keys or add new ones to the Administration Server repository to keep your workspace.

To view a notification about an expired license or a license that is about to expire:

1. Do either of the following:
   • In the main menu, go to Operations → Licensing → Kaspersky licenses.
   • In the main menu, go to Monitoring & reporting → Dashboard, and then click the View expiring licenses link next to a notification.

   The Kaspersky licenses window opens, where you can view and renew the expiring and expired licenses.

2. If you want to renew a license, click the Renew license link next to the required license.

   By clicking a license renewal link, you agree to transfer the following data to Kaspersky: software ID, software version, software localization, license ID, and an attribute that shows if the license was provided by a partner company. The data is required to determine the renewal terms of your license.

3. In the window of the license renewal service that opens follow the instructions to renew a license.

   The expiring license is renewed.

In Kaspersky Security Center Cloud 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

Use of Kaspersky Security Center Cloud Console after the license expiration

After the license expiration, Kaspersky might grant you the use of Kaspersky Security Center Cloud Console for up to 90 days without limitations. During this period, the Administration Server, Network Agent, and Kaspersky Security Center Cloud Console web interface work without limitations. Kaspersky Security Center Cloud Console also sends KSN statistics to Kaspersky in accordance with the current KSN access settings. The managed applications work with only limited functionality (for details, refer to the documentation for these applications).

When the license has been expired for 90 days, Kaspersky Security Center Cloud Console automatically deletes your workspace. If you want to keep the workspace, renew at least one expired license key or add a new one to the repository.

Licensing definitions

This section contains definitions for concepts related to licensing of Kaspersky applications managed via Kaspersky Security Center Cloud Console.

About the license

A license is a time-limited right to use Kaspersky Security Center Cloud Console, granted under the terms of the signed License Contract (End User License Agreement).

The scope of services and validity period depend on the license under which the application is used.

The following license types are provided:

• Trial

  A free license intended for trying out the application. A trial license usually has a short term.

  When a trial license expires, all Kaspersky Security Center Cloud Console features become disabled. To continue using the application, you need to purchase a commercial license.

  You can use the application under a trial license for only one trial period.

• Commercial

  A paid license.

  When a commercial license expires, key features of the application become disabled. To continue using Kaspersky Security Center Cloud Console, you must renew your commercial license. After a commercial license expires, you cannot continue using the application and must remove it from your device.

  We recommend renewing your license before it expires, to ensure uninterrupted protection against all security threats.

About the license certificate

A license certificate is a document that you receive along with a key file or an activation code.

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

• License key or order number
• Information about the user who has been granted the license
• Information about the application that can be activated under the license provided
• Limit of the number of licensing units (e.g., devices on which the application can be used under the license provided)
• License validity start date
• License expiration date or license term
• License type

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 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

Activation code is a unique sequence of 20 alphanumeric characters. You enter an activation code to add a license key that activates Kaspersky Security Center Cloud Console. You receive the activation code through the email address that you specified after purchasing Kaspersky Security Center Cloud Console or after ordering the trial version of Kaspersky Security Center Cloud Console.

To activate the application by using the activation code, you need internet access to establish connection with Kaspersky activation servers. If access to the servers using system DNS is not possible, the application uses public DNS servers.

If the application was activated with an activation code, the application in some cases sends regular requests to Kaspersky activation servers in order to check the current status of the license key. You must provide the application internet access to make it possible to send requests.

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

You cannot use key files for activating managed applications; only activation codes are accepted.

About the subscription

Subscription to Kaspersky Security Center Cloud Console is an order for use of the application under the selected settings (subscription expiration date, number of protected devices). You can register your subscription to Kaspersky Security Center Cloud Console with your service provider (for example, your internet provider). A subscription can be renewed manually or in automatic mode; also, you can cancel it.

A subscription can be limited (for example, one-year) or unlimited (with no expiration date). To continue using Kaspersky Security Center Cloud Console after a limited subscription expires, you must renew it. An unlimited subscription is renewed automatically if it has been prepaid to the service provider in due dates.

When a limited subscription expires, you may be provided a grace period for renewal during which the application continues to function. The availability and duration of the grace period is defined by the service provider.

To use Kaspersky Security Center Cloud Console under subscription, you must apply the activation code received from the service provider.

You can apply a different activation code for Kaspersky Security Center Cloud Console only after your subscription expires or when you cancel it.

Depending on the service provider, the set of possible actions for subscription management may vary. The service provider might not provide a grace period for subscription renewal and so the application loses its functionality.

Activation codes purchased under subscription cannot be used for activating earlier versions of Kaspersky Security Center Cloud Console.

When the application is used under subscription, Kaspersky Security Center Cloud Console automatically attempts to access the activation server at specified time intervals until the subscription expires. If access to the server using system DNS is not possible, the application uses public DNS servers. You can renew your subscription on the service provider's website.