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

Key storage in the Administration Console

To view information about a license key in Kaspersky Security Center key storage using the Administration Console:

1. Open Kaspersky Security Center Administration Console.
2. In the console tree, select the Kaspersky licenses folder.

   The workspace shows a list of license keys added to the Kaspersky Security Center key storage. The list is displayed as a table, in the columns of which you can view information about the keys.

3. If you want to view more detailed information about a key, select it from the list.

On the right of the license key list, the following details on the selected key appear:

• Unique alphanumeric sequence.
• Application – name of the application covered by the license associated with the key, and information about this license.
• Type – trial, commercial, or subscription.
• License term (days) – the number of days remaining for using the application activated by adding this key. For example, 365 days.
• License key expiration date – key expiration date. You can activate the application by adding this key and use this application only before this expiration date. If you are using the application under unlimited subscription, the field value is <Unlimited>.
• License expiration date – the date when your right to use the application activated with the current key expires. If the key was added on several SVMs at different times, this field shows the date for the SVM on which the application expires sooner than on other SVMs. If you are using the application under unlimited subscription, the field value is <Unlimited>.
• Maximum number of devices – 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/desktop operating system that you can protect.
• Devices with active key – depends on the key type:
  • 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.
• Devices with reserve key – the number of SVMs on which the key has been added as a reserve key. If you are using the application under a subscription, the field value is Unavailable or 0.

If you have selected a subscription key in the list, the following information may also be displayed to the right of the list:

• Type of validity period restriction – if the application is being used under an unlimited subscription, Unlimited is displayed in the field. If the subscription is limited, the field is not displayed.
• Grace period – if the subscription has a "Grace period activated" status, the field shows the number of remaining days during which the application will continue to perform all of its functions. If the subscription has any other status, the field shows 0.
• Subscription provider's web address – web address of the service provider with whom the subscription is registered.
• Subscription status – current status of your subscription (active, paused, expired, canceled, grace period activated).

If both a server key and a desktop key have been added on an SVM, details of these keys and the following information about the combination of the server key and desktop key are displayed in the Kaspersky licenses folder:

• Unique alphanumeric sequence – a combination of a server key and a desktop key. You can use the combination of a server key and desktop key to search for information about the SVM on which these keys have been added (for more details, please refer to the Kaspersky Security Center help).
• License term (days) – the longer of the following two application usage periods: the period of application usage under the server key, or the period of application usage under the desktop key.
• License key expiration date – the later of the following two key expiration dates: server key expiration date or desktop key expiration date.
• License expiration date – the later of the following two dates: the end date of application usage under the server key, or the end date of application usage under the desktop key.
• Maximum number of devices – the sum of the following values: the maximum number of simultaneously running virtual machines with desktop operating systems and the maximum number of simultaneously running virtual machines with server operating systems that you can protect with the application.
• Devices with active key – the number of SVMs on which the key has been added as an active key.
• Grace period – the longer of the following two grace periods: the grace period corresponding to the server key or the grace period corresponding to the desktop key.
• Subscription status – the field shows the active status if the subscription corresponding to at least one of the keys (server or desktop) has the active status. If both subscriptions are inactive, the field shows the better status (for example, if one subscription has the paused status and the other one has the canceled status, the field shows the paused status).

You can also view information about the license key added to the key storage in the key properties window. The properties window of the selected key opens by double-clicking it or by clicking the View license key properties link located to the right of the list of license keys.

The following information about the license key is displayed in the right part of the key properties window:

• Unique alphanumeric sequence.
• Information about the application – name of the application covered by the license associated with the key, and information about this license.
• License type – trial, commercial, or subscription.
• License term (days) – the number of days remaining for using the application activated by adding this key. For example, 365 days.
• License key expiration date – key expiration date. You can activate the application by adding this key and use this application only before this expiration date. If you are using the application under unlimited subscription, the field value is <Unlimited>.
• License expiration date – the date when your right to use the application activated with the current key expires. If the key was added on several SVMs at different times, this field shows the date for the SVM on which the application expires sooner than on other SVMs. If you are using the application under unlimited subscription, the field value is <Unlimited>.
• Maximum number of devices – 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/desktop operating system that you can protect.
• Devices with active key – depends on the key type:
  • For a server or desktop key, this is 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.
• Devices with reserve key – the number of SVMs on which the key has been added as a reserve key. If you are using the application under a subscription, the field value is Unavailable.
• Service information – this field shows service information pertaining to the key or license.

If you selected a subscription key, information about the subscription may also be displayed in the key properties window in the About subscription section:

• Type of validity period restriction – if the application is being used under an unlimited subscription, Unlimited is displayed in the field. If the subscription is limited, the field is not displayed.
• Grace period – if the subscription has a "Grace period activated" status, the field shows the number of remaining days during which the application will continue to perform all of its functions. If the subscription has any other status, the field shows 0.
• Provider's web address – web address of the service provider with whom your subscription is registered.
• Subscription status – current status of your subscription (active, paused, expired, canceled, grace period activated).
• Subscription status reason – the reason for the current subscription status.

Key storage in the Web Console

To view information about a license key in Kaspersky Security Center key storage using the Web Console:

1. Start the Web Console.
2. In the Operations section, select Licensing → Kaspersky licenses.

   The list of keys added to the storage is displayed as a table, in the columns of which you can view information about the keys.

3. To view detailed information about the key, open the key properties window using the link in the application name for which the activation key is intended.