Program licensing

This section covers the main aspects of program licensing.

About the End User License Agreement

The End User License agreement is a legal agreement between you and AO Kaspersky Lab that specifies the conditions under which you can use the program.

Read the terms of the End User License Agreement carefully before using the program for the first time.

You can familiarize yourself with the terms of the End User License Agreement in the following ways:

• During the installation of KUMA.
• By reading the LICENSE document. This document is included in the distribution kit and is located inside the installer in the /kuma-ansible-installer/roles/kuma/files/ folder.

  After the program is deployed, the document is available in the /opt/kaspersky/kuma/LICENSE folder.

You accept the terms of the End User License Agreement by confirming your acceptance of the End User License Agreement during the program installation. If you do not accept the terms of the End User License Agreement, you must cease the installation of the program and must not use the program.

About the license

A License is a time-limited right to use the program, granted under the terms of the End User License Agreement.

A license entitles you to the following kinds of services:

• Use of the program in accordance with the terms of the End User License Agreement
• Getting technical support

The scope of services and the duration of usage depend on the type of license under which the program was activated.

The following types of licenses exist:

• Trial - a free license intended for evaluation purposes.

  The trial license is valid for a short term only. Upon expiration of the trial license, KUMA will stop functioning. To continue using the program, you need to purchase a commercial license.

  With a trial license you can activate the program only once.

• Commercial - a paid license provided when purchasing the program.

  When the commercial license expires, the program will still be operational, but with limited functionality (for example, updating the KUMA databases will not be available). To continue using KUMA in full functionality mode, you need to renew your commercial license.

We recommend that you renew your license no later than its expiration date to ensure maximum protection against cyberthreats.

About the license certificate

A License Certificate Is a document that is provided to you along with a key file or activation code.

The License Certificate contains the following information about the license being granted:

• License key or order number
• Information about the user who is granted the license
• Information about the program that can be activated under the provided license
• Maximum number of licensing units (for example, assets on which the program can be used under the provided license)
• 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 you can apply to activate and then use the program 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 program in one of the following ways: apply a key file or enter an activation code. The license key is displayed in the program interface as a unique alphanumeric sequence after you add it to the program.

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 program.

A license key may be an active one or an additional, or a reserve, one.

An active license key is the license key currently used by the program. An active license key can be added for a trial or commercial license. The program 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 program, 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 key file

A key file is a file with the .key extension provided to you by Kaspersky. The key file is used to add a license key that activates the program.

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

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

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

To restore the key file, you need to do one of the following:

• Contact the license seller.
• Get the key file on the Kaspersky Lab website based on the available activation code.

Adding a license key to the program web interface

You can add an application license key in the KUMA web interface.

Only users with the Administrator role can add a license key.

To add a license key to the KUMA web interface:

1. Open the KUMA web interface and select Settings → License.

   The window with KUMA license conditions opens.

2. Select the key you want to add:
   • If you want to add the active key, click the Add active license key button.

     This button is not displayed if a license key has already been added to the program. If you want to add an active license key instead of the key that has already been added, the current license key must be deleted.

   • If you want to add the reserve key, click the Add reserve license key button.

     This button is not active until the main key is added. If you want to add a reserve license key instead of the key that has already been added, the current reserve license key must be deleted.

   The license key file selection window appears on the screen.

3. Select a license file by specifying the path to the folder and the name of the license key file with the KEY extension.

The license key from the selected file will be loaded into the program. Information about the license key is displayed under Settings → License.

Viewing information about an added license key in the program web interface

In the KUMA web interface, you can view information about the added license key. Information about the license key is displayed under Settings → License.

Only users with the Administrator role can view license information.

For an added license keys, the License tab window displays the following information:

• Expires on—date when the license key expires.
• Days remaining—number of days before the license is expired.
• EPS available—number of events processed per second supported by the license.
• EPS current—current average number of events per second processed by KUMA.
• License key—unique alphanumeric sequence.
• Company—name of the company that purchased the license.
• Client name—name of client who purchased the license.
• Modules—modules available for the license.

Removing a license key in the program web interface

In KUMA, you can remove an added license key from the program (for example, if you need to replace the current license key with a different key). After the license key is removed, the program stops to receive and process events. This functionality will be re-activated the next time you add a license key.

Only users with the administrator role can delete license keys.

To delete an added license key:

1. Open the KUMA web interface and select Settings → License.

   The window with KUMA license conditions opens.

2. Click the icon on the license that you want to delete.

   A confirmation window opens.

3. Confirm deletion of the license key.

The license key will be removed from the program.