Virtual CipherTrust Manager Licensing Model
New Virtual CipherTrust Manager instances are launched as Community Edition, without a Virtual CipherTrust Manager license. Community Edition has restrictions on available features.
Licensed Administration Features
You require a Virtual CipherTrust Manager license to:
Create child domains.
Cluster the Virtual CipherTrust Manager instance with other Virtual CipherTrust Manager instances.
Configure LDAP authentication for users.
Configure Open ID Connection (OIDC) authentication for users.
Configure a Hardware Security Module (HSM) as root of trust.
Schedule backup or key rotation operations.
You can enable a 90-day trial evaluation of the Virtual CipherTrust Manager license, or purchase this license for a longer term. Contact a Thales Sales representative for assistance in purchasing licenses.
30 days prior to license expiration, the CipherTrust Manager Server will notify you, in the top banner in red, that your license is expiring soon. Before the expiration, a new purchased license must be installed.
CPU Count Limits
Either a k170v or k470v license may be purchased. k170v allows for up to four CPUs, whereas k470v allows for more than four CPUs. The Community Edition and trial evaluation is equivalent to k170v, and allows up to four CPUs.
If you find that your initial choice of license doesn't meet your needs, you can purchase and change to the other license type at any time. A k170v or k470v license immediately takes effect when applied. The most recently applied license overrides existing Virtual CipherTrust Manager licenses, even if older licenses have not yet expired.
If you exceed the CPU allocation for a Virtual CipherTrust Manager k170v, a warning message is displayed on login which can be closed. An alarm notification is also present which can only be cleared by reducing the number of CPUs allocated to the Virtual CipherTrust Manager.
