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Riverbed Software Licenses, Upgrades, and
Image Signing
This chapter describes Riverbed licensing methods, software upgrades, and software image signing.
Riverbed licensing methods
Current versions of Riverbed products use a common licensing management framework (CLMF) to
obtain, apply, and manage license keys.
Note: In CLMF, customer keys replace tokens.
A license key is a string of characters issued by Riverbed that embeds information that ties the license to
data to prevent tampering. After you install the license, the system saves it in the configuration database
and enables the functionality associated with the license. Riverbed employs the following licensing
methods:
• Automatic —Once you connect your appliance to the network, it automatically contacts the
Riverbed Licensing Portal, which downloads and installs the licenses.
• Manual —You can manually fetch and activate licenses for Riverbed products using the Riverbed
Licensing Portal. Go to https://licensing.riverbed.com/index.htm and follow the instructions to
retrieve license keys. After you manually retrieve your license keys, you need to install them on the
appropriate appliance.
• Factory —You can have all your Riverbed licenses installed at the factory for a small fee.
• Customer key / token —You use your customer key or a token to activate Riverbed software. This
method applies only to virtual products. When you purchase your first virtual Riverbed product, you
are given a customer key. When you need to apply licenses, you use your customer key to validate
the license keys.
• Air-gapped —You license air-gapped products through a challenge-response process. After you
receive your keys through email or the Riverbed license server, you log in to the air-gapped
product’s management console and generate a challenge. Then, on a different system that is
connected to the internet, you log in to the Riverbed Licensing Portal and enter the challenge. After
successfully submitting the challenge you are provided with a response, which you apply to the air-
gapped product to valid your license keys.