Configuring license settings using the config file

The license configuration file, license.ozsettings, specifies properties for how licenses are managed for HCL® AppScan® Source. The license.ozsettings file resides in <data_dir>\config (where <data_dir> is the location of your AppScan® Source program data, as described in Installation and user data file locations). You can use the command line to edit the file.

Most licensing for AppScan® Source is handled by the License Manager. Through the License Manager, you can configure licensing using a cloud license server, a local licenser server, or a proxy license server.

On the rare occasions that you must edit the license.ozsettings file directly, the file directs licensing with these properties:
Property Default Value Description
license_borrow_interval 24 The inactivity interval, in hours, for which AppScan® Source retain a license. The minimum is 24 hours and the maximum is 168 hours. When a license is inactive for the specified number of hours, the license is released back to the license server for use by another instance of the product.
license_instance_id n/a If using a cloud license server, the instance ID of the cloud instance.
license_server_name hclsoftware Cloud or local license server name. hclsoftware is the default cloud license server name. If you are using a local license server, the name must match exactly the local host name for which the license server certificate was generated.
license_server_port n/a If using a local license server, the port on which the server is located.
license_type CLS AppScan® Source license type:
  • CLS: Cloud license server
  • LLS: Local license server
license_use_ssl true When connecting to a local license server, specify whether to use SSL or non-SSL protocols:
  • true: HTTPS (SSL)
  • false: HTTP (non-SSL)
You must restart the License Manager after making edits to the license.ozsettings file.
Note: Take care to ensure there are no extra spaces in any parameter value.