Vault
Vault Enterprise license keys
Enterprise
Appropriate Vault Enterprise license required
Licenses and EULA enhancements have been introduced in Vault 1.8 release. Please refer to the FAQ for common questions concerning these changes.
The Install a HashiCorp Enterprise License tutorial provides the instruction to load your Vault license.
How license keys work
License keys for Vault Enterprise determine how long you can use Vault and the availability of product features.
Each license key has a start date and an expiration date:
- You cannot start, restart, or unseal any Vault versions released after the expiration date. As a result, you also cannot update Vault with security fixes released after the expiration date.
- You can start, restart, and unseal Vault versions released before the expiration date.
Some license keys also enforce a termination date. If your license key enforces a termination date, you cannot start, restart, or unseal any version of Vault after the termination date. Existing, unsealed nodes continue to operate normally until they restart or have to unseal again.
| Key type | Issue date | Termination date |
|---|---|---|
| Commercial | After September 2025 | 60 days after expiration |
| Commercial | Before September 2025 | Non-terminating, or 10 years after expiration |
| Trial | Any | On, or one day after, expiration |
To review the dates on a license key, run
vault license inspect for a local key,
or vault license get to query the license
key of a Vault cluster.
You must comply with the terms of your Vault Enterprise license agreement, regardless of any automated license key enforcement behaviors. Continued use of Vault Enterprise after your subscription license period expires may violate the terms of your license agreement.