A license is used within the PGP Encryption Desktop (Symantec Encryption Desktop) software to enable the functionality purchased and sets the expiration of the software.
Depending on the license you have, some or all of the functionality of the software will be available.
For information on how to download Symantec Encryption products and other related topics, see the following articles:
193931 - How to download Symantec Encryption products from the Broadcom download Portal
206503 - How to find your license number for Symantec Encryption products
175951 - How to: Enter your License information for PGP Encryption Server (Symantec Encryption Management Server)
276507 - How to: Enter your License information for Symantec Endpoint Encryption version 12 and above
180234 - How to: Enter your license information for PGP Command Line
180213 - How to: Enter your License information for PGP Encryption Desktop (Symantec Encryption Desktop)
How to license PGP Encryption Desktop 11 and above
Beginning with PGP Encryption Desktop 11, the PGP client will be enrolled to the PGP Encryption Server (Symantec Encryption Management Server), which will in turn license the PGP client. To enroll PGP Encryption Desktop clients, see the following article:
180181 - Re-enrolling PGP Encryption Desktop for Windows clients (Symantec Encryption Desktop)
Beginning with Symantec Encryption Desktop 10.3.2 MP8, unmanaged users are no longer required to submit the Name, Organization, and Email values to register the Symantec Encryption Desktop product license. These fields are no longer present in the PGP Licensing Assistant dialog box.
Note: The information included in this article supersedes any information included in the PGP Desktop User's Guides regarding license authorization.
For information on how to download Symantec Encryption products and other related topics, see the following articles:
193931 - How to download Symantec Encryption products from the Broadcom download Portal
206503 - How to find your license number for Symantec Encryption products
175951 - How to: Enter your License information for PGP Encryption Server (Symantec Encryption Management Server)
276507 - How to: Enter your License information for Symantec Endpoint Encryption version 12 and above
180234 - How to: Enter your license information for PGP Command Line
180213 - How to: Enter your License information for PGP Encryption Desktop (Symantec Encryption Desktop)
153245 - Symantec Encryption Product License concept - How are Symantec Encryption Products licensed (SEE and PGP)
153399 - PGP Command Line license displays as "Invalid" on VMware systems