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Issue/Introduction

PGP Command Line is an effective tool for securing data. It can encrypt and sign data, as well as decrypt and verify data. Whether you have one file or many, the speed of PGP Command Line increases with the number of CPUs your computer has.

The way PGP Command Line is licensed is unique due to its enhanced performance with more CPUs. This article explains the licensing method.

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How licensing works

Number of Cores/CPUs: The license you need depends on how many cores and CPUs your computer has.
- Single Core: For servers with a single core and 8 CPUs, you need an 8-CPU license.
- Dual Core: For servers with dual cores and 8 CPUs in each core, you need a 16-CPU license.
PGP Command Line licenses allow for one Production and one Non-production per SKU purchased.
A Production server is defined as a system that encrypts or decrypts production data for business operations.
A Disaster Recovery system is considered a Production server as its purpose is to handle production data.
A Non-Production server is defined as a server where you perform "testing", and will not handle production data in any scenario.

Using a license number

In order to license the PGP Command Line product, the following commands can be used for the various versions:

PGP Command Line 10.5.0 and later

pgp --license-authorize --license-number "Your license here"

If you are replacing an existing license you will need to add the following switch at the end of the command, which will replace the license number with the new one entered:

--force

If you receive the following output, it occurs when PGP Command Line was already authorized.

pgp: license authorize (2706:PGP Command Line already has a license)

If you need to replace the license number, add the "--force" option to your command:

pgp --license-authorize --license-number "Your license here" --force

Licensing PGP Command Line for Linux

If you are going to be issuing encryption/decryption commands with other profiles on a system, we recommend licensing the product as the "root" account. When this is done, all the profiles will receive the license status skipping the need to license on each individual profile.

For best operation, license as "root", otherwise, you will need to license each individual user profile separately.