This article details how to authorize the license for Drive Encryption for Linux (formerly PGP Whole Disk Encryption for Linux).
To authorize Drive Encryption 10.3.2 MP8 and above
Drive Encryption for Linux requires a valid license to operate. This section describes how to license your copy of Drive Encryption for Linux.
Drive Encryption for Linux supports the following licensing scenarios:
The license authorization for Drive Encryption is performed via the command line interface using the pgpwde --license-authorize command.
The usage format is:
To authorize the license
Example: pgpwde --license-authorize --license-number "aaaaa-12345-bbbbb-12345-ccc"
License using a Proxy Server
If the Internet access of the system hosting Drive Encryption for Linux is via an HTTP proxy connection, you can still license your copy of Drive Encryption for Linux directly; you simply need to add the necessary proxy information.
Example:
pgpwde --license-authorize --license-number "aaaaa-12345-bbbbb-12345-ccccc-ddd" --proxy-server "proxyserver.example.com" --proxy-username "acameron" --proxy-passphrase '12$&Password'
To authorize versions 10.3.2 MP7 and older
PGP Whole Disk Encryption for Linux requires a valid license to operate. This section describes how to license your copy of PGP Whole Disk Encryption for Linux.
PGP Whole Disk Encryption for Linux supports the following licensing scenarios:
The license authorization for PGP Whole Disk Encryption is performed via the command line interface using the pgpwde --license-authorize command.
The usage format is:
To authorize the license
Example: pgpwde --license-authorize --license-name "Alice Cameron" --license-number "aaaaa-12345-bbbbb-12345-ccc" --license-email "[email protected]" --license-organization "Example Corporation"
License using a Proxy Server
If the Internet access of the system hosting PGP Whole Disk Encryption for Linux is via an HTTP proxy connection, you can still license your copy of PGP Whole Disk Encryption for Linux directly; you simply need to add the necessary proxy information.
Example:
pgpwde --license-authorize --license-name "Alice Cameron" --license-number "aaaaa-12345-bbbbb-12345-ccccc-ddd" --license-email "[email protected]" --license-organization "Example Corporation" --proxy-server "proxyserver.example.com" --proxy-username "acameron" --proxy-passphrase '12$&Password'