Licenses

The Licenses page in the Admin section of Signotaur enables administrators to manage licenses for the application. A valid license is required for the server to accept signing requests from the Signotaur client tool. Licenses can be purchased via the VSoft Technologies website, or a 14-day Enterprise trial license can be requested directly from this page.

A table displays details of any licenses which have been added to the server, including licensee, license name, type, subscription expiry, and validity.

The Type column shows each license's edition as a coloured badge: an amber/gold Enterprise badge, or a neutral grey Standard badge.

Signotaur licenses do not expire. The date shown is the subscription expiry — the cut-off after which newer builds will not accept the license — not a license expiry. A license stays valid indefinitely for every build released before that date; renew the subscription to use builds released after it. This applies equally to Standard and Enterprise licenses. The only exception is the 14-day Enterprise trial, which is a time-limited license that expires on its end date. See Editions & Licensing.

Enterprise unlocks the Managed CA features: issuing and automatically renewing certificates from Signotaur's Internal CA or Microsoft ADCS, and using the Use Managed CA web-certificate mode. Core code signing (File, Store, and Hardware certificates) works in every edition. See Editions & Licensing.

Requesting an Enterprise Trial License

To install a 14-day Enterprise trial license:

  1. Click the Request a 14-day Enterprise trial button.
    (This button is shown only while the server is not Enterprise-licensed. It disappears once an Enterprise license (or an active trial) is in place.)
  2. A unique hash identifying your machine will be sent to https://www.finalbuilder.com.
  3. Once the request is processed, a trial license will be downloaded and added to your license list.

The trial grants Enterprise-level access, so it unlocks the Managed CA features for the trial period.

Adding a New License

To add a new license:

  1. Click the Add a license button.
  2. In the dialog that appears, browse for a local .license file.
  3. Click Upload to add the selected license file to the server.

Once successfully uploaded, the new license will appear in the licenses table.

Add license dialog

Deleting a License

To remove a license from the system:

  1. Click the Delete button next to the license entry you wish to remove.
  2. Confirm the deletion to permanently remove the license from the list.