Jun 08, 2022
This article explains why a perpetual license for GeoStudio has an expiration date. It also explains how the software maintenance date relates to GeoStudio licensing.
Conditions for Using a Perpetual License
- A perpetual GeoStudio license allows you to use the software indefinitely.
- Even though the license is perpetual, access to technical support is not. Without software maintenance, you are not entitled to any technical support.
- There are some conditions that may apply to using your license:
- If your perpetual license is for a legacy version:
- The license will continue to work on the original target operating system.
- If the license requires a dongle, it will continue to work:
- With the original dongle hardware.
- With the original dongle software drivers.
- On the original target operating system.
- There is no assurance that the license will work on newer operating systems.
- If your license has an expired software maintenance:
- You may only use it with a version of GeoStudio that was released during active maintenance.
- If your perpetual license is for a legacy version:
License Data Expiration Explained
- Even though your perpetual license can be used indefinitely under the above conditions, your license data will expire annually and require renewal.
- This is a security feature built into the license.
- In the event that a security vulnerability allows the license to be compromised, after the vulnerability has been addressed the compromised licenses will expire.
- The valid license holder will be able to update their license perpetually.
- 60 days prior to your license data expiring, we will publish updated license data for the next year.
- If your license is an online activation license, the software is designed to automatically update the license data if an active internet connection is available.
- If an internet connection is not available, or if you have not enabled automatic updates, you will need to manually update the license.
- If your license is a certificate license, requiring a new license file, you can download the update by entering your serial number on our license lookup utility.