EJBCA License

As of EJBCA 9.4, EJBCA container deployments require a valid license file to start and operate.

Reach out to Keyfactor by submitting a request via the Keyfactor Support Portal to obtain a valid license file prior to upgrading to EJBCA 9.4.

Apply a license file in EJBCA Container Set deployments

The EJBCA Helm chart enables you to provide the license file as a Kubernetes secret, allowing it to be managed and applied as part of your configuration.

To apply the license:

1. Create a Kubernetes secret in the appropriate namespace using your license file.
   The file name inside the secret must be ejbca-license .

   Bash

   kubectl create secret generic ejbca-license-secret -n {NAMESPACE} \
     --from-file=ejbca-license=<license-file>
   

2. Reference the secret in your Helm values.yaml file:

   YAML

   ...
   ejbca:
     license: ejbca-license-secret
   ...
   

Once the license secret is configured, upgrade EJBCA as usual using the Helm chart:

helm upgrade <deployment-name> -f values.yaml \
  oci://repo.keyfactor.com/charts/ejbca --version 9.4.0

License File System Behavior

The table below summarizes the resulting system behavior in a deployed system based on the status of the EJBCA license file.