License

The license section of the firewall’s configuration file. A standalone firewall needs either a Varnish Artifact Firewall license or a Varnish Enterprise license with the sup-firewall addon. Request a trial license if you do not have one.

Example:

license:
  file: /etc/varnish-artifact-firewall/license.lic

Set one of file or text.

`file`

license:
  file: /etc/varnish-artifact-firewall/license.lic

Type: String

Path to the license file.

`text`

license:
  text: |
    <License>

Type: String

The license itself, written into the configuration.

Expiry

The firewall refuses to start without a valid license, and logs the reason. When a date in the license passes:

Date passed	What happens
`expiration`	A warning is logged, and the firewall keeps running.
`no_restart`	The firewall keeps running, but refuses to start again.
`shutdown`	The firewall stops, and refuses to start again.

A firewall integrated with a Virtual Registry needs the sup-firewall addon on the Virtual Registry’s license.