1 Licensing Information

This document covers licensing information for Oracle Key Vault.

1.1 How Oracle Key Vault is Licensed

Oracle Key Vault comprises the following components:

  • Oracle Key Vault server

  • Oracle Key Vault okvutil command-line utility

  • Oracle Key Vault PKCS#11 library

  • Oracle Key Vault management console

The licensing is based on a per Oracle Key Vault server installation without per processor cost. There are no license restrictions on the number of endpoints connecting to the Oracle Key Vault server. This license includes restricted use licensing for the entire Oracle Key Vault stack.

You can deploy a pair of Oracle Key Vault servers as primary and standby servers for high availability or network topology purposes. This is known as a classic High Availability configuration.

You can deploy two or more Oracle Key Vault servers as nodes in a Multi-Master Cluster for high availability or network topology purposes. A Multi-Master Cluster is limited to 16 nodes. The classic High Availability configuration and the Multi-Master Cluster can not be used together.

1.2 Restricted-Use Licensing

Oracle Key Vault is a full-stack software appliance containing the following embedded components: Oracle Linux, Oracle Database, and Oracle GoldenGate. These components are subject to the following restricted use licenses:

  • Oracle Linux is licensed solely for use by Oracle Key Vault and may not be used or deployed for other purposes.
  • Oracle Database is licensed for Oracle Database Enterprise Edition, plus the following Oracle Database options: Oracle Advanced Security, Oracle Advanced Compression, and Oracle Database Vault. The database and additional options are licensed solely for use by Oracle Key Vault and may not be used or deployed for other purposes.

If you want to use any of these components for purposes other than those listed in this section, then you must purchase the appropriate licenses.

1.3 About the Third-Party Licenses

The third-party licensing information in the Oracle Database Licensing Information User Manual Third-Party Notices and/or Licenses applies to Oracle Key Vault. The third-party licensing information included in the license notices provided with Oracle Linux applies to Oracle Key Vault.

For third-party technology that you receive from Oracle in binary form which is licensed under an open source license that gives you the right to receive the source code for that binary, you can obtain a copy of the applicable source code from this page.

http://www.oracle.com/goto/opensourcecode

If the source code for the technology was not provided to you with the binary, you can also receive a copy of the source code on physical media by submitting a written request to:

  • Oracle America, Inc.
  • Attn: Associate General Counsel
  • Development and Engineering Legal
  • 500 Oracle Parkway, 10th Floor
  • Redwood Shores, CA 94065

Or, you may send an email to Oracle using this form.

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  • The name and version number of the Oracle product containing the binary

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