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Metasploit legacy perpetual license

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Kind
Perpetual (legacy)
Term
Perpetual use right with an annual update entitlement.
Definition
Managing License Keys: "Some older Metasploit licenses are perpetual licenses, which enable you to use the application indefinitely. However, the perpetual license expires every year."
Commercial rules
If the yearly perpetual key is not renewed the customer can still run Metasploit but only the last version released before the key expired, without updates. Current Metasploit licences are subscriptions that stop working at expiry, although project data stays in the local database. Under the legacy EULA the Maintenance and Support Term of perpetual software renewed yearly unless notice was given 30 days before the anniversary.
Applies to
Older Metasploit Pro licences.
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