Activate online by turning off Actiphy Authentication Service (AAS)

Details

For Virtual Edition, activation through Actiphy Authentication Service (AAS) may be required. In proxy mode, due to limitations, activating a product key for "Backup of virtual guest" isn't supported.

Actiphy Authentication Service (AAS) Readme
https://webhelp.actiphy.com/AAS/v2/en_US/docs/readme.html

Functional Limitations
The "Backup of virtual guest" product key can't be activated in proxy mode. AAS authentication takes priority for activating ActiveImage Protector 2022, so the activation order may cause issues depending on your setup.

Activation order
https://actiphyhelp.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/13451325387801-Activation-order

This article explains how to disable AAS authentication in specific cases where ActiveImage Protector is used. You can control AAS by blocking its ports through the firewall, using standard OS tools.

For your reference：
ActiveImage Protector and related products utilize a specific port number

https://actiphyhelp.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/13451320337945-ActiveImage-Protector-and-related-products-utilize-a-specific-port-number

ActiveImage Protector Windows Edition

Operating Procedures

1) Open Windows Firewall, right-click Outbound Rules, and select > New Rule. Then follow the prompts to block UDP ports 55238 and 55239. 

2) Delete the online.ini file from the ActiveImage Protector install folder.
3) Open the AIP console, go to [Help] > [Online], and check that online authentication is selected. If not, click the Activation button once for AAS, then the online activation button will become active. When it’s no longer grayed out and can be clicked freely, AAS is disabled.
4) To re-enable AAS, right-click the firewall rule (e.g., "aas port block udp") and disable it. You don’t need to delete online.ini again. 

ActiveImage Protector Linux Edition
Steps may vary by OS. The following instructions use standard built-in tools.

Ubuntu/Debian (iptables is used. Stop by default.)

1) Start "iptables".

service iptables start

2) Use an editor like "gedit" to open the file. 

gedit /etc/iptables/rules.v4

3) Add the two lines (13th and 14th in the screenshot) and save. 

-A OUTPUT -p udp -m udp --dport 55238 -j DROP
-A OUTPUT -p udp -m udp --dport 55239 -j DROP

4) Re-start "iptables.

service iptables restart

5) Delete "online.ini" in ActiveImage Protector install path.

rm /opt/Actiphy/online.ini

6) Open the AIP console, go to [Help] > [Online], and ensure AAS is switched to online authentication. If not, click the Activation button once for AAS, then the online activation button will activate. When the online activation button is no longer grayed out, AAS is disabled.
7) To re-enable AAS, delete the two lines from step 3) and restart "iptables." No need to delete the online.ini file. 

Except for Ubuntu/Debian (using firewalld)

1) Run the following command:

firewall-cmd --permanent --remove-port=55238/udp 
firewall-cmd --permanent --remove-port=55239/udp 
firewall-cmd --reload

2) Delete the online.ini file from the ActiveImage Protector install folder.

rm /opt/Actiphy/online.ini

3) Open the AIP console, go to [Help] > [Online], and ensure online authentication is selected. If not, click the Activation button for AAS, then the online activation button will become active. Once it’s no longer grayed out, AAS is disabled.
4) To re-enable AAS, reopen the closed port. No need to delete the online.ini file when switching back. 

firewall-cmd --permanent --add-port=55238/udp 
firewall-cmd --permanent --add-port=55239/udp 
firewall-cmd --reload

A command to disable/enable AAS authentication will be added in a future version. 

 

Target Product

- ActiveImage Protector 2022

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