Download the Toolkit for macOS or Windows:
- In the Admin Console, navigate to Packages > Tools.
- Use the download links on the Licensing Toolkit card.
The version 1.1.0.71 (or later) of the Adobe Licensing Toolkit cannot run on packages created before 04/07/2019.
In this document, the terms license or licensing, refer specifically to Feature Restricted Licensing unless otherwise called out.
Adobe's Licensing Toolkit is a command-line utility that provides the following functionality that you can use when working with feature restricted licenses:
To install licenses for Isolated activation packages, Adobe provides a Licensing Toolkit that is used to generate unique client codes. Use these codes when you create Isolated activation packages.
Unique client codes are not required for Offline or Online activation, but they are required for Isolated activation.
Download the Toolkit for macOS or Windows:
To generate a client code:
The generateChallengeKey switch described below is case-sensitive and must be entered in camel case.
For a single computer, run the following command with admin privileges:
adobe-licensing-toolkit.exe --generateChallengeKey
Short form:
adobe-licensing-toolkit.exe -c
sudo ./adobe-licensing-toolkit --generateChallengeKey
Short form:
sudo ./adobe-licensing-toolkit -c
When the command is run, the code is displayed as output. Note this code, you need this when you create the Isolated activation package for a single computer.
For multiple computers, run the following command with admin privileges:
adobe-licensing-toolkit.exe --generateChallengeKey --filePath <absolute path ofchallengekey csv file>
Short form:
adobe-licensing-toolkit.exe -c -f <absolute path ofchallengekey csv file>
sudo ./adobe-licensing-toolkit --generateChallengeKey --filePath <absolute path ofchallengekey csv file>
Short form:
sudo ./adobe-licensing-toolkit -c -f <absolute path ofchallengekey csv file>
When the command is run on each computer, the code is appended to the .csv file that you reference in the --filePath switch.
For the first computer, when you provide the absolute path of the file, the command creates the file at the specified location. When you run the command for every other computer, the codes are appended in the file if you specify the same filename.
Use the .csv file when you create an Isolated activation package for multiple computers.
The CSV file you create must not be larger than 2 MB.
After you create a license-only package in the Admin Console, follow these steps to install this license to end-user computers (for Online, Offline, or Isolated activation packages):
Download the package from the Admin Console.
Extract the contents of the package.
The license-only package contains a .json file (that contains the licensing information) and the Licensing Toolkit utility:
To install the license, run the following commands with admin privileges:
adobe-licensing-toolkit.exe --precondition --install --filePath <absolute path of the .json file>
Short form:
adobe-licensing-toolkit.exe -p -i -f <absolute path of the .json file>
sudo ./adobe-licensing-toolkit --precondition --install --filePath <absolute path of the .json file>
Short form:
sudo ./adobe-licensing-toolkit -p -i -f <absolute path of the .json file>
The license is deployed on the computer. The user is now licensed to use the installed Adobe apps.
Follow these steps to remove a license (for Online, Offline, or Isolated activation packages) from a computer in the following scenarios:
For Online activation packages, if you wish to decrease the count in the Admin Console, you must use the Update license usage on Admin Console
Ensure that the package for which you want to remove the license is available on the computer. If not, then:
To uninstall the license, run the following commands with admin privileges:
adobe-licensing-toolkit.exe --precondition --uninstall --filePath <absolute path of the .json file>
Short form:
adobe-licensing-toolkit.exe -p -u -f <absolute path of the .json file>
sudo ./adobe-licensing-toolkit --precondition --uninstall --filePath <absolute path of the .json file>
Short form:
sudo ./adobe-licensing-toolkit -p -u -f <absolute path of the .json file>
The license installed via this package is uninstalled from the computer. The Adobe apps installed via this package will no longer be licensed on this computer.
The uninstall command removes the license from the computer. It may not update the license count in the Admin Console. You must use the deactivate command to reliably remove licenses from the computer as well as decrement the count.
For Online activation packages, if you wish to decrease the count in the Admin Console, you must use the Update license usage on Admin Console
Ensure that the Adobe Licensing Toolkit is available on the end-user computer. If not, then download the Toolkit for macOS or Windows:
To uninstall all licenses from a computer, run the following commands with admin privileges:
adobe-licensing-toolkit.exe --precondition --uninstall --all
Short form:
adobe-licensing-toolkit.exe -p -u -a
sudo ./adobe-licensing-toolkit --precondition --uninstall --all
Short form:
sudo ./adobe-licensing-toolkit -p -u -a
All licenses are uninstalled from the computer. All Adobe apps installed via packages will no longer be licensed on this computer.
The uninstall command removes the licenses from the computer. It may not update the license count in the Admin Console. You must use the deactivate command to reliably remove licenses from the computer as well as decrement the count.
If you remove a license (using commands described above) for an Online activation package, the license usage displayed under Admin Console > Overview is not always decremented.
However, the update on the Admin Console requires an Internet connection to the Adobe licensing servers. If you removed the license while unconnected or if an error occurred connecting to the Adobe servers, the updated license usage may not be reflected on the Admin Console.
In this case, follow these steps to update the license usage on the Admin Console:
Ensure that the Adobe Licensing Toolkit is available on the end-user computer. If not, then download the Toolkit for macOS or Windows:
adobe-licensing-toolkit.exe --deactivate --npdId <Unique ID of Preconditioning Data described below>.
Short form:
adobe-licensing-toolkit.exe -t -n <Unique ID of Preconditioning Data described below>
sudo ./adobe-licensing-toolkit --deactivate --npdId <Unique ID of Preconditioning Data described below>
Short form:
sudo ./adobe-licensing-toolkit -t -n <Unique ID of Preconditioning Data described below>
Use the --displayAspnDetails option, described below, to view details of the packages on a computer. The output includes the Unique ID of Preconditioning Data required for this command.
The npdId used in the above command, corresponds to the Package License ID for the package in the Admin Console. See, how to view the Package License ID for a pacakge on the Admin Console.
Use the licenseInformation command for details of the licenses installed on a machine.
adobe-licensing-toolkit.exe --licenseInformation
Short form:
adobe-licensing-toolkit.exe -l
sudo ./adobe-licensing-toolkit --licenseInformation
Short form:
sudo ./adobe-licensing-toolkit -l
Sample output:
Adobe Licensing Toolkit (0.1.5.57) License Details NpdId : MWVjZGNlMzMtZGU2Yi00ZmNlLTkzZTktY2MxMjBhZmFiZjg1 AppId : Photoshop1 DeploymentMode : NAMED_USER_EDUCATION_LAB CacheExpiry : 03/06/19 20:01:56 India Standard Time LicenseId : 511F26523959D15EBD9B LicenseExpiry : 03/06/21 20:01:56 India Standard Time NpdId : YjZiOGU0ZTItYTkxNy00NTFlLWFkOTItZTljNTc2M2U2OTgx AppId : Animate1 DeploymentMode : NAMED_USER_EDUCATION_LAB CacheExpiry : 03/06/19 20:01:56 India Standard Time LicenseId : 511F26523959D15EBD9B LicenseExpiry : 03/06/21 20:01:56 India Standard Time Operation Successfully Completed
The NpdId displayed in the output above, corresponds to the Package License ID for the package in the Admin Console. See, how to view the Package License ID for a pacakge on the Admin Console.
Use the displayAsnpDetails for brief information of the licenses activated on a client computer.
adobe-licensing-toolkit.exe --displayAsnpDetails
Short form:
adobe-licensing-toolkit.exe -d
sudo ./adobe-licensing-toolkit --displayAsnpDetails
Short form:
sudo ./adobe-licensing-toolkit -d
The following output displays the apps installed via packages on this computer.
Adobe Licensing Toolkit (1.0.0.57) ASNP Details App : InDesign1 OperatingConfig : SW5EZXNpZ24xe30yMDE4MDcyMDA0-NTcwMTI5NTUtNGQyNC00ZmJjLWE4NGEtOTZjZjNmMzBlYmYx-90-stg.operatingconfig Asnp : TlRjd01USTVOVFV0TkdReU5DMDBabUpqTFdFNE5HRXRPVFpqWmpObU16QmxZbVl4e305YjI3YzBmNi01MGU3LTRmNDMtOWY4Yi0xMThjNzVhMzQwYWU.asnp App : Photoshop1 OperatingConfig : UGhvdG9zaG9wMXt9MjAxODA3MjAwNA-NTcwMTI5NTUtNGQyNC00ZmJjLWE4NGEtOTZjZjNmMzBlYmYx-90-stg.operatingconfig Asnp : TlRjd01USTVOVFV0TkdReU5DMDBabUpqTFdFNE5HRXRPVFpqWmpObU16QmxZbVl4e302MDA0NmRhOC0wZTE1LTQwNDktYjFmNy1mM2UxMGViODQxZDc.asnp Operation Successfully Completed
Use the displayAsnpDetails option, with the optional verbose flag, to view all available details of the licenses activated on a client computer.
adobe-licensing-toolkit.exe --displayAsnpDetails --verbose
Short form:
adobe-licensing-toolkit.exe -d -v
sudo ./adobe-licensing-toolkit --displayAsnpDetails --verbose
Short form:
sudo ./adobe-licensing-toolkit -d -v
The following output displays the apps installed via packages on this computer. For each app, the output also displays the following details:
asnpData:
JSON object of all activation data.
nglAppId:
The Creative Cloud app installed as part of the activation.
npdId:
The npdId, corresponds to the Package License ID for the package in the Admin Console. See, how to view the Package License ID for a pacakge on the Admin Console.
Adobe Licensing Toolkit (1.0.0.57) ASNP Details App : InDesign1 OperatingConfig : SW5EZXNpZ24xe30yMDE4MDcyMDA0-NTcwMTI5NTUtNGQyNC00ZmJjLWE4NGEtOTZjZjNmMzBlYmYx-90-stg.operatingconfig Asnp : TlRjd01USTVOVFV0TkdReU5DMDBabUpqTFdFNE5HRXRPVFpqWmpObU16QmxZbVl4e305YjI3YzBmNi01MGU3LTRmNDMtOWY4Yi0xMThjNzVhMzQwYWU.asnp { "asnpData" : { "adobeCertSignedValues" : null, "customerCertHeaders" : [ { "header" : 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"signature" : "{{customerSignature1}}" }, { "header" : 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"signature" : "{{customerSignature2}}" } ], "customerCertSignedValues" : null, "templateId" : "TlRjd01USTVOVFV0TkdReU5DMDBabUpqTFdFNE5HRXRPVFpqWmpObU16QmxZbVl4e305YjI3YzBmNi01MGU3LTRmNDMtOWY4Yi0xMThjNzVhMzQwYWU" }, "branding" : { "name" : "SKD Branding name" }, "deploymentMode" : "FRL_CONNECTED", "id" : "27175704-bba8-4910-88c2-054e871e9bff", "nglAppId" : "InDesign1", "npdId" : "NTcwMTI5NTUtNGQyNC00ZmJjLWE4NGEtOTZjZjNmMzBlYmYx", "npdPrecedence" : 90, "profileRequestPayloadParams" : { "appParams" : [ "nglAppId", "nglAppVersion", "nglLibVersion", "currentAsnpId" ], "deviceParams" : [ "deviceId", "osUserId", "osName", "osVersion", "currentDate", "enableVdiMarkerExists", "isVirtualEnvironment", "isOsUserAccountInDomain" ] }, "profileServerUrl" : "https://lcs-cops-stage.adobe.io/" } App : Photoshop1 OperatingConfig : UGhvdG9zaG9wMXt9MjAxODA3MjAwNA-NTcwMTI5NTUtNGQyNC00ZmJjLWE4NGEtOTZjZjNmMzBlYmYx-90-stg.operatingconfig Asnp : TlRjd01USTVOVFV0TkdReU5DMDBabUpqTFdFNE5HRXRPVFpqWmpObU16QmxZbVl4e302MDA0NmRhOC0wZTE1LTQwNDktYjFmNy1mM2UxMGViODQxZDc.asnp { "asnpData" : { "adobeCertSignedValues" : null, "customerCertHeaders" : [ { "header" : 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"signature" : "{{customerSignature1}}" }, { "header" : 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"signature" : "{{customerSignature2}}" } ], "customerCertSignedValues" : null, "templateId" : "TlRjd01USTVOVFV0TkdReU5DMDBabUpqTFdFNE5HRXRPVFpqWmpObU16QmxZbVl4e302MDA0NmRhOC0wZTE1LTQwNDktYjFmNy1mM2UxMGViODQxZDc" }, "branding" : { "name" : "SKD Branding name" }, "deploymentMode" : "FRL_CONNECTED", "id" : "f27682d7-1b10-4f1c-a243-5e52580a9966", "nglAppId" : "Photoshop1", "npdId" : "NTcwMTI5NTUtNGQyNC00ZmJjLWE4NGEtOTZjZjNmMzBlYmYx", "npdPrecedence" : 90, "profileRequestPayloadParams" : { "appParams" : [ "nglAppId", "nglAppVersion", "nglLibVersion", "currentAsnpId" ], "deviceParams" : [ "deviceId", "osUserId", "osName", "osVersion", "currentDate", "enableVdiMarkerExists", "isVirtualEnvironment", "isOsUserAccountInDomain" ] }, "profileServerUrl" : "https://lcs-cops-stage.adobe.io/" }
Sign into the Admin Console and go to the Packages tab.
(Optional) If you have the NpdId and need to find the corresponding package on the Admin Console.
In the Search box, enter the NpdId of the package that you got from running the Licensing Toolkit command, above.
The search is case-insensitve. Also, you can make a partial search. Which means that you don't need to enter the entire NpdId when searching.
In the list of packages, click the package. The details of that package are displayed on the right. The Package License ID on the Admin Console corresponds to the NpdId on the Licensing Toolkit commands described above. |
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The Package License ID is only available for packages created on or after 7/24/2021.