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What does "No license for DB2 Native Encryption" mean in the db2diag.log"

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Question

What does "No license for DB2 Native Encryption" mean in the db2diag.log"

Cause


db2diag.log snippet

2016-07-14-01.30.46.464888-300 I4781185411E514 LEVEL: Severe
PID : 17906 TID : 139766439864064 PROC : db2sysc 0
INSTANCE: db2inst1 NODE : 000 DB : SAMPLE
APPHDL : 0-31034 APPID: *LOCAL.db2inst1.160714063041
AUTHID : d2inst1 HOSTNAME: hostname1
EDUID : 528 EDUNAME: db2bm.520.2 (SAMPLE) 0
FUNCTION: DB2 UDB, bsu security, sqlexGetCipherInfoForBackupDEKs, probe:376
MESSAGE : No license for DB2 Native Encryption

Answer

IBM introduced DB2 Native Encryption starting in fixpack 5 of DB2 v10.5 and if you have not applied a valid license file yet, you will continue to receive the above MESSAGE till you do..

You will have to contact your local IBM sales representative or Passport Advantage to purchase this license file - db2ef.lic IBM DB2 Encryption Offering, apply it your DB2 database and the above MESSAGE should go away.

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Modified date:
16 June 2018

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