License updates

IBM API Connect v2018 is changing the way licenses are created to better serve customers in these dynamic times and reduce the number of licenses that need to be managed.

Currently, licenses follow the product numbering standard based on IBM V.R.M.F (Version.Release.Mod.FixPack) structure and API Connect v2018 creates a new license for every fix pack.

Starting in June 2022, API Connect v2018 future release licenses will be updated to use the single V.R.M Mod-level license that covers all fixes and security roll-ups underneath it. For example, the next license covering the 2018.4.1.x stream will be listed as "2018.4.1". This will be the master mod-level license for all Fix Pack and security roll-up releases in this stream. New licensing applies to v2018.4.1.20 and later. There are no changes to license terms, only updates to open-source notices documented in the notes for each.

Note: For v2018.4.1.20, some API Connect components, such as Analytics, still use the v2018.4.1.19 license even though the platform and most components use the newer license. The use of the v2018.4.1.19 license for the affected components will not cause installation problems. All components of API Connect v2018.4.1.20 are covered by the 2018.4.1 license.