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These output codes are associated with license checks to ensure Diffblue Cover is appropriately licensed.

L004 - License activated too many times

Your license has been activated too many times. Please contact either your license administrator or .

L005 - The license has expired

Your license has expired - please contact your license administrator or purchase a new license on our .

L006 - Exceeded license limitations

Upgrade your plan to test more methods. See our for information on upgrading.

L007 - The license is not active

Your license is not active. Please contact either your license administrator or .

L008 - The license is not enabled

Your license is not enabled. Please contact either your license administrator or .

L009 - License key not found

L010 - License server unreachable

Diffblue Cover cannot access the Diffblue license verification server. Each time Diffblue Cover writes tests it authenticates your license against the Diffblue remote license verification server. Check that you have an active internet connection and that any firewall rules allow outbound connections to https://api.licensespring.com and https://licensing.diffblue.com/ Diffblue Cover Enterprise Edition supports offline activation and offline use. The current status of the Diffblue license server can be found at https://status.diffblue.com

L011 - Failed to encrypt/decrypt license file

The installed Java version does not provide the required cryptographic algorithms. Please install a newer version of the JDK.

L012 - Unable to verify license

L013 - Features not available with this license

L014 - Activation required

L015 - License is read-only

Ensure your license file can be written to.

L016 - Hardware configuration has changed

Computer hardware configuration has changed or the license does not belong to this computer. For the CLI, run dcover activate with your license key to activate your license. For the plugin, click Diffblue and Activate License in the menu bar to activate your license.

L017 - Failed to activate Community Edition

L018 - Licensing server SSL certificate error

L019 - Offline mode not supported by license

You have attempted to run Diffblue Cover in offline mode, however that feature is not supported by your current licence. Delete the offline license directory to return to online mode. Only Diffblue Cover Enterprise Edition supports offline activation and offline use.

L020 - Offline license has not been activated

An offline license is present but has not yet been activated. Run dcover activate --offline to activate your offline license. Only Diffblue Cover Enterprise Edition supports offline activation and offline use.

L022 - Offline mode not reset

You have deleted your offline license file, however you have not properly restarted your IDE. Please close all IDE windows and ensure your IDE is fully exited before restarting.

L023 - Access denied

Diffblue was unable to access your license in the .diffblue folder. Please grant suitable permissions to this directory.

L024 - Unexpected licensing exception

L025 - Your license file has been corrupted

L026 - Your license is inactive

L027 - Your license is disabled

L029 - Community license requires verification

Licenses for Diffblue Cover Community Edition require verification.

L030 - The licence period has not started

L031 - The trial license has expired

Please check that the license key you entered is correct. If you still have problems, please contact either your license administrator or .

Either your licence file has expired, it has been corrupted, or you are activating an offline license response with the wrong key. Please contact your license administrator or .

Some features are not available with your license. See our for information on upgrading.

You have not activated your licence yet. For the CLI, run dcover activate with your license key to activate your license. For the plugin, click Diffblue and Activate License in the menu bar to activate your license. If you do not have a license key then please contact your license administrator or purchase one from .

Diffblue Cover was unable to obtain a Community Edition license. Please try again later or contact .

This indicates that something between your machine and the licensing server is intercepting your connection. This is usually caused by some sort of firewall configuration. Check that you have an active internet connection and that any firewall rules allow outbound connections to https://api.licensespring.com and https://licensing.diffblue.com/ For help, please contact your license administrator or .

Something went wrong while connecting to the license server. If this problem persists please contact your license administrator or .

Your license file is corrupted, please activate your product again to reactivate your license. Please contact your license administrator or .

Either your license file has expired, it has been corrupted, or you are activating an offline license response file with the wrong key. Please contact your license administrator or .

Either your licence file has expired, it has been corrupted, or you are activating an offline license response file with the wrong key. Please contact your license administrator or .

The licence period has not started. Please contact either your license administrator or .

Reminder: For free trials you have agreed to delete all tests created by Diffblue Cover during the trial at the end of the free trial period. Please delete all generated tests now to avoid breaching the license terms and conditions outlined at .

Please contact your license administrator or purchase a new license on our .

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