FQDN_MATCHING

This option applies to all licenses held in license files or trusted storage.

FQDN_MATCHING exact | lenient

Sets the level to which host names used in HOST type-specifiers must match the host name sent by the FlexEnabled application. The application is configured to send either its host name or its fully qualified domain name (FQDN) to the vendor daemon for validation with HOST type-specifiers. Check with your software publisher to determine fully qualified domain name support.

FQDN_MATCHING Terms
Term	Description
exact	The host name in the HOST type specifier must match in content and format to that sent by the application. This is the default setting.
lenient	The host name sent by the application needs to match to the extent supplied in the HOST type specifier or by the application, which ever is less restrictive.

Only the last FQDN_MATCHING keyword in the options file has effect; all others are ignored.

The following table shows the outcome of matching attempts between HOST type-specifiers in the options file and host names sent by the application.

Host Name Matching Matrix
Options File Settings		Application configured for FQDN—sends myhost.abc.com	Application not configured for FQDN—sends myhost
FQDN_MATCHING exact	INCLUDE feature HOST myhost	no	yes
FQDN_MATCHING exact	INCLUDE feature HOST myhost.abc.com	yes	no
FQDN_MATCHING lenient	INCLUDE feature HOST myhost	yes	yes
FQDN_MATCHING lenient	INCLUDE feature HOST myhost.abc.com	yes	yes

Examples

Consider the following example that demonstrates restrictive host name matching:

INCLUDE f1 HOST myhost.abc.com

FQDN_MATCHING exact

This includes myhost.abc.com on the list of hosts able to use feature f1. Furthermore, the host name sent by the application must be a fully qualified domain name that matches myhost.abc.com exactly.

In contrast, consider this example, which is less restrictive:

INCLUDE f2 HOST myhost.abc.com

FQDN_MATCHING lenient

This includes myhost.abc.com on the list of hosts able to use feature f2. The license rights are authenticated and a checkout allowed if any of the following match:

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The FQDN—myhost.abc.com

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The host name—myhost

•

The domain name—.abc.com

The example below is even more lenient:

INCLUDE f2 HOST myhost

FQDN_MATCHING lenient

This includes the host name, myhost, on the list of hosts for feature f3. Since lenient matching is specified, host names such as myhost, myhost.abc.com, and myhost.xyz.com match, whereas yourhost or yourhost.abc.com do not match.