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August 4, 2025

Technical Tip: FortiSandbox Office license become invalid after firmware upgrade

  • August 4, 2025
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Description

This article describes how to troubleshoot a FortiSandbox Office license that becomes invalid after a firmware upgrade.

Scope FortiSandbox before v5.0.1.
Solution

FortiSandbox experience Office key becomes invalid after firmware upgrade to v4.4.7.

 

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'New Office2021 Key SN#' format changed, causing mishandling of key format, rendering 'KEY_2021 invalid'.

 

To resolve this, continue upgrading to v5.0.1 (Resolved Issues 5.0.1) onward, as the new validation process fixes Office 2021 Activation.

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