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Sophos Firewall Web protection (and other) features went down due to no comm with license server

Hi!

Recently I started to have issues with my Web servers guarded by Sophos Firewall v.21.

FW has 2 web servers configured with "Protect with web server protection" + "web server" rules. When client reuests for connection, FW started to RST at TCP hanshake

I got into this and noticed that my Web server license subscription has been deactivated

Trying to synchronize it doesn't work.

My licensing log shows that since I upgraded FW to v.21

ERROR Dec 04 20:35:38Z [4148057856]: licensing_do_licensecheck() : send post failed.
INFO Dec 04 20:35:38Z [4147791616]: --requestType = 8
INFO Dec 04 20:35:38Z [4147791616]: --serial = VDoesnt_matter9
INFO Dec 04 20:35:38Z [4147791616]: --fwversion = 21.0.0.169
INFO Dec 04 20:35:38Z [4147791616]: --cert = /content/licensing/lic_csr.pem
INFO Dec 04 20:35:38Z [4147791616]: --key = /content/licensing/lic_csr.key
INFO Dec 04 20:35:38Z [4147791616]: --token = Token-Id:VDoesnt_matter9
INFO Dec 04 20:35:38Z [4147791616]: URL : eu-prod-utm.soa.sophos.com/.../appliance
INFO Dec 04 20:35:38Z [4147791616]: licensing_do_applianceupdate : request : { "serialNumber": "VDoesnt_matter9", "applianceAttributes": [ { "name": "firmwareVersion", "value": "21.0.0.169" } ] }
ERROR Dec 04 20:35:38Z [4147791616]: curl_easy_perform(60) failed: SSL peer certificate or SSH remote key was not OK
ERROR Dec 04 20:35:38Z [4147791616]: licensing_do_applianceupdate() : Problem in contacting Server

Here full log:

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SFVH_VM01_SFOS 21.0.0 GA-Build169# cat licensing.log
INFO Sep 26 12:00:11Z [4147586816]: --requestType = 1
INFO Sep 26 12:00:11Z [4147586816]: --serial = VDoesnt_matter9
INFO Sep 26 12:00:11Z [4147586816]: --deviceid = 34278023-80e0-4469-849f-e65ba54b5057
INFO Sep 26 12:00:11Z [4147586816]: --model = SF01V
INFO Sep 26 12:00:11Z [4147586816]: --vendor = VM01
INFO Sep 26 12:00:11Z [4147586816]: --upgradedFrom = 0
INFO Sep 26 12:00:11Z [4147586816]: --fwversion = 20.0.2.378
INFO Sep 26 12:00:11Z [4147586816]: --cert = /_conf/certificate/licensing/mfgr_vendor_VM.pem
INFO Sep 26 12:00:11Z [4147586816]: --token = Token-Id:SO-D5C052A8
INFO Sep 26 12:00:11Z [4147586816]: --key = /_conf/certificate/licensing/mfgr_vendor_VM.key
INFO Sep 26 12:00:11Z [4147586816]: URL : https://eu-prod-utm.soa.sophos.com/api/device/1/applianceactivation
INFO Sep 26 12:00:11Z [4147586816]: request : { "serialNumber": "VDoesnt_matter9", "deviceId": "34278023-80e0-4469-849f-e65ba54b5057", "model": "SF01V", "deviceFirmwareVersion": "20.0.2.378", "vendorCode": "VM01" }
INFO Sep 26 12:00:12Z [4147586816]: response : {"trackingId":"b597ed29-3f0a-4dbd-8a22-34825c1a790d","statusCode":200,"errorCode":"ITSERVICELAYER_SUCCESS","message":"Activation successful.","data":{"serialNumber":"VDoesnt_matter9","deviceId":"34278023-80e0-4469-849f-e65ba54b5057","model":"SF01V"}}
INFO Sep 26 12:00:12Z [4147586816]: Activation Successfull...:)
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generate certificate signing request (CSR) Thu Sep 26 13:00:13 BST 2024
Thu Sep 26 13:00:14 BST 2024 certificate signing request generated with status :: 0
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Any ideas?



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[edited by: Erick Jan at 11:30 PM (GMT -8) on 4 Mar 2025]