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Steel Security Pro License Problems

Most license problems fall into a small set of states: invalid token format, inactive or expired license, seat limit reached, or temporary verification failure.

Troubleshooting Pro Updated August 9, 2026

What this means

The Pro UI keeps the site state understandable by surfacing non-fatal notices and returning you to the license tab after each action.

Common states

Invalid token format

Inactive or expired license

Seat limit reached

Temporary verification outage with grace mode

Recommended action

For invalid, expired, inactive, or seat-limit responses, fix the account-side condition first and then revalidate.

For temporary outages, confirm whether the site is in grace mode and retry later instead of disconnecting immediately.

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