How to obtain installed license key

Question

Hi
I am trying to find out if there is a way to find my license key for Flash Builder 4 Premium?
I've googled around and see that there are registry programs that can locate it.
But is there an official way that I can see my license key? I am unsure what key I used, and my co-worker uses a Mac with a different key. We arent sure who has used what from our key list.
My boss is asking me which key I used and I am unsure.
Is it in my Adobe account, if I log in and look through my profile?
Any ideas?

Answer 1

My understanding is that the registration database will only contain the license key(s) automatically if you register the product at run-time, from the same machine where you entered the SN.
There is another way to trace the SN, using the legacy file on disk named license.properties. The location of that file varies by platform, as described in this old KB article for FB3:
http://kb2.adobe.com/cps/403/kb403934.html
Normally, you'll find a property named flashbuilder4 in that file, but be aware that the format of the key in that file is encrypted, so won't be identical to the original SN key you activated. There is a one-to-one correspondence between them though, so you could send Adobe Support the encrypted keys, and they should be able to send you back the original SNs.
If for any reason you don't find your flashbuilder4 key in the license.properties file, you can also find the encrypted version in the amt3.log file, after having run FB4 during a given login session. This KB article describes where to find the amt3.logs on various platforms:
http://kb2.adobe.com/cps/834/cpsid_83478.html
The amt log can be quite large though, making it harder to locate a given product SN, so that's why I'm suggesting you look in the license.properties file first.
-Chris