License server refimpl install

Question

Hello everybody!
We got trial Flash access license server. We decided to enroll reference implementations first to test FA potentialities. For this purposes we have debian linux 2.6.26-2-xen-amd64 x86_64 with FA_2 distrib copied to it.
jdk1.6_20, MySQL 5.1, JDBC Driver, Tomcat 6.0.18 are installed as required in protectContent.pdf document.
Here is the sequence of steps made to deploy FA to this machine:
1.       In “/etc/profile” I’ve added JAVA_HOME=”/usr/” and CLASSPATH=”/root/Tomcat/6.0.18/libs:/root/javalibs/” variables
2.       I’ve copied java libs (.jar-s) needed for flashaccess.war build to /root/javalibs/ from FA distrib.
3.       Сonfigured build-refimpl.xml with corresponding directories in it.
4.       Run “ant –f build-refimpl.xml all” and it wrote it was successful.
Here is question number 1:
How can I check the application’s build was successful (except the ant’s build message “build successfull”)?
5.       I’ve copied edcws.war flashaccess-packager.war flashaccess.war from wars directory to /root/Tomcat/6.0.18/webapps.
6.       Top command showed me some java process activity after that (I think that was deployment process activity).
7.       Then I went to /root/Tomcat/6.0.18/webapps/flashaccess and saw this directory structure:
Here is question number 2:
What files should appear in application’s directory after deploying it’s flashaccess.war to the Tomcat container?
8.       I opened browser and put http://your server:server port/flashaccess/license/v1.
in the address link. Tomcat shows 404 error page (so the license server is not running correctly).
9.       In  protectContent.pdf document it is said that if the license server reference implementation installation is correct then $CATALINA_HOME/AdobeFlashAccess.log file should be created. So I went to $CATALINA_HOME and opened it. Here is its output (the record bellow is repeated several times and there is nothing more in that file):
2010-10-07 18:50:16,655 INFO  [com.adobe.flashaccess.refimpl.packager.RefImplPackagerServer] Packager thread started. Thread: Thread[WatchedFolderPackagerThread,1,main]
What records should I see if the server is working properly?
What did I miss in the configuration process to make the License server run properly?
And also there are two questions bellow:
1.       How can I check trial keys expiration date?
2.       Will default encryption policies (reference implementation) work correctly with trial keys?

Answer 1

[Eric] Before I start with your questions, I believe there may be some confusion between the 2 servers we offer with Flash Access.  Below is a synopsis.
>> License Server for Protected Streaming is a bare-bones license server that does not support authentication out the box.  This is what the Flash Access Quickstart Guide uses to set you up.  The reasoning for this is that setting up this server requires minimal installation & is rather quick.  However, as this server is bare-bones, it will only issue 1 type of license per tenant folder you have.  Any policy you use to package content will be ignored, and instead, the tenant config will determine what licenses users receive.
>> Reference Implementation License Server is a full-fledged license server that requires a database (MySQL installer is included) which supports authentication out-the-box, and also issues licenses according to what is specified in the policy packaged with your content.
I take it that if you are not using the hardware module to store keys, then there is no need to have the pkcs11.cfg file in the licenseserver folder?
I get an error in the log file for when this file is not specified.
[Eric] Correct - if you are not using an HSM, you can safely ignore the pkcs7.cfg error in the logfiles.
1. I am not getting the logging that you are, so to see what I have done wrong is difficult. Which is the log4j.xml that the flashaccessserver uses and where is it located?
[Eric] It seems like you are using the License Server for Protected Streaming (which is what the Quickstart guide shows you how to install).  The log4j.xml file is included in the flashaccessserver.war file itself.  By default, the logs are stored at {LicenseServer.ConfigRoot}, which is defaulted to "tomcat/licenseserver/".
2. Following the steps that uwe mentioned, my player drm log reports that the user authentication is failing (with testuser3). What player are you using to test this? Are you running http://localhost:8080/player/SampleVideoPlayer_FP.html# ?
[Eric] The Protected Streaming License Server (which is what the Flash Access Quickstart guide references) does not support Authentication out-the-box.  You will have to install the Reference Implementation (see the Protecting Content document section #9), or refer to this thread to determine how you can create an authorizer for the Protected Streaming License Server: http://forums.adobe.com/thread/726547?tstart=0
My call to http://localhost:8080/flashaccessserver/sampletenant/flashaccess/licen se/v1 responds 'License Server is setup correctly'
I've put the content such that calling http://localhost:8080/Indesign.f4v will download it.
When I use the sample video player, the auth fails with the message:
Authentication error event .... event type authenticationError Error code = 3305 [ServerConnectionFailed] Sub Error Code = 404
[Eric] If you are using the License Server for Protected Streaming (like you seem to be doing above), you should package your content with the License Server URL of: http://localhost:8080/flashaccessserver/sampletenant/
[Eric] If you are using the Reference Implementation License Server, you should package your content with the following License Server URL: http://localhost:8080/
So it seems like I am getting a 404, but for what resource I wonder?
[updated]
From access log:
127.0.0.1 - - [18/Oct/2010:13:27:52 +0100] "GET /flashaccessserver/sampletenant/flashaccess/license/v1 HTTP/1.1" 200 33
127.0.0.1 - - [18/Oct/2010:13:28:22 +0100] "POST /flashaccessserver/flashaccess/authn/v1 HTTP/1.1" 404 -
cheers,
/Eric.