feat(gateway): License expiration changes in 3.15#5458
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Updates the Kong Gateway documentation to describe changed behavior in 3.15 when a Gateway license expires (removal of legacy “free mode” behavior), by adding a 3.15 breaking-change entry and revising the License entity reference page.
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- Added a new 3.15.x breaking changes section describing license-expiration impact.
- Updated the License entity page’s FAQ formatting/capitalization and revised the “Expiration” behavior description.
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| app/gateway/breaking-changes.md | Adds a 3.15.0.0 breaking change entry for license expiration behavior. |
| app/_gateway_entities/license.md | Revises License entity reference content, especially the Expiration behavior section and related wording. |
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| When a license expires, you can no longer change any {{site.base_gateway}} configuration. | ||
| The Admin API and all interfaces become read-only until a valid license is applied. | ||
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| Existing configuration continues to be used, and all proxy traffic is processed normally. |
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"Normally might be too vague, did you mean "as before the expiration"?
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Yep, that is what I meant. I'll adjust.
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Co-authored-by: Julia <101819212+juliamrch@users.noreply.github.com> Co-authored-by: lena-larionova <54370747+lena-larionova@users.noreply.github.com>
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Description
Changes to unlicensed Gateway behavior in 3.15.
Fixes #5410
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