# Activating Maker **URL:** \ **Category:** Maker\ **Created:** [January 29, 2024, 3:36pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/activating-maker/84903 "2024-01-29T15:36:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Matt\_Johnson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e5b9ba/32.png) [@Matt\_Johnson](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Matt_Johnson)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2024, 3:36pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/activating-maker/84903/1 "2024-01-29T15:36:35Z")
Good day. When I enter my key and token, I get an error. Activation failed. How can I fix this? ---
**Author:** ![kcollins](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/kcollins/32/19646_2.png) [@kcollins](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/kcollins)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2024, 3:55pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/activating-maker/84903/2 "2024-01-29T15:55:37Z")
If you inadvertently orphaned a session, you can either wait for it to timeout (at which point your current gateway should then be able to successfully reclaim a session) or invalidate the active session. The timeout could be anywhere up to 4 hours. If you want to invalidate your existing session immediately, go to [https://account.inductiveautomation.com/manage-licenses](https://account.inductiveautomation.com/manage-licenses) and use "Invalidate" under the session for your gateway: ![SCR-20240129-jcqa](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/3X/8/0/805c05c82ab95483fef12af724b034801ca21f12.png) ---
**Author:** ![Matt\_Johnson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e5b9ba/32.png) [@Matt\_Johnson](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Matt_Johnson)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2024, 4:00pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/activating-maker/84903/3 "2024-01-29T16:00:09Z")
I cant get past this step here: ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/3X/a/f/afd20df3e99a1de09c588baa4022c16adbd4174f.png) ---
**Author:** ![kcollins](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/kcollins/32/19646_2.png) [@kcollins](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/kcollins)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2024, 4:02pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/activating-maker/84903/4 "2024-01-29T16:02:30Z")
There isn't anything under _Manage_? If there isn't you might need to regenerate the activation token and try again. ---
**Author:** ![pturmel](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/pturmel/32/3295_2.png) [@pturmel](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/pturmel)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2024, 4:35pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/activating-maker/84903/5 "2024-01-29T16:35:05Z")
You don't activate a Maker license **there**. You just **create** it there. You put your license key into the licensing/activation page on your own gateway after install. Your installation with then acquire the license from IA and update it regularly. (Your installation **must** have internet access.) ---
**Author:** ![Matt\_Johnson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e5b9ba/32.png) [@Matt\_Johnson](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Matt_Johnson)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2024, 4:41pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/activating-maker/84903/6 "2024-01-29T16:41:05Z")
Here is where i am inputting the key and token: ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/3X/5/b/5bdb034446f29e27aa9fe4a2074714383b801346.png) ---
**Author:** ![pturmel](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/pturmel/32/3295_2.png) [@pturmel](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/pturmel)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2024, 4:42pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/activating-maker/84903/7 "2024-01-29T16:42:17Z")
Does your **gateway** have internet access? ---
**Author:** ![Matt\_Johnson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e5b9ba/32.png) [@Matt\_Johnson](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Matt_Johnson)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2024, 4:44pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/activating-maker/84903/8 "2024-01-29T16:44:45Z")
my gateway is on my pc, so shouldnt I? Please do correct me. I am seeing ths: ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/3X/b/e/bef652bf08f0c400a0d2299b4044baf20feede31.png) ---
**Author:** ![pturmel](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/pturmel/32/3295_2.png) [@pturmel](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/pturmel)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2024, 4:58pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/activating-maker/84903/9 "2024-01-29T16:58:35Z")
That's the error report from the gateway to your web browser. The gateway runs as a service, and typically has different privileges from the desktop user (just the way Windows services work). You need to look at your `wrapper.log` text file in your install folder's `logs` directory to find more error detail. ---
**Author:** ![Matt\_Johnson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e5b9ba/32.png) [@Matt\_Johnson](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Matt_Johnson)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2024, 6:34pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/activating-maker/84903/10 "2024-01-29T18:34:57Z")
Looking through it It seems like this is last time i tried to activate, I am seeing a "Unable to send HTTP Post request" Here is the full error: How do I go about fixing that issue? ```auto INFO | jvm 1 | 2024/01/29 10:41:42 | E [c.i.i.g.c.C.CommissioningServlet] [16:41:42]: Activation failed INFO | jvm 1 | 2024/01/29 10:41:42 | com.inductiveautomation.ignition.gateway.licensing.activation.leased.protocol.api.LeasedActivationException: Unable to send HTTP POST request INFO | jvm 1 | 2024/01/29 10:41:42 | at com.inductiveautomation.ignition.gateway.licensing.activation.leased.protocol.http.LeasedActivationHttpClient.sendHttpPostRequest(LeasedActivationHttpClient.java:46) INFO | jvm 1 | 2024/01/29 10:41:42 | at com.inductiveautomation.ignition.gateway.licensing.activation.leased.protocol.http.LeasedActivationHttpClient.sendHttpPostRequest(LeasedActivationHttpClient.java:30) INFO | jvm 1 | 2024/01/29 10:41:42 | at com.inductiveautomation.ignition.gateway.licensing.activation.leased.protocol.http.LeasedActivationHttpClient.createNonce(LeasedActivationHttpClient.java:64) INFO | jvm 1 | 2024/01/29 10:41:42 | at com.inductiveautomation.ignition.gateway.licensing.LeasedActivationProtocolContext.getServerNonce(LeasedActivationProtocolContext.java:141) INFO | jvm 1 | 2024/01/29 10:41:42 | at com.inductiveautomation.ignition.gateway.licensing.LeasedActivationProtocolContext.doActivate(LeasedActivationProtocolContext.java:164) INFO | jvm 1 | 2024/01/29 10:41:42 | at com.inductiveautomation.ignition.gateway.servlets.CommissioningServlet.postActivation(CommissioningServlet.java:595) INFO | jvm 1 | 2024/01/29 10:41:42 | at com.inductiveautomation.ignition.gateway.servlets.CommissioningServlet.doPost(CommissioningServlet.java:213) INFO | jvm 1 | 2024/01/29 10:41:42 | at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:523) INFO | jvm 1 | 2024/01/29 10:41:42 | at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:590) INFO | jvm 1 | 2024/01/29 10:41:42 | at org.eclipse.jetty.servlet.ServletHolder$NotAsync.service(ServletHolder.java:1410) INFO | jvm 1 | 2024/01/29 10:41:42 | at org.eclipse.jetty.servlet.ServletHolder.handle(ServletHolder.java:764) INFO | jvm 1 | 2024/01/29 10:41:42 | at org.eclipse.jetty.servlet.ServletHandler.doHandle(ServletHandler.java:529) INFO | jvm 1 | 2024/01/29 10:41:42 | at org.eclipse.jetty.server.handler.ScopedHandler.handle(ScopedHandler.java:131) INFO | jvm 1 | 2024/01/29 10:41:42 | at org.eclipse.jetty.security.SecurityHandler.handle(SecurityHandler.java:578) INFO | jvm 1 | 2024/01/29 10:41:42 | at org.eclipse.jetty.server.handler.HandlerWrapper.handle(HandlerWrapper.java:122) INFO | jvm 1 | 2024/01/29 10:41:42 | at org.eclipse.jetty.server.handler.ScopedHandler.nextHandle(ScopedHandler.java:223) INFO | jvm 1 | 2024/01/29 10:41:42 | at org.eclipse.jetty.server.session.SessionHandler.doHandle(SessionHandler.java:1570) INFO | jvm 1 | 2024/01/29 10:41:42 | at org.eclipse.jetty.server.handler.ScopedHandler.nextHandle(ScopedHandler.java:221) INFO | jvm 1 | 2024/01/29 10:41:42 | at org.eclipse.jetty.server.handler.ContextHandler.doHandle(ContextHandler.java:1384) INFO | jvm 1 | 2024/01/29 10:41:42 | at org.eclipse.jetty.server.handler.ScopedHandler.nextScope(ScopedHandler.java:176) INFO | jvm 1 | 2024/01/29 10:41:42 | at org.eclipse.jetty.servlet.ServletHandler.doScope(ServletHandler.java:484) INFO | jvm 1 | 2024/01/29 10:41:42 | at org.eclipse.jetty.server.session.SessionHandler.doScope(SessionHandler.java:1543) INFO | jvm 1 | 2024/01/29 10:41:42 | at org.eclipse.jetty.server.handler.ScopedHandler.nextScope(ScopedHandler.java:174) INFO | jvm 1 | 2024/01/29 10:41:42 | at org.eclipse.jetty.server.handler.ContextHandler.doScope(ContextHandler.java:1306) INFO | jvm 1 | 2024/01/29 10:41:42 | at org.eclipse.jetty.server.handler.ScopedHandler.handle(ScopedHandler.java:129) INFO | jvm 1 | 2024/01/29 10:41:42 | at org.eclipse.jetty.server.handler.HandlerWrapper.handle(HandlerWrapper.java:122) INFO | jvm 1 | 2024/01/29 10:41:42 | at com.inductiveautomation.catapult.handlers.RemoteHostNameLookupHandler.handle(RemoteHostNameLookupHandler.java:121) INFO | jvm 1 | 2024/01/29 10:41:42 | at org.eclipse.jetty.server.handler.HandlerList.handle(HandlerList.java:51) INFO | jvm 1 | 2024/01/29 10:41:42 | at org.eclipse.jetty.server.handler.HandlerCollection.handle(HandlerCollection.java:141) INFO | jvm 1 | 2024/01/29 10:41:42 | at org.eclipse.jetty.server.handler.HandlerWrapper.handle(HandlerWrapper.java:122) INFO | jvm 1 | 2024/01/29 10:41:42 | at org.eclipse.jetty.server.Server.handle(Server.java:563) INFO | jvm 1 | 2024/01/29 10:41:42 | at org.eclipse.jetty.server.HttpChannel.lambda$handle$0(HttpChannel.java:505) INFO | jvm 1 | 2024/01/29 10:41:42 | at org.eclipse.jetty.server.HttpChannel.dispatch(HttpChannel.java:762) INFO | jvm 1 | 2024/01/29 10:41:42 | at org.eclipse.jetty.server.HttpChannel.handle(HttpChannel.java:497) INFO | jvm 1 | 2024/01/29 10:41:42 | at org.eclipse.jetty.server.HttpConnection.onFillable(HttpConnection.java:282) INFO | jvm 1 | 2024/01/29 10:41:42 | at org.eclipse.jetty.io.AbstractConnection$ReadCallback.succeeded(AbstractConnection.java:314) INFO | jvm 1 | 2024/01/29 10:41:42 | at org.eclipse.jetty.io.FillInterest.fillable(FillInterest.java:100) INFO | jvm 1 | 2024/01/29 10:41:42 | at org.eclipse.jetty.io.SelectableChannelEndPoint$1.run(SelectableChannelEndPoint.java:53) INFO | jvm 1 | 2024/01/29 10:41:42 | at org.eclipse.jetty.util.thread.strategy.AdaptiveExecutionStrategy.runTask(AdaptiveExecutionStrategy.java:416) INFO | jvm 1 | 2024/01/29 10:41:42 | at org.eclipse.jetty.util.thread.strategy.AdaptiveExecutionStrategy.consumeTask(AdaptiveExecutionStrategy.java:385) INFO | jvm 1 | 2024/01/29 10:41:42 | at org.eclipse.jetty.util.thread.strategy.AdaptiveExecutionStrategy.tryProduce(AdaptiveExecutionStrategy.java:272) INFO | jvm 1 | 2024/01/29 10:41:42 | at org.eclipse.jetty.util.thread.strategy.AdaptiveExecutionStrategy.lambda$new$0(AdaptiveExecutionStrategy.java:140) INFO | jvm 1 | 2024/01/29 10:41:42 | at org.eclipse.jetty.util.thread.ReservedThreadExecutor$ReservedThread.run(ReservedThreadExecutor.java:411) INFO | jvm 1 | 2024/01/29 10:41:42 | at org.eclipse.jetty.util.thread.QueuedThreadPool.runJob(QueuedThreadPool.java:969) INFO | jvm 1 | 2024/01/29 10:41:42 | at org.eclipse.jetty.util.thread.QueuedThreadPool$Runner.doRunJob(QueuedThreadPool.java:1194) INFO | jvm 1 | 2024/01/29 10:41:42 | at org.eclipse.jetty.util.thread.QueuedThreadPool$Runner.run(QueuedThreadPool.java:1149) INFO | jvm 1 | 2024/01/29 10:41:42 | at java.base/java.lang.Thread.run(Unknown Source) INFO | jvm 1 | 2024/01/29 10:41:42 | Caused by: javax.net.ssl.SSLHandshakeException: PKIX path building failed: sun.security.provider.certpath.SunCertPathBuilderException: unable to find valid certification path to requested target INFO | jvm 1 | 2024/01/29 10:41:42 | at java.net.http/jdk.internal.net.http.HttpClientImpl.send(Unknown Source) INFO | jvm 1 | 2024/01/29 10:41:42 | at java.net.http/jdk.internal.net.http.HttpClientFacade.send(Unknown Source) INFO | jvm 1 | 2024/01/29 10:41:42 | at com.inductiveautomation.ignition.gateway.licensing.activation.leased.protocol.http.LeasedActivationHttpClient.sendHttpPostRequest(LeasedActivationHttpClient.java:44) INFO | jvm 1 | 2024/01/29 10:41:42 | ... 46 common frames omitted INFO | jvm 1 | 2024/01/29 10:41:42 | Caused by: javax.net.ssl.SSLHandshakeException: PKIX path building failed: sun.security.provider.certpath.SunCertPathBuilderException: unable to find valid certification path to requested target INFO | jvm 1 | 2024/01/29 10:41:42 | at java.base/sun.security.ssl.Alert.createSSLException(Unknown Source) INFO | jvm 1 | 2024/01/29 10:41:42 | at java.base/sun.security.ssl.TransportContext.fatal(Unknown Source) INFO | jvm 1 | 2024/01/29 10:41:42 | at java.base/sun.security.ssl.TransportContext.fatal(Unknown Source) INFO | jvm 1 | 2024/01/29 10:41:42 | at java.base/sun.security.ssl.TransportContext.fatal(Unknown Source) INFO | jvm 1 | 2024/01/29 10:41:42 | at java.base/sun.security.ssl.CertificateMessage$T13CertificateConsumer.checkServerCerts(Unknown Source) INFO | jvm 1 | 2024/01/29 10:41:42 | at java.base/sun.security.ssl.CertificateMessage$T13CertificateConsumer.onConsumeCertificate(Unknown Source) INFO | jvm 1 | 2024/01/29 10:41:42 | at java.base/sun.security.ssl.CertificateMessage$T13CertificateConsumer.consume(Unknown Source) INFO | jvm 1 | 2024/01/29 10:41:42 | at java.base/sun.security.ssl.SSLHandshake.consume(Unknown Source) INFO | jvm 1 | 2024/01/29 10:41:42 | at java.base/sun.security.ssl.HandshakeContext.dispatch(Unknown Source) INFO | jvm 1 | 2024/01/29 10:41:42 | at java.base/sun.security.ssl.SSLEngineImpl$DelegatedTask$DelegatedAction.run(Unknown Source) INFO | jvm 1 | 2024/01/29 10:41:42 | at java.base/sun.security.ssl.SSLEngineImpl$DelegatedTask$DelegatedAction.run(Unknown Source) INFO | jvm 1 | 2024/01/29 10:41:42 | at java.base/java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Unknown Source) INFO | jvm 1 | 2024/01/29 10:41:42 | at java.base/sun.security.ssl.SSLEngineImpl$DelegatedTask.run(Unknown Source) INFO | jvm 1 | 2024/01/29 10:41:42 | at java.base/java.util.ArrayList.forEach(Unknown Source) INFO | jvm 1 | 2024/01/29 10:41:42 | at java.net.http/jdk.internal.net.http.common.SSLFlowDelegate.lambda$executeTasks$3(Unknown Source) INFO | jvm 1 | 2024/01/29 10:41:42 | at java.net.http/jdk.internal.net.http.HttpClientImpl$DelegatingExecutor.execute(Unknown Source) INFO | jvm 1 | 2024/01/29 10:41:42 | at java.net.http/jdk.internal.net.http.common.SSLFlowDelegate.executeTasks(Unknown Source) INFO | jvm 1 | 2024/01/29 10:41:42 | at java.net.http/jdk.internal.net.http.common.SSLFlowDelegate.doHandshake(Unknown Source) INFO | jvm 1 | 2024/01/29 10:41:42 | at java.net.http/jdk.internal.net.http.common.SSLFlowDelegate$Reader.processData(Unknown Source) INFO | jvm 1 | 2024/01/29 10:41:42 | at java.net.http/jdk.internal.net.http.common.SSLFlowDelegate$Reader$ReaderDownstreamPusher.run(Unknown Source) INFO | jvm 1 | 2024/01/29 10:41:42 | at java.net.http/jdk.internal.net.http.common.SequentialScheduler$LockingRestartableTask.run(Unknown Source) INFO | jvm 1 | 2024/01/29 10:41:42 | at java.net.http/jdk.internal.net.http.common.SequentialScheduler$CompleteRestartableTask.run(Unknown Source) INFO | jvm 1 | 2024/01/29 10:41:42 | at java.net.http/jdk.internal.net.http.common.SequentialScheduler$SchedulableTask.run(Unknown Source) INFO | jvm 1 | 2024/01/29 10:41:42 | at java.base/java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor.runWorker(Unknown Source) INFO | jvm 1 | 2024/01/29 10:41:42 | at java.base/java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(Unknown Source) INFO | jvm 1 | 2024/01/29 10:41:42 | ... 1 common frames omitted INFO | jvm 1 | 2024/01/29 10:41:42 | Caused by: sun.security.validator.ValidatorException: PKIX path building failed: sun.security.provider.certpath.SunCertPathBuilderException: unable to find valid certification path to requested target INFO | jvm 1 | 2024/01/29 10:41:42 | at java.base/sun.security.validator.PKIXValidator.doBuild(Unknown Source) INFO | jvm 1 | 2024/01/29 10:41:42 | at java.base/sun.security.validator.PKIXValidator.engineValidate(Unknown Source) INFO | jvm 1 | 2024/01/29 10:41:42 | at java.base/sun.security.validator.Validator.validate(Unknown Source) INFO | jvm 1 | 2024/01/29 10:41:42 | at java.base/sun.security.ssl.X509TrustManagerImpl.checkTrusted(Unknown Source) INFO | jvm 1 | 2024/01/29 10:41:42 | at java.base/sun.security.ssl.X509TrustManagerImpl.checkServerTrusted(Unknown Source) INFO | jvm 1 | 2024/01/29 10:41:42 | ... 22 common frames omitted INFO | jvm 1 | 2024/01/29 10:41:42 | Caused by: sun.security.provider.certpath.SunCertPathBuilderException: unable to find valid certification path to requested target INFO | jvm 1 | 2024/01/29 10:41:42 | at java.base/sun.security.provider.certpath.SunCertPathBuilder.build(Unknown Source) INFO | jvm 1 | 2024/01/29 10:41:42 | at java.base/sun.security.provider.certpath.SunCertPathBuilder.engineBuild(Unknown Source) INFO | jvm 1 | 2024/01/29 10:41:42 | at java.base/java.security.cert.CertPathBuilder.build(Unknown Source) INFO | jvm 1 | 2024/01/29 10:41:42 | ... 27 common frames omitted ``` ---
**Author:** ![Kevin.Herron](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/kevin.herron/32/7259_2.png) [@Kevin.Herron](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Kevin.Herron)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2024, 6:36pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/activating-maker/84903/11 "2024-01-29T18:36:47Z")
> [@Matt\_Johnson](#): > > ```auto > INFO | jvm 1 | 2024/01/29 10:41:42 | Caused by: sun.security.validator.ValidatorException: PKIX path building failed: sun.security.provider.certpath.SunCertPathBuilderException: unable to find valid certification path to requested target > INFO | jvm 1 | 2024/01/29 10:41:42 | at java.base/sun.security.validator.PKIXValidator.doBuild(Unknown Source) > INFO | jvm 1 | 2024/01/29 10:41:42 | at java.base/sun.security.validator.PKIXValidator.engineValidate(Unknown Source) > INFO | jvm 1 | 2024/01/29 10:41:42 | at java.base/sun.security.validator.Validator.validate(Unknown Source) > INFO | jvm 1 | 2024/01/29 10:41:42 | at java.base/sun.security.ssl.X509TrustManagerImpl.checkTrusted(Unknown Source) > INFO | jvm 1 | 2024/01/29 10:41:42 | at java.base/sun.security.ssl.X509TrustManagerImpl.checkServerTrusted(Unknown Source) > INFO | jvm 1 | 2024/01/29 10:41:42 | ... 22 common frames omitted > INFO | jvm 1 | 2024/01/29 10:41:42 | Caused by: sun.security.provider.certpath.SunCertPathBuilderException: unable to find valid certification path to requested target > INFO | jvm 1 | 2024/01/29 10:41:42 | at java.base/sun.security.provider.certpath.SunCertPathBuilder.build(Unknown Source) > INFO | jvm 1 | 2024/01/29 10:41:42 | at java.base/sun.security.provider.certpath.SunCertPathBuilder.engineBuild(Unknown Source) > INFO | jvm 1 | 2024/01/29 10:41:42 | at java.base/java.security.cert.CertPathBuilder.build(Unknown Source) > INFO | jvm 1 | 2024/01/29 10:41:42 | ... 27 common frames omitted > > ``` Since our licensing service is signed by a public CA, this likely means you are trying to activate on a corporate network that is interfering and inserting its own CA for the purposes of intercepting all traffic on that network. ---
**Author:** ![Matt\_Johnson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e5b9ba/32.png) [@Matt\_Johnson](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Matt_Johnson)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2024, 6:38pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/activating-maker/84903/12 "2024-01-29T18:38:15Z")
Well..OK, I am on a corp network on a corp machine. Probably not a way around it huh? ---
**Author:** ![Kevin.Herron](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/kevin.herron/32/7259_2.png) [@Kevin.Herron](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Kevin.Herron)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2024, 6:39pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/activating-maker/84903/13 "2024-01-29T18:39:44Z")
You can add your corp root CA to the gateway supplemental certificates, and it may work if we're not using certificate/hostname pinning on the activation. That said... if you're activating maker on a corporate machine on a corporate network you're probably doing something against the licensing terms for maker anyway. [https://docs.inductiveautomation.com/display/DOC81/Security+Certificates#SecurityCertificates-AddingSecurityCertificatesintoKeyStores](https://docs.inductiveautomation.com/display/DOC81/Security+Certificates#SecurityCertificates-AddingSecurityCertificatesintoKeyStores) ---
**Author:** ![Matt\_Johnson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e5b9ba/32.png) [@Matt\_Johnson](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Matt_Johnson)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2024, 6:41pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/activating-maker/84903/14 "2024-01-29T18:41:50Z")
alrighty. I was going to use it in my office to make a couple demos so i didnt add practice projects to my main server ---
**Author:** ![Kevin.Herron](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/kevin.herron/32/7259_2.png) [@Kevin.Herron](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Kevin.Herron)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2024, 6:42pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/activating-maker/84903/15 "2024-01-29T18:42:39Z")
Use the standard edition and just keep resetting the 2 hour trial.