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Exit code 5: License / entitlement failure

A required license capability is missing, or a plugin LicenseValidator entitlement check failed. Raised by LicenseError (and plugin entitlement failures).

Common causes

  • Config uses when: but capabilities omit conditional_masking (community mode with an empty capability set, or a plugin that does not grant the token).
  • Config uses keyed actions (hmac_hash / pseudonym) without keyed_actions.
  • Plugin package cannot validate an active License Manager entitlement.

Remediation

  • Install a plugin package whose LicenseValidator grants the required capability tokens, or remove the gated fields from mask-rules.yaml.
  • For subscribed images: confirm the container can reach AWS License Manager and that the entitlement is active.
  • See Conditional masking and Keyed actions.