[Info-vax] cloning Charon

[Stanley F. Quayle]

Thanks for sugesting me, Dave. Yes, I can definitely help.

> I do have some Charon keys (from my employer) that I can use.  I will work at
> home with some temporary keys.

Stromasys issues temporary keys for customer evaluations. It's typically for a max of 30 days.

There's a "disaster recovery" key for sale, which runs for a total of 720 hours. It has to be associated to a permanent key before you could purchase it.

> I wonder if I can just copy all the files and executables from a functional
> Charon installation to my system.  Or do I need to run an install procedure?

There's no way copying all the stuff from a functioning system. You'd have to go through the registry, hoping to find all the pieces.

I most of the installation kits from version 1.0 to present, so running the right one would be a snap.

> I know I might have to revise the configuration files a bit since my home
> computer will not be exactly like the server at work.  I will put it on
> Windows 10 at home and the version of Charon is compatible with Windows 10.

Windows 10 support was available in version 4.8, circa 2017. Version 4.10 is current. Keys have a maximum supported version number. For example, a 4.7 key won't run 4.8. Upgrades to the latest version requires a current support contract. So you'll need a fairly new key if you want to run Windows 10.

If you have an older key, you could use something like VirtualBox and run a virtual version of Windows that supports what you need.