Qlik Catalog fails to license with: core.error.code.INVALID_LICENSE_KEY_PROVIDED The license key is invalid.

[Sonja_Bauernfeind]

Entering the Qlik Catalog license fails with:

core.error.code.INVALID_LICENSE_KEY_PROVIDED The license key is invalid. Please contact Qlik Catalog support or your team administrator.

Environment

Qlik Catalog 

Resolution

The license key used contains invalid characters, such as line breaks. 

Example: Copying a license key out of a PDF adds line breaks at each new line. These are invalid. Please use the full string.