QC Digital Signature Entitlement Revalidation Scheduled Task

The Entitlement Revalidation Scheduled Task is a security-sensitive QCDS requirement. It refreshes Authorized-Domain entitlement with QuantaCade and must run at least once every 60 minutes for access above Basic.

Current QCDS uses hourly keyless revalidation. Older guidance that treated licensing as a once-per-day key check is obsolete.

What Healthy Entitlement Automation Requires

QCDS checks the task plugin, plugin files, Joomla Scheduled Tasks availability, enabled task rows, and cadence. A healthy installation has exactly one enabled Entitlement Revalidation task and a configured interval between 1 and 60 minutes.

The Status tab also records the task's last execution, next execution, exit code, and failure count. A task whose next run is more than two hours overdue is flagged so you can verify that a Joomla scheduler runner is active.

Why Structural Problems Force Basic

If the entitlement task/plugin is missing, disabled, unpublished, duplicated, structurally invalid, or slowed beyond hourly validation, QCDS resolves the installation to Basic until automation is healthy again. This prevents a cached paid/Max state from being frozen indefinitely.

The administrator Status screen can offer Repair Entitlement Task to a Super User when automatic repair is possible. If required plugin files are missing, reinstall the current QCDS package.

Temporary QuantaCade Communication Failures

A network/transport failure is different from a broken task. A previously confirmed paid tier or active Max Preview may remain usable only inside the bounded 24-hour validation grace. Grace never extends past a known paid-access expiration or the fixed Max Preview end.

If the last successful confirmation falls outside that grace window, QCDS falls back to Basic until entitlement can be confirmed again. Normal Basic operation does not depend on a paid entitlement cache.

Verify or Repair the Task

  1. Open Components > QC Digital Signature > Status.
  2. Review Entitlement Automation Integrity and read any listed issue.
  3. If offered and you are a Super User, use Repair Entitlement Task.
  4. Otherwise open System > Scheduled Tasks and confirm exactly one QCDS Entitlement Revalidation task is enabled and scheduled at least hourly.
  5. After repair, use Refresh Entitlement and verify the expected Base tier, Effective tier, Access until, and Last checked values.

Community Discussion

Want to compare workflows, share practical tips, or discuss how you use this QCDS feature? Visit the QC Digital Signature Community. For private support, bug reports, account-specific issues, or feature requests, use the QuantaCade support system.