This article provides instructions to retrieve Juniper SRX license expiry information using SNMP, decode the returned hex format, and understand which features are licensed and their expiration dates.

Users may observe one or more of the following:

• Need to verify license expiration dates on a Juniper SRX device.
• Unclear output when running SNMP queries for licensing OIDs.

SNMP OID References for Licensing:

For more details, visit the official https://apps.juniper.net/mib-explorer/

Navigate to: Junos OS → Select your version → Search for license-related OIDs

Sample Output: License Usage via CLI

Command:

show system license

Output:

License usage:

                       Licenses   Licenses   Licenses   Expiry
Feature name             used     installed   needed
---------------------------------------------------------------
Virtual Appliance            1          1         0     2025-08-19 04:25:12 UTC
remote-access-ipsec-vpn-client  0          2         0     permanent
remote-access-juniper-std      0          2         0     permanent
VCPU Scale                    2          2         0     2025-08-19 04:25:12 UTC

SNMP Output Example

Command:

show snmp mib walk decimal 1.3.6.1.4.1.2636.3.63.1.1.1.1.1.8

Output:

jnxLicenseEndDate.69.50.48.50.49.48.54.49.55.48.48.49 = 07 e9 08 13 04 19 0c 00 2b 00 00

jnxLicenseEndDate.69.50.48.50.49.48.54.49.55.48.48.50 = 07 e9 08 13 04 19 0c 00 2b 00 00

Note that these hex strings are encoded in the SNMP DateAndTime format, hence inorder to decode the same, please follow below:

Decoding the Hex License Date Format

Raw Hex String: 07 e9 08 13 04 19 0c 00 2b 00 00

Field Mapping:

Final Decoded Date:

August 19, 2025 at 04:25:12 AM UTC