Microsoft Windows Server 2025 RMS 1 User CAL Annual Subscription (12 Months)
PRODUCT DESCRIPTION
Microsoft Windows Server 2025 Active Directory Rights Management Services User CAL (DG7GMGF0PWHF:0003) - Local Support
AD Rights Management Services User CAL — an Additive Licence, Supplied Annually
Active Directory Rights Management Services is the on-premises information-protection role in Windows Server: it applies persistent usage policy to documents and email so that protection travels with the file rather than stopping at the network boundary. Accessing that functionality requires this CAL.
Like an RDS CAL, this is an additive access licence. Microsoft’s guidance names Active Directory Rights Management Services among the functionalities that “require the purchase of an Additive Access License”, and its structural rule is that an additive CAL is required in addition to the base CAL — not instead of it.
It Covers Internal and External Users
Microsoft’s Windows Server 2025 licensing guidance marks the AD RMS additive CAL as applying to both internal and external users accessing the functionality. That is worth knowing if you are protecting documents that leave the organisation, because it is the access that triggers the requirement rather than the employment relationship.
On the Annual Term — and an Honest Caveat
This SKU is supplied as a 12-month subscription. Be clear about where that term comes from: Microsoft publishes no licensing rule requiring the AD RMS CAL to be a subscription. Its product terms treat it as an ordinary additive CAL. The annual form is a purchasing-programme construct, not a Microsoft licensing requirement, and we describe it that way rather than implying Microsoft mandates it.
This SKU is a 12-month subscription, not a perpetual licence. The right to run or access the software exists only while the subscription is active, so it must be renewed to stay licensed — there is no residual entitlement after the term ends. That is the fundamental difference from the perpetual SKUs in this range, and it is worth being explicit about, because a stated term on its own does not tell a buyer what they lose at the end of it.
A Documentation Gap You Should Know About
Microsoft publishes no current product documentation for AD Rights Management Services on Windows Server 2025. The CAL exists in Microsoft’s product terms, and the licensing guidance names the role, but every AD RMS overview and architecture document sits under Microsoft’s previous-versions archive from the Windows Server 2012 R2 era.
We would rather tell you that than write a confident feature list from archived documentation for a different server generation. If you are planning an AD RMS deployment on Windows Server 2025, talk to us before you commit — and consider whether Microsoft’s cloud information-protection services are the better fit. Supplied by SourceIT in Singapore with a GST invoice and local support. For a written quotation, current stock position or delivery lead time, contact our team.
Licensing note. This is a licence, not hardware, so it carries no hardware warranty — SourceIT provides local support and a GST invoice. This CAL is additive: a base Windows Server CAL is required in addition to it, and neither licenses the server itself. The 12-month term is a purchasing-programme construct — Microsoft publishes no rule making the AD RMS CAL subscription-only, and we do not claim it does. Note also that Microsoft publishes no current AD RMS product documentation for Windows Server 2025; its overview and architecture documents are archived from the Windows Server 2012 R2 era, so this page deliberately carries no detailed feature list.
Microsoft Windows Server 2025 Active Directory Rights Management Services User CAL Datasheet — Licensing and Specifications
Licence
| Product Name | Microsoft Windows Server 2025 Active Directory Rights Management Services User CAL |
| Part Number (SourceIT) | DG7GMGF0PWHF:0003 |
| Licence Type | Additive Client Access Licence, supplied as a 12-month subscription |
| Term | 12 months. The entitlement ends with the term unless renewed |
| Licensing Model | Per user |
| Base CAL Required | Yes — a Windows Server CAL is required in addition to this licence |
| Server Licence Included | No — the server is licensed separately, per core |
| Applies To | Both internal and external users accessing AD Rights Management Services functionality |
| Is the subscription form a Microsoft requirement? | No. Microsoft’s product terms treat this as an ordinary additive CAL; the annual term comes from the purchasing programme |
| Local Support (Singapore) | Supplied by SourceIT with local support and a GST invoice |
What Microsoft Does and Does Not Publish for This Role
| In the product terms | “Windows Server 2025 Active Directory Rights Management Services CAL” exists as the additive access licence for that functionality |
| In the licensing guidance | AD Rights Management Services is listed as requiring an additive CAL, for internal and external users |
| Product documentation | None current. Microsoft’s AD RMS overview and architecture documents are archived under previous-versions, from the Windows Server 2012 R2 era |
What Microsoft Does Not Publish for This Product
The following are commonly asked about but are not stated on any current official Microsoft source for this product, so SourceIT does not quote them: current AD Rights Management Services product documentation for Windows Server 2025, any rule requiring this CAL to be sold as a subscription and a Singapore price. We would rather leave a field blank than print a figure we cannot substantiate.
Lifecycle, End of Support and Entitlement
Windows Server 2025 is a Long-Term Servicing Channel release under the Fixed Lifecycle Policy. Microsoft publishes mainstream support ending in November 2029 and extended support ending in November 2034, with its lifecycle database and its release-health page rendering each date one day apart. Both renderings appear in the table below.
Microsoft publishes no current documentation for AD Rights Management Services on Windows Server 2025. The licence exists in the product terms and the role is named in the licensing guidance, but the technical documentation is archived from the Windows Server 2012 R2 era. This page is deliberately conservative as a result.
The annual term is not a Microsoft licensing rule. Microsoft’s product terms treat the AD RMS CAL as an ordinary additive CAL. The subscription form comes from the purchasing programme this SKU is sold under, which is why we attribute the term to the programme rather than to Microsoft licensing.
Published Lifecycle Dates
| Servicing model | Long-Term Servicing Channel (LTSC), under the Fixed Lifecycle Policy |
| Release date | 1 November 2024 per the lifecycle database and the release-health page. Microsoft’s update history separately shows the first build, KB5046617 (OS build 26100.2314), shipping 12 November 2024 |
| Mainstream support ends | 14 November 2029 per the lifecycle database; 13 November 2029 per the release-health page |
| Extended support ends | 15 November 2034 per the lifecycle database; 14 November 2034 per the release-health page |
| Why two dates | The same instant rendered in different timezones. Microsoft’s lifecycle page labels its dates Pacific Time yet renders them at 06:59:59, which is midnight PT of the previous day expressed in UTC. Both renderings are published here rather than one being chosen |
Support and Entitlement Position
A software licence carries no hardware warranty. SourceIT supplies this licence with local Singapore support and a GST invoice, and will confirm the licensing position in writing before you order — which on server licensing is worth doing, because the cost of getting it wrong surfaces at audit rather than at purchase. No warranty term is quoted or implied.
Compatibility, Deployment and System Requirements
This CAL is additive. A base Windows Server 2025 CAL is required in addition to it for the same user, and the server itself is licensed separately per physical core.
Microsoft’s licensing guidance marks the AD RMS additive CAL as applying to both internal and external users of the functionality.
Because Microsoft publishes no current AD RMS documentation for Windows Server 2025, we cannot give you a sourced feature list or system requirements for the role itself. Ask us before designing a deployment around it.
Official Microsoft Sources & Downloads
- Client Access Licenses and Management Licenses — microsoft.com/licensing
- Base and Additive CALs — microsoft.com/licensing
- Windows Server 2025 licensing guidance — microsoft.com/licensing
- Microsoft product terms glossary — microsoft.com/licensing
- Windows Server 2025 lifecycle — Microsoft Learn
- Windows Server licensing resources — microsoft.com
Microsoft’s current AD RMS technical documentation is archived rather than published for Windows Server 2025, which is why this page carries licensing facts only. Supplied by SourceIT in Singapore with a GST invoice and local support. For a written quotation, current stock position or delivery lead time, contact our team.
Frequently Asked Questions — Microsoft Windows Server 2025 Active Directory Rights Management Services User CAL
Do I need a normal Windows Server CAL as well?
Yes. This is an additive CAL: Microsoft requires the base Windows Server CAL in addition to it, in the same structural way that an RDS CAL sits on top of a base CAL.
Why is it sold as an annual subscription?
Because of the purchasing programme, not because Microsoft requires it. Microsoft’s product terms treat the AD RMS CAL as an ordinary additive CAL and publish no rule making it subscription-only. We say so rather than implying the term is a Microsoft mandate.
What happens at the end of the 12 months?
The entitlement ends with the term. It must be renewed to remain licensed — there is no residual right after expiry.
Does it cover external users?
Microsoft’s licensing guidance marks this additive CAL as applying to both internal and external users accessing the functionality.
Where is the product documentation?
Archived. Microsoft publishes no current AD Rights Management Services documentation for Windows Server 2025; the overview and architecture documents sit under previous-versions from the Windows Server 2012 R2 era. We have deliberately not written a feature list from documentation for a different server generation.
Should I use AD RMS or a cloud service?
That depends on your estate, and it is a real question given the documentation position. Talk to us before committing to an on-premises AD RMS deployment on Windows Server 2025.
What warranty applies?
None, and none is implied — this is a licence, not hardware. SourceIT provides local Singapore support and a GST invoice.
