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title: "License Activation Is Not Authorized: Whitelist Your Site"
canonical: https://wpsecurityninja.com/docs/license/license-activation-is-not-authorized-for/
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If activation fails with **License activation is not authorized for …**, the license has **Restrict Sites** enabled. Only whitelisted sites can activate.

1. Open [wpsecurityninja.com/account/](https://wpsecurityninja.com/account/).
2. Click **Licenses** and open the relevant WP Security Ninja license.

![Licenses tab](https://wpsecurityninja.com/media/2020/05/licenses-tab.webp)

3. Scroll to **Restrict Sites**.

![Restrict Sites button](https://wpsecurityninja.com/media/2020/05/restrict-sites-button.webp)

4. In the window, review existing whitelisted sites and click **Whitelist site**.

![Whitelist site button](https://wpsecurityninja.com/media/2020/05/whitelist-site-button.webp)

5. Enter the site URL and save.

![Enter URL to whitelist site](https://wpsecurityninja.com/media/2020/05/enter-url-to-whitelist-site.webp)

You can activate the license on that site afterward.

More background: [Whitelist sites](https://wpsecurityninja.com/docs/account/whitelist-sites/).