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    Data Security Center:Instance renewal

    Last Updated:Jun 20, 2026

    You must renew your subscription Data Security Center (DSC) instance before it expires to ensure uninterrupted access to security capabilities provided by DSC, such as sensitive data identification and . Failure to renew on time can lead to the leakage of sensitive data and important information, which may cause severe financial and brand losses. This topic describes how to renew a DSC instance.

    Important

    • Renewing an instance only extends its service period. You cannot change its specifications during the renewal process.

    • If your account has an outstanding balance, you can still use your existing subscription instances. However, you cannot perform billable operations, such as upgrading an instance or placing a renewal order.

    • Before renewing, ensure that your account balance and any applicable vouchers are sufficient to cover the renewal fee.

    Expiration

    Expiration reminders

    Seven days before your DSC subscription instance expires, the system sends you renewal reminders by email, or internal message. If you do not renew in time, you will lose access to DSC services the day after your instance expires.

    Consequences of expiration

    When your DSC instance expires, the following changes occur:

    • The DSC instance enters the Expired state.

    • During a 15-day grace period after expiration, the system retains all your configurations and data in DSC, such as asset authorizations and sensitive data discovery configurations. If you renew the instance within this period, all resources are retained, and you can continue to use your current configurations and data.

    • If you do not renew the instance within the 15-day grace period, Alibaba Cloud releases or disables related resources as follows:

      • The DSC instance is released. You can no longer access features in the DSC console or view previous configuration and historical data.

      • SQL Audit is disabled.

      • The related Log Service (SLS) Projects and Logstores are released, and the log data is deleted.

        The released Project is named sddp--, for example, sddp-192479427903****-cn-shanghai. The deleted Logstores have names or prefixes such as rds_log, user_rds_log, and dsc_. Examples include rds_log, rds_log_agent, user_rds_log, and dsc_ots_log.

      To use its features again, you must purchase a new DSC instance. For more information, see Purchase Data Security Center.

    Renewal methods and use cases

    You can choose a renewal method based on your needs at different stages of the instance lifecycle, such as initial purchase, expiration, or release.

    Note

    • Expiration: The last day you can use the instance. A successful renewal extends the expiration date.

    • Release: If an instance is not renewed within 15 days after expiration, the instance and its data are deleted on the 15th day after expiration.

    Renewal method

    Use cases

    Time window

    Manual renewal

    Choose this method if you do not want to change the current configuration or enable automatic renewal.

    Before release

    Automatic renewal

    If you purchase a DSC instance for a short subscription period, such as less than 3 months, but require long-term use of the DSC service, we recommend that you enable automatic renewal. This helps you save on labor costs, ensures the continuous operation of your business, and prevents data loss caused by downtime due to instance expiration.

    Any time before the day of expiration
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    Manual renewal

    1. Log on to the Data Security Center console.

    2. On the Overview page, click Renew Subscription.

    3. On the renewal page, set the Subscription Period and click Buy Now.

      You cannot change the instance configuration during renewal. You can only change the subscription period.

      The page provides an Auto-renewal option. We recommend that you select it to prevent service suspension or resource release after expiration.

    4. In the dialog box that appears, click Data Security Center Terms of Service to review the agreement, and then click Sign and Purchase.

    5. Complete the payment as prompted on the page.

    Automatic renewal

    Before you enable automatic renewal

    Item

    Description

    Renewal conditions

    • Automatic renewal takes effect the next day. We recommend that you enable automatic renewal at least two days before your subscription instance expires.

      Note

      If your instance expires the next day, we recommend renewing it manually.

    • For an automatic renewal payment to succeed, you must top up your account in advance. Ensure that your account balance and any applicable vouchers are sufficient to cover the renewal fee.

    Renewal rules

    • Billing time

      Starting nine days before the instance expires (T-9), the system attempts to process the renewal payment. If a payment fails due to an insufficient balance, the system retries once per day. If the payment does not succeed by the expiration date, the service is suspended.

      Note

      If an automatic renewal payment fails, the system sends you reminder notifications to your registered email address. Please check your messages and take action to avoid service interruption.

    • Renewal cycle

      The renewal is based on the automatic renewal duration that you set. For example, if you select 3 months, the instance is automatically renewed for 3 months before each expiration.

    • Manual renewal after you enable automatic renewal

      If you manually renew an instance before an automatic payment is processed, the next automatic renewal is rescheduled based on the new expiration date.

    Enable automatic renewal

    • When you purchase or manually renew an instance, select the Auto-renewal checkbox and complete the payment. For more information, see Purchase Data Security Center or the Manual renewal section in this topic.

      You can select a subscription period of 1 month, 3 months, 6 months, 1 year, 2 years, or 3 years. After you enable automatic renewal, the system starts to process the renewal payment nine days before the resource expires. If the payment fails, the system retries the next day and continues until the payment is successful or until one day before expiration. Automatic renewal payments are deducted from your account balance. Direct charges to a bank card, Alipay account, or credit card are not supported. Applicable coupons are automatically used. You can cancel automatic renewal at any time.

    • Enable automatic renewal for an instance in the Expenses and Costs console:

      1. Go to the Renewal page. For Product Name, select Data Security Center.

      2. In the Actions column, click Enable Auto Renewal. Then, select an auto-renewal cycle and complete the payment.

    Modify or disable automatic renewal

    1. Go to the Renewal page. For Product Name, select Data Security Center.

    2. In the Actions column, click the corresponding Edit Auto Renewal or Enable Manual Renewal, and complete the settings as prompted.

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