diff --git a/cameleer3-server-app/src/test/java/com/cameleer3/server/core/license/LicenseValidatorTest.java b/cameleer3-server-app/src/test/java/com/cameleer3/server/core/license/LicenseValidatorTest.java
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+package com.cameleer3.server.core.license;
+
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
+
+import java.security.*;
+import java.security.spec.NamedParameterSpec;
+import java.time.Instant;
+import java.time.temporal.ChronoUnit;
+import java.util.Base64;
+
+import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;
+import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThatThrownBy;
+
+class LicenseValidatorTest {
+
+    private KeyPair generateKeyPair() throws Exception {
+        KeyPairGenerator kpg = KeyPairGenerator.getInstance("Ed25519");
+        return kpg.generateKeyPair();
+    }
+
+    private String sign(PrivateKey key, String payload) throws Exception {
+        Signature signer = Signature.getInstance("Ed25519");
+        signer.initSign(key);
+        signer.update(payload.getBytes());
+        return Base64.getEncoder().encodeToString(signer.sign());
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void validate_validLicense_returnsLicenseInfo() throws Exception {
+        KeyPair kp = generateKeyPair();
+        String publicKeyBase64 = Base64.getEncoder().encodeToString(kp.getPublic().getEncoded());
+        LicenseValidator validator = new LicenseValidator(publicKeyBase64);
+
+        Instant expires = Instant.now().plus(365, ChronoUnit.DAYS);
+        String payload = """
+                {"tier":"HIGH","features":["topology","lineage","debugger"],"limits":{"max_agents":50,"retention_days":90},"iat":%d,"exp":%d}
+                """.formatted(Instant.now().getEpochSecond(), expires.getEpochSecond()).trim();
+        String signature = sign(kp.getPrivate(), payload);
+        String token = Base64.getEncoder().encodeToString(payload.getBytes()) + "." + signature;
+
+        LicenseInfo info = validator.validate(token);
+
+        assertThat(info.tier()).isEqualTo("HIGH");
+        assertThat(info.hasFeature(Feature.debugger)).isTrue();
+        assertThat(info.hasFeature(Feature.replay)).isFalse();
+        assertThat(info.getLimit("max_agents", 0)).isEqualTo(50);
+        assertThat(info.isExpired()).isFalse();
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void validate_expiredLicense_throwsException() throws Exception {
+        KeyPair kp = generateKeyPair();
+        String publicKeyBase64 = Base64.getEncoder().encodeToString(kp.getPublic().getEncoded());
+        LicenseValidator validator = new LicenseValidator(publicKeyBase64);
+
+        Instant past = Instant.now().minus(1, ChronoUnit.DAYS);
+        String payload = """
+                {"tier":"LOW","features":["topology"],"limits":{},"iat":%d,"exp":%d}
+                """.formatted(past.minus(30, ChronoUnit.DAYS).getEpochSecond(), past.getEpochSecond()).trim();
+        String signature = sign(kp.getPrivate(), payload);
+        String token = Base64.getEncoder().encodeToString(payload.getBytes()) + "." + signature;
+
+        assertThatThrownBy(() -> validator.validate(token))
+                .isInstanceOf(IllegalArgumentException.class)
+                .hasMessageContaining("expired");
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void validate_tamperedPayload_throwsException() throws Exception {
+        KeyPair kp = generateKeyPair();
+        String publicKeyBase64 = Base64.getEncoder().encodeToString(kp.getPublic().getEncoded());
+        LicenseValidator validator = new LicenseValidator(publicKeyBase64);
+
+        String payload = """
+                {"tier":"LOW","features":["topology"],"limits":{},"iat":0,"exp":9999999999}
+                """.trim();
+        String signature = sign(kp.getPrivate(), payload);
+
+        // Tamper with payload
+        String tampered = payload.replace("LOW", "BUSINESS");
+        String token = Base64.getEncoder().encodeToString(tampered.getBytes()) + "." + signature;
+
+        assertThatThrownBy(() -> validator.validate(token))
+                .isInstanceOf(SecurityException.class)
+                .hasMessageContaining("signature");
+    }
+}
diff --git a/cameleer3-server-core/src/main/java/com/cameleer3/server/core/license/LicenseValidator.java b/cameleer3-server-core/src/main/java/com/cameleer3/server/core/license/LicenseValidator.java
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+package com.cameleer3.server.core.license;
+
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.JsonNode;
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ObjectMapper;
+import org.slf4j.Logger;
+import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
+
+import java.security.*;
+import java.security.spec.X509EncodedKeySpec;
+import java.time.Instant;
+import java.util.*;
+
+public class LicenseValidator {
+
+    private static final Logger log = LoggerFactory.getLogger(LicenseValidator.class);
+    private static final ObjectMapper objectMapper = new ObjectMapper();
+
+    private final PublicKey publicKey;
+
+    public LicenseValidator(String publicKeyBase64) {
+        try {
+            byte[] keyBytes = Base64.getDecoder().decode(publicKeyBase64);
+            KeyFactory kf = KeyFactory.getInstance("Ed25519");
+            this.publicKey = kf.generatePublic(new X509EncodedKeySpec(keyBytes));
+        } catch (Exception e) {
+            throw new IllegalStateException("Failed to load license public key", e);
+        }
+    }
+
+    public LicenseInfo validate(String token) {
+        String[] parts = token.split("\\.", 2);
+        if (parts.length != 2) {
+            throw new IllegalArgumentException("Invalid license token format: expected payload.signature");
+        }
+
+        byte[] payloadBytes = Base64.getDecoder().decode(parts[0]);
+        byte[] signatureBytes = Base64.getDecoder().decode(parts[1]);
+
+        // Verify signature
+        try {
+            Signature verifier = Signature.getInstance("Ed25519");
+            verifier.initVerify(publicKey);
+            verifier.update(payloadBytes);
+            if (!verifier.verify(signatureBytes)) {
+                throw new SecurityException("License signature verification failed");
+            }
+        } catch (SecurityException e) {
+            throw e;
+        } catch (Exception e) {
+            throw new SecurityException("License signature verification failed", e);
+        }
+
+        // Parse payload
+        try {
+            JsonNode root = objectMapper.readTree(payloadBytes);
+
+            String tier = root.get("tier").asText();
+
+            Set<Feature> features = new HashSet<>();
+            if (root.has("features")) {
+                for (JsonNode f : root.get("features")) {
+                    try {
+                        features.add(Feature.valueOf(f.asText()));
+                    } catch (IllegalArgumentException e) {
+                        log.warn("Unknown feature in license: {}", f.asText());
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+
+            Map<String, Integer> limits = new HashMap<>();
+            if (root.has("limits")) {
+                root.get("limits").fields().forEachRemaining(entry ->
+                        limits.put(entry.getKey(), entry.getValue().asInt()));
+            }
+
+            Instant issuedAt = root.has("iat") ? Instant.ofEpochSecond(root.get("iat").asLong()) : Instant.now();
+            Instant expiresAt = root.has("exp") ? Instant.ofEpochSecond(root.get("exp").asLong()) : null;
+
+            LicenseInfo info = new LicenseInfo(tier, features, limits, issuedAt, expiresAt);
+
+            if (info.isExpired()) {
+                throw new IllegalArgumentException("License expired at " + expiresAt);
+            }
+
+            return info;
+        } catch (IllegalArgumentException e) {
+            throw e;
+        } catch (Exception e) {
+            throw new IllegalArgumentException("Failed to parse license payload", e);
+        }
+    }
+}