From e9f394c549766b973ed9aed9f3ccd7daf98477fb Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: hc-github-team-secure-vault-core
 <82990506+hc-github-team-secure-vault-core@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Wed, 16 Aug 2023 10:16:42 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] backport of commit 5374b3b046d13d3e7a9f6833efcaeff0e49fddc4
 (#22366)

Co-authored-by: Hamid Ghaf <83242695+hghaf099@users.noreply.github.com>
---
 changelog/22363.txt   | 3 +++
 sdk/physical/cache.go | 5 +++++
 2 files changed, 8 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 changelog/22363.txt

diff --git a/changelog/22363.txt b/changelog/22363.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..faa5a2446
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog/22363.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+```release-note:bug
+license: Add autoloaded license path to the cache exempt list. This is to ensure the license changes on the active node is observed on the perfStandby node.
+```
diff --git a/sdk/physical/cache.go b/sdk/physical/cache.go
index 1471a8916..874d6c529 100644
--- a/sdk/physical/cache.go
+++ b/sdk/physical/cache.go
@@ -37,6 +37,11 @@ var cacheExceptionsPaths = []string{
 	// exceptions to avoid unseal errors. See VAULT-17227
 	"core/seal-config",
 	"core/recovery-config",
+
+	// we need to make sure the persisted license is read from the storage
+	// to ensure the changes to the autoloaded license on the active node
+	// is observed on the perfStandby nodes
+	"core/autoloaded-license",
 }
 
 // CacheRefreshContext returns a context with an added value denoting if the