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docs: document that license validation works offline (#24013)

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## What

Documents that Coder license keys are validated locally using
cryptographic signatures and do not require an outbound connection to
Coder's servers. This is a common question from customers evaluating
Coder for air-gapped environments.

## Changes

- **`docs/admin/licensing/index.md`**: Added an "Offline license
validation" section explaining that license keys are signed JWTs
validated locally with no phone-home requirement.
- **`docs/install/airgap.md`**: Added a "License validation" row to the
air-gapped comparison table, confirming no changes are needed for
offline license validation and linking to the licensing docs.

## Why

While the air-gapped docs state that "all Coder features are supported"
offline, there was no explicit mention that the license itself doesn't
require connectivity. This is a frequent question from
security-conscious and air-gapped customers.

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![Licenses screen shows license information and seat consumption](../../images/admin/licenses/licenses-screen.png)
## Offline license validation
Coder license keys are signed JWTs that are validated locally using cryptographic
signatures. No outbound connection to Coder's servers is required for license
validation. This means licenses work in
[air-gapped and offline deployments](../../install/airgap.md) without any
additional configuration.
## Adding your license key
There are two ways to add a license to a Coder deployment:
docs/install/airgap.md
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| PostgreSQL | If no [PostgreSQL connection URL](../reference/cli/server.md#--postgres-url) is specified, Coder will download Postgres from [repo1.maven.org](https://repo1.maven.org) | An external database is required, you must specify a [PostgreSQL connection URL](../reference/cli/server.md#--postgres-url) |
| Telemetry | Telemetry is on by default, and [can be disabled](../reference/cli/server.md#--telemetry) | Telemetry [can be disabled](../reference/cli/server.md#--telemetry) |
| Update check | By default, Coder checks for updates from [GitHub releases](https://github.com/coder/coder/releases) | Update checks [can be disabled](../reference/cli/server.md#--update-check) |
| License validation | License keys are validated locally using cryptographic signatures. No outbound connection to Coder is required | No changes needed. See [offline license validation](../admin/licensing/index.md#offline-license-validation) |
| AI Governance Usage Count | By default, deployments with the [AI Governance Add On](../ai-coder/ai-governance.md) report usage data | [Contact us](https://coder.com/contact) to request a license with usage reporting off. |
## Air-gapped container images