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kks21199
kks21199

Reputation: 1146

How does Offline Activation works on Softwares

Many latest softwares have an option to activate the product through offline method. But how does this exactly work ? Without the computer being connected to internet, how can the software generate a key and also know that the code given is the correct activation code. I am talking about examples like Adobe CC products and Autodesk Products.

Do they salt the keys with a value and then unsalt it to get specific information ?

I am just willing to know more about it. Online activation works by checking their servers for key, but offline :O

Upvotes: 1

Views: 1147

Answers (1)

Morty Choi
Morty Choi

Reputation: 2540

The solution is simple. If a machine is offline, it need help from a machine with online access to help do the http request and relay the response back to the offline machine.

  1. The offline software generate a request payload as plaintext.
  2. The user copy this plaintext to a machine with online access and do a request to the company activation server.
  3. The server return a response. Copy the response to the offline machine to complete the activation.

Upvotes: 1

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