Can a manually activated computer stay offline indefinately, yet stay licensed

The question is, after manually activating a computer that has no network connection, is there ever a need for TurboActivate to connect to the Internet to validate the license later for any reason?

The issue is for air-gapped computers (say, on a boat) that do not have Internet connectivity.

Nope, there would be no reason to re-activate or re-verify. Make sure you're using the TA_SKIP_OFFLINE flag with TA_IsGenuineEx().

Is it possible to use TA_IsActivated() instead for this purpose of TA_IsGenuineEx()?That way, no Internet access would be attempted and users can visit a coffee shop without accidentally activating the product online. The docs do not mention any downsides other than the obvious lack of online control or online verification.

WilliamL wrote:> Is it possible to use TA_IsActivated() instead for this purpose of> TA_IsGenuineEx()?

Revised question:Is it possible to use TA_IsActivated() for this purpose instead of TA_IsGenuineEx()?

(I can't edit after posting? Hope the revised sentence makes more sense.)

Yep, you can use TA_IsActivated(). It will only verify locally and never re-verify with our servers. The downsides are no control (no revoking, no notification of new custom license fields, etc.)

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