Do TurboActivate.dat files change?

Hello,

I would like to know if once created .dat files for product versions ever change. Specifically:

1)Can they change on LimeLM server for example when TurboActivate version changes (Is it possible that if I download them today and in 6 months for the same product/version they are going to be different files?)

2)Do they change on user's computer (when activating/deactivating keys etc.)

By change I mean binary change not compatibility.The reason I am asking is that I would like to know if I can include hash of those file when verifying if user's distribution isn't corrupted.

>> "1)Can they change on LimeLM server for example when TurboActivate version changes (Is it possible that if I download them today and in 6 months for the same product/version they are going to be different files?)"

They're re-generated every time you download it. So, they will change 1 millisecond to the next. This is due to the nature of cryptographic signing.

>> "2)Do they change on user's computer (when activating/deactivating keys etc.)"

Never. They're read-only. TA, TF, TFS never touch the files other than to read it.

>> "The reason I am asking is that I would like to know if I can include hash of those file when verifying if user's distribution isn't corrupted."

Sure, that would work.

Thank you. It's very useful to know.

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