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zoo:rhinovalidateoffline [2021/01/13]
jb [Validating offline]
zoo:rhinovalidateoffline [2023/11/01]
brian [LAN Zoo License Validation: Online and Offline]
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-======Rhino License Validation: Online and Offline======+======LAN Zoo License Validation: Online and Offline======
 > **Product:** //[[zoo:home|Zoo]]// > **Product:** //[[zoo:home|Zoo]]//
 > **Summary:** //Discusses Rhino license validation and how it works with the LAN Zoo// > **Summary:** //Discusses Rhino license validation and how it works with the LAN Zoo//
  
-Rhino 5, 6, and 7 use a license validation system to make it easier to recover lost or stolen license keys. License validation associates your license with your email address (or email domain in the case of a Lab License), a Rhino device name, Device ID, and for upgrade licenses, your previous license key. +Rhino 5, 6, 7, and 8 use a license validation system to make it easier to recover lost or stolen license keys. License validation associates your license with your email address (or email domain in the case of a Lab License), a Rhino device name, Device ID, and for upgrade licenses, your previous license key. 
  
 When you add a Rhino license to the Zoo, you are asked to validate the license online. Rhino licenses must be validated before they can be used. When you add a Rhino license to the Zoo, you are asked to validate the license online. Rhino licenses must be validated before they can be used.
  
 =====Upgrading from previous versions===== =====Upgrading from previous versions=====
-When you upgrade Rhino from a previous version, license validation associates the license from your previous version of Rhino with the license you are upgrading to. A previous version license can only be used to upgrade one Rhino license. For example, a company that owns four licenses of Rhino wants to upgrade its licenses to Rhino 5. Each upgrade installation should be associated with a different Rhino 4 license for validation to succeed.+When you upgrade Rhino from a previous version, license validation associates the license from your previous version of Rhino with the license you are upgrading to. A previous version license can only be used to upgrade one Rhino license. For example, a company that owns four licenses of Rhino wants to upgrade its licenses to Rhino 7. Each upgrade installation should be associated with a specific one of the Rhino 5 licenses for validation to succeed. These two keys are paired in our system.
  
 ===== The validation process ===== ===== The validation process =====
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