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Appendix B – Glossary
Contents Glossary Index Troubleshooting
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Request Code
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Refers to the code generated (as a .req file) by the customers/distributors as a
request to update their hardware keys. It contains the hardware key details
(such as, the serial number) and the license information.
Your customers can generate it using the option you allow—Secure Update
utility, Secure Update Wizard (for Windows only), or some custom utility
that calls the Secure Update API functions. Your distributors can generate it
using the Secure Update utility or some custom utility (to update the distributor
key count).
Using the request code, an update code, or a license addition code is generated
under the Key Activator tab of the Toolkit.
Response Data
The scrambled result derived when the Sentinel Key processes the query
data using the AES algorithm. The Sentinel Key returns the response data to
the application. The application then uses the response to determine
whether the user is authorized to run the application.
Seat
A seat represents a user name and MAC address combination.
Secret Key
A secret key generally refers to the key in a secret key cryptography system,
in which both sides use the same key. It may also refer to the private key in a
public key cryptography system, because the private key must also be kept
"secret."
The AES feature uses a 128-bit long secret key to encrypt/decrypt data.