Generate Activation Codes from FingerPrints

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## Generate Activation Codes from FingerPrints

If you have previously stored the FingerPrint from a target machine for which you wish to generate an Activation Code, you do not need the user of that target machine to generate a new Authorization Request Code - you can use the FingerPrint value to directly generate an Activation Code for any definition in the license.

The embedded FingerPrint value is used as input to the COM-Activator (along with other parameters) to construct the Activation Code.

### More Information

For help on understanding what a FingerPrint is, see FingerPrinting Machine Locking in this feature Reference.

For more information on using the COM-Activator, see:SoftwareShield COM Activator Component