Global Authorization Definition Password

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## Global Authorization Definition Password

The Global Authorization Definition Password is a password used for encrypting the outer layer of all Authorization Request Codes and Activation Codes. There is exactly one Global Authorization Definition Password in each license.

You must enter a Global Authorization Definition Password for all licenses. This can be any password you like, although it must be at least 6 characters. We recommend that it contains come combination of numbers, characters and punctuation although that is not required.

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For help on understanding how the password is used to encrypt data inside codes, see Authorization Request Codes and Activation Codes in this feature reference.

For help on actually defining the Global Authorization Definition Password, see Setting the Global Authorization Definition Password in the SoftwareShield License Manager.