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Activation Keys for Excel Workbooks

Activation keys are a core feature of XLS Padlock, offering a powerful licensing system for your Excel workbooks. This system allows you to require end users to activate the application with a key before they can access your protected workbook:

Protected workbook prompting the end user to enter an activation key before access

👉 Activation keys can be configured with an expiration date or a limited number of runs. They can also be hardware-locked, meaning a key will only work on a specific computer.

For an overview of generating and issuing keys to the customers who buy your Excel apps, see the Excel key generator page.

Finally, you can implement online activation and validation features to remotely control how users access your workbook and automate the delivery of activation keys.

XLS Padlock activation keys settings combining online activation and validation options

👉 To get started, please see our tutorial on how to set up activation keys.