Account management for admins
User authentication
Here are some questions with answers about the ways in which your user license is authorized and maintained for your usage of Autodesk software. For information about security and privacy, see Data security.
Frequently asked questions (FAQs)
Named users sign in using their Autodesk ID or company ID (if single sign-on is enabled) to authenticate their identity and authorize software use.
Yes. The licensing service must connect to the Internet when you use the product for the first time to make sure that you're authorized.
The product checks for authorization every time you're online, and when the product restarts. If the product stays open and running, then it checks for license authorization once every 24 hours. This confirms that you're still assigned to the product, the subscription is still valid, and that the seat usage reporting data is refreshed.
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