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2.2.9.4.3 DISTRIBUTIONPOINT

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The DISTRIBUTIONPOINT element of the SPC describes the location of the issuer of the SPC.

In the case of a version 1 client, the DISTRIBUTIONPOINT element of the SPC MUST point to the RMS Machine Activation cloud service. The URL MUST be either "https://activation.drm.microsoft.com" or "http://activation.drm.microsoft.com".<12>

 <DISTRIBUTIONPOINT>
    <OBJECT type="Activation">
       <ID type="MS-GUID">
          {99F48562-703E-4E7D-9175-DD69C66921B7}
       </ID> 
       <NAME>
          Microsoft Activation Server
       </NAME> 
       <ADDRESS type="URL">
          https://activation.drm.microsoft.com
       </ADDRESS> 
    </OBJECT>
 </DISTRIBUTIONPOINT>

In the pre-production hierarchy, the URL MUST be either "https://activation.isv.drm.microsoft.com" or "http://activation.isv.drm.microsoft.com".

In the case of a version 1 SP1, version 1 SP2 or version 2 client, this refers to the client itself. The element MUST use the following XML, where [[activation_location]] is a reference to the location where offline activation occurred.<13>

 <DISTRIBUTIONPOINT>
    <OBJECT type="Activation">
       <ID type="MS-GUID">
          {99F48562-703E-4E7D-9175-DD69C66921B7}
       </ID> 
       <NAME>
          Microsoft Activation
       </NAME> 
       <ADDRESS type="URL">
          [[activation location]]
       </ADDRESS> 
    </OBJECT>
 </DISTRIBUTIONPOINT>