# Validate the license type if license_type != license_details["license_type"][:5].upper(): return False

def generate_activation_code(license_details, hardware_config): # Define the activation code structure license_type = license_details["license_type"] expiration_date = license_details.get("expiration_date") hardware_id = hardware_config["disk_id"]

# Generate the expiration date (if applicable) if expiration_date: expiration_date_code = expiration_date.strftime("%Y%m%d")[:5] else: expiration_date_code = ""

def validate_activation_code(activation_code, license_details, hardware_config): # Extract the activation code components license_type = activation_code[:5] encrypted_hardware = activation_code[5:15] checksum = activation_code[15:20] expiration_date_code = activation_code[20:]