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# Track IP on Validate

> Understand how validate requests participate in KeyPort's IP enforcement and tracking flow.

Track IP on validate controls whether validate requests participate in IP tracking and enforcement.

For the current live platform, this behavior is effectively always on.

## Current live behavior

* Validate requests participate in IP checks
* Validate requests participate in IP tracking for products using IP controls
* You do not need to configure a separate validate-only IP mode right now

## What this means in practice

When a customer validates a license, the request is treated as part of the normal IP rules for that product. That means KeyPort can:

* evaluate blacklist rules
* check whether the IP is already registered
* apply IP registration rules
* enforce `max_ips` limits

## Example

If a customer validates from a new machine:

* KeyPort evaluates that IP against the product's active IP policy
* the request can be accepted, rejected, or registered depending on the product and license settings

## Why this matters

This keeps validation behavior consistent. The same request that proves a license is valid also participates in the product's IP enforcement path, instead of skipping it.

<Tip>
  If you are troubleshooting IP behavior, always treat `validate` as part of the IP system for live products.
</Tip>