# Protected Customer Builds

# Protected Customer Builds

Nord Forge can generate a protected customer build when a customer downloads a licensed **script** product.

## Developer download

Developers/admins can use direct release downloads and receive the clean uploaded package.

## Customer download

For protected script products, customer downloads can be transformed into a protected build.

The protected build:

- Keeps required public/configuration files editable.
- Protects runtime Lua code.
- Validates the customer's Forge Key online.
- Validates the registered FiveM server.
- Requests a temporary session key before protected code is unlocked.
- Can stop validating after product access is suspended or revoked.

## Category behavior

The current product UI enables protected-build behavior for the **Scripts** category.

Bots, MLOs, maps and other asset categories are intended to be delivered clean rather than through the Lua script protection flow.