How can a digital grant be revoked?

A digital grant can be revoked (the DigitalDownload records a revoked timestamp), which immediately invalidates the token so the file can no longer be fetched with it. Revocation is used when access should end early — for example after a refund, or in a dispute. Because the customer only ever held a token (not the file itself), revoking the grant is sufficient to cut off access; there's no…

A digital grant can be revoked (the DigitalDownload records a revoked timestamp), which immediately invalidates the token so the file can no longer be fetched with it. Revocation is used when access should end early — for example after a refund, or in a dispute. Because the customer only ever held a token (not the file itself), revoking the grant is sufficient to cut off access; there's no public link left working. This is what makes digital refunds enforceable: the money is returned and the access is withdrawn together.