public function is_key_validation_expired() {
			// If we have a transient, then we're good. Not expired.
			// @todo remove transient in a major feature release where we release all plugins.
			if ( get_transient( $this->pue_key_status_transient_name ) ) {
				return false;
			}

			$option_expiration = get_option( "{$this->pue_key_status_option_name}_timeout", null );
			return is_null( $option_expiration ) || ( time() > $option_expiration );
		}