Re: cracking security dongles...

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From: cody (no_spam_deutronium_at_gmx.net)
Date: 05/12/04


Date: Wed, 12 May 2004 16:26:46 +0200

William Stacey is right, dongles are often a reason for customers *not* to
buy a software.
Admitted, dongles are one of the hardest protections to crack.
But instead you should provide the customers reasons to buy your product
(good support and online-services available only for registered clients)

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"Ben" <xtk22@helloworld.com> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
news:RKGdnePbmqveOjzdRVn-gg@giganews.com...
> I am interested in working on more secure ways of distributing software,
> which is done via hardware dongles in many cases.  However, I really don't
> even know where to start reading about how it all works.  Is there any
> information out there about how dongle/hardware security works and how it
is
> typically cracked?
>
> - Ben
>
>


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    ... It must be a language thing on my part then in that I aparently have ... I knew that the Dongles use JTAG and software on the PC side to drive ... good reason to choose one of the more advanced debuggeres. ... standartisation. ...
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  • Re: Validy Technology: A program protection method that really works.
    ... > The remaining minority is large, but is there any reason to believe ... > existing dongles aren't adequate? ... adequate in all cases, since existing dongles were primarily designed ... to prevent program copying, not program tampering. ...
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  • Re: Using Dongles with Access
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  • Re: Making a CD uncopyable
    ... I can see your point Lee. ... I like dongles and we use them almost exclusively. ... I'm not sure if any of our customers have done this, ... > with software protection, what is to stop your customer from saying "our ...
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