A good advertising trick, but actually nobody knows for sure why dongles are called dongles. According to the Oxford English Dictionary , dongle first appeared in reference to computer security systems sometime between and , when someone was seeking a term for a doodad that dangled, dong-like, from a device—and dug up dongle. We already know what is a dongle, let's see what types and purposes does it have. There are 5 main types of USB dongles:.
Perhaps the majority of modern dongles are used for Memory and Storage. Every other person would carry a USB flash drive or memory stick with files, documents, computer applications, etc. Term papers and assignment for printout, pictures from your last trip to the seaside, handy software tools to share with colleagues and friends are now conveniently stored on Flash drives instead of floppy disks and CDs. Used for authentication, USB Security dongles help protect your hardware or software from unauthorized access.
Networks and software applications can be designed in such a way that they cannot be accessed without a software key, i. Electronic signatures are kept on such dongles. Bluetooth Dongles pass information between two computers and more, smartphones, and other devices — no extra cables or cords are required.
Link your computer or laptop to a network and connect to any external device — from a mobile phone to a keyboard. Dongles are not as prevalent in the computing world as they used to be. Mobile devices, cloud services, and wireless communication have made them less useful than in the past. The question then is what is a HASP key? When an application starts, it searches for the HASP dongle to obtain the security code that will allow it to execute.
Hardware security devices such as an Aladdin dongle cannot be duplicated and provide an efficient and effective method of copy protection. A security key or dongle supplies electronic copy and content protection. Log in or Sign up. Hasp Software protection cracking. Hi, I have some software called chief architect 9.
It uses a parallel port hardware lock to run and i have recently upgraded to a new laptop which does not have a parallel port. Is there any way i can hack or emulate the hardware lock to get the program to run on my new laptop? I have tried a parallel port to USB converter but the software doesn't recognize the device through this. The lock is made by HASP. Any help on this problem would be greatly appreciated. SHARE 1. Hello, You can make dump of your dongle using h5dmp tool.
The passwords of your dongle is: 0x 0x5DEB. SHARE 2. Thankyou for the advice. I have done a small amount of research and an having trouble completely understanding the process. User Name. Remember Me? Mark Forums Read. Join Date: Feb Posts: Rept. Given: 2 Rept. Find all posts by jonwil.
Given: 1 Rept. Find all posts by dyn! Unfortunatly this is special software Its not something that is likely to have been cracked. Attached Files. Join Date: Jan Posts: 40 Rept. Given: 3 Rept. Find all posts by ibro. Zigmund Friend. Join Date: May Posts: 24 Rept. Given: 0 Rept. Find all posts by Zigmund. Using the file handle for the device itself should copy all data sector by sector, and doesn't care about partitions or filesystems.
Granted, none of this will be any use to you if you can't mount the thing. Good luck! Randy Childers.
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