dongle

How can one make a web-site accessible only when someone has a dongle?

Suppose you want to add an extra layer of credentials on top of a SSL-encrypted login/password, but you don't want to increase complexity to the user. Is there a way to add the requirement of the possession of a dongle to web-server authentication schemes with existing cross-platform browser capabilities? In other words, to get access t...

encrypting a .Net application and assemblies

Hi, I have an encryption/copy protection question. I'm writing an application for a company that uses a dongle. Please don't tell me that software protection is useless, or that I should just let it fly free into the air, or that any time I spend doing this is a waste; this isn't a philosophical question about the validity of software...

What code to write for a dongle attached system to provide better security?

I have developed a software piece (with C and Python) which I want to protect with dongle so that copying and reverse engineering becomes hard enough. My dongle device comes with an api which provides these: Check dongle existence Check proper dongle Write into a memory location in dongle Read from a memory location in dongle etc. (I t...

Programmable USB dongles

Where can I buy a programmable USB dongle that supports C as a development language? ...

Securing .Net Winforms Application with hardlock dongle or a digital certificate

I'm developing a C# Winforms application for a customer. The customer wants the program secured by a hardlock, so only people having the appropriate hardlock can access the program. I know there are a ton of ways to secure accessing to a Winforms application, but he inststs on using a hardlock. I have never experienced implementing a ...