What is software protection dongle?
Software protection Dongle is a small hardware device that connects to a computer to authenticate some piece of software. This was its primary meaning in the computer industry in the 1980s and 1990s. When the dongle is not present, the software runs in a restricted mode or refuses to run. Some proprietary vendors use Dongles as a form of copy prevention or digital rights management because it is much harder to copy the dongle than to copy the software it authenticates. Vendors of software protection dongles (and dongle-controlled software) often use terms such as hardware key, hardware token, or security device, USB Dongle, Software Key, Hardlock, USB Software Lock, Hardware Lock, Software Dongle, Dongle USB, Dongles, Software Licensing control hardware, Hardware Dongle, USB Key, Hardware Key, Software Copy Protection Dongle, Software Protection Key, beskyttelse mod kopiering, boîtier de sécurité, Kopierschutzstecker , φραγή προστασίας/κλειδώματος προγράμματος , kodkrets , 판권 보호, جهاز
