Software/hardware Guardant dongle serve for protecting software against computer piracy: illegal copying, distribution and use of applications.
The protection system is based on using a dongle. Dongle is a small electronic device, which connects to a computer. Protected applications are ‘bound’ to the information contained in a dongle.
In general terms the system’s principle of operation looks as follows:
- The protected application accesses the dongle, which should be connected to the computer
- The dongle returns some information to the application
- The application identifies the dongle using this information. If the dongle contains valid parameters, the application continues to operate. If the dongle’s parameters are invalid (not the right dongle) or the dongle is missing, the protected software application halts
