On Wed, 27 Apr 2005 18:46:06 -0400, you wrote:

><Ryan writes>
>> Does anyone here know where i can find the Hardlock API?
>
>I once worked with a outfit that used those dongles.  Here's what I think I
>recall.
>
>You need a "crypto-programming" board available from Aladdin Systems in
>Israel.  Each board has a vendor ID burned in it that transfers to the
>dongle.  This information is part of the encryption service provided by the
>dongle.  A dongle programmed with one crypto-programmer cannot replace a
>dongle programmed with another crypto programmer.
>
>However some dongles also have conventional eeprom or flash which I think
>can be programmed with less secure information.
>
>I also seem to recall them offering a reward for anyone who managed to crack
>their encryption algorithm, but that may be long over.
>
>Aza D. Oberman

That sounds about right - from what I can remember, the serial eeprom is accessed by bit-bashing the
parallel port lines in a fairly simple fashion - I once hooked a PIC up to the eeprom pads to make a
dongle which did some processing of a 'secret' algorithm.  




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