> This won't work if the algorithm is actually *inside* the dongle.

This is actually how they crack dongles so you can use that cracked software
without the key - finding out the algorithm used by the dongle. I do not
think if someone can find out an algorithm that cannot be figured out by
someone else... Even RSA key can be cracked...

Tamas


On Thu, Jun 26, 2008 at 1:51 PM, Tom=E1s =D3 h=C9ilidhe <toe@lavabit.com> w=
rote:

>
>
> Tamas Rudnai wrote:
> > Oh, and I forgot to mention that several times crackers can eliminate
> > dongles by writing a device driver that acts as the dongle, so the
> software
> > things that the dongle is attached.
>
> This won't work if the algorithm is actually *inside* the dongle.
>
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