30.11.2007

USB Security Dongle for Application Software Now Available from FTDI

FTDI, available through GLYN High-Tech Distribution, introduces the DLP-D Security Dongle, now provided in a plastic enclosure which uses the FTDIChip-ID™ identification feature that is readable over USB but cannot be altered by any means.  Since each FTDIChip-ID™ is unique, this device provides a way of linking application software to a specific hardware dongle with a high level of security.

In addition to utilizing the DLP-D Dongle to directly tie hardware to application software, the serial number can be encrypted and then stored in the “User Area” of the DLP-D.  The data stored in the integrated EEPROM User Area can contain information in addition to the serial number such as date and time information or the name of the person the device is registered to.  The EEPROM User Area is accessible using the USB driver’s EEPROM User Area functions: FT_EE_UASize, FT_EE_UAWrite, and FT_EE_UARead.

Demonstration software written in both Visual C++ and Visual Basic are available for free download with purchase of the DLP-D Dongle.  They demonstrate how to read the serial number, read from and write to the User Area, and determine the User Area’s size.

The DLP-D is compatible with the SafeGuard-IT ActiveX control for security applications.

• DLP-D Datasheet

• CDM Drivers for DLP-D

For more details about the USB Security Dongle, please send us an email at sales@glyn.com.au