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Why Protect Software?
A Connected World and its Enemies
Illegal counterfeits, reengineering, or illicit copying threaten the invaluable know-how of companies everywhere. This is not a new danger, and other threats, such as sabotage, manipulation, or espionage via malware or wiretapping are a familiar reality. The world has become more connected. The time of isolated solutions has long passed. The connected world has opened new avenues for attacks as machines have begun to communicate via TCP / IP networks. Such networks are not secure – and the Internet is most likely the least secure network of all. A soft underbelly has been exposed to new forms of threats.
Data Integrity and Access Rights
Protection strategies are nowadays required in many places where they would never have been needed before. Reports about hacked cars or medical devices accessed from simple laptops have hit the news and demonstrate how important data security and integrity have become in our daily lives. Hackers cost the economy millions, as the recall of 1.4 million Jeeps by Fiat Chrysler in the United States after a hacker attack has shown. The attack on the car’ s control systems simply used a mobile phone connection to access the vehicle’ s entertainment systems.
All in One – Security and Flash Memory
CmDongle with Integrated Flash Memory
The CmDongle with integrated flash memory includes CodeMeter ® smart card chip with space for more than 1,000 licenses and the full complement of CodeMeter security functions. The built-in flash memory can be accessed like any disk and includes data partitions in different sizes. Each CmDongle with flash memory comes with a CmPublic partition and a CmSecure partition. The USB stick model also includes a CmPrivate partition and a CmCdRom partition. These four partitions are unique to these highly integrated dongle designs. The partitions can be customized to the user’ s needs. They allow for new products and design strategies as will be outlined below. The dongle is available as USB stick, microSD card, SD card, CF card, and CFast card. Whatever the form factor, the full CodeMeter security functionality comes built in. This includes symmetric and asymmetric encryption, signatures, and the storage of X. 509 certificates. The card products come with SLC flash memory, the industrial-grade USB model with up to 8GB SLC flash memory, while its commercial-grade cousin comes with up to 64GB Samsung eMMC 2-Bit MLC flash memory. CmDongle with flash memory can operate in temperatures from-40 ° C to + 85 ° C; the SLC flash memory technology offers longest life, low power consumption, memory protection with AES encryption, and long availability in the market. In short: CmDongle is industrial ready!
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