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Security Strength Measurement for Dongle-Protected Software

Ugo PiazzalungaPaolo SalvaneschiUniversity of Bergamo, ItalyFrancesco BalducciTurin PolytechnicPablo JacomuzziTurin PolytechnicCristiano MoroncelliTurin Polytechnic

IEEE Security & Privacyjournal2007en

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Abstract

Many people consider dongles to be among the strongest forms of copy protection, but how much security do they actually offer? The model presented here aims to monetize the security strength of dongle-protected software by forecasting the amount of time a hypothetical attacker would take to break it.

Topics

Advanced Malware Detection Techniques Advanced Steganography and Watermarking Techniques Chaos-based Image/Signal Encryption

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DOI: 10.1109/msp.2007.176

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