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Token
Pequeño
elemento hardware que se debe conectar a un equipo para habilitar las funciones
de una cierta aplicación. La mochila actúa como autenticador del derecho a usar
la aplicación.
(I) A portable, physical,
usually electronic device that is required to be attached to a computer to
enable a particular software program to run. (See: token.) [RFC4949:2007]
A dongle (pronounced
DONG-uhl) is a mechanism for ensuring that only authorized users can copy or
use specific software applications, especially very expensive programs. Common
mechanisms include a hardware key that plugs into a parallel or serial port on
a computer and that a software application accesses for verification before
continuing to run; special key diskettes accessed in a similar manner; and
registration numbers that are loaded into some form of ROM (read-only memory)
at the factory or during system setup.
If more than one application
requires a dongle, multiple dongles can be daisy-chained together from the same
port.
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