Re: [Xen-users] Re: AMD-V or VT

[Ady Deac <ady@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Simon,

There is really no way of doing "non standard" operations with a 
parallel port.
The actual key most likely holds a crypto IC that is going to either 
generate some proprietary codes, or are decrypting/encrypting some 
values passed by by the software. You can take an USB parallel adapter 
and use it like any parallel port. Think of the newer (after year 2000) 
laptops - these don't have a serial port. And post likely the software 
runs on these machines also.
Have phun,
Adrian

Simon Hobson wrote:
> Jan Bakuwel wrote:
>
> > For what its worth see if there are "parallel network servers". These
> > exist for USB and serial ports.
>
> Christian Tramnitz wrote:
>
> > If there isn't one have you thought about a usb to parallel adapter 
> > and passing through the usb device?
>
> In the specific application mentioned (a security dongle key for a 
> software package), neither of these are likely to work. Dongles often 
> do "non standard" things to interface and aren't likely to work 
> through some abstracted standard interface.
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Deac Mihai-Adrian

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