A dongle license is stored on a physical USB device that contains encrypted license data. When the dongle is inserted into a computer, the software detects its presence and activates the associated license.
Dongles are portable, allowing users to move licensed software access between machines. They are popular in offline and secure environments where cloud-based validation is not feasible. To prevent misuse, dongles are usually designed to resist tampering and unauthorized duplication.
PACE’s iLok USB provides highly secure hardware-based license storage, offering portability and offline support through an active security device with built-in cryptographic protection.
