USB Security Dongle

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I'm writting you here and I hope that someone is able to give me an answer for this:

I'm an IT student and this is my 2nd year. I'm working on a project to develop a kind of security systems where I'm willing to build a simple webpage that must detect the existance of a USB DONGLE and say if it's connected or not, for the purposes of simplicity and the really high price to buy or develop a dongle I'm willing to use a USB flashdisk where I will be reading the unique information of the hardware of this USB drive.

But I really don't know where to start (~~and how i'm willing to do such~~ EDIT: WHAT?). Is there any way that a website can detect drives on my computer?

I hope that someone can help me, and wish you all the best

Thank you

Posted 7-Oct-10 2:03am

Nalbert

Updated 7-Oct-10 3:09am

Johnny J.

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LittleYellowBird · Answer 1 · 2010-10-07T02:16:00

Hi,

I haven't used a 'normal' flash drive for securtiy purposes so I can't help you with that. But I have used a dedicated security device called Dinkey Dongle. As I recall it was pretty easy to use and the price for 1 off in the UK is £12, so not dead expensive. I am sure there will be others available from alternative manufacturers, so it may be worth checking this option out as well as using a flash drive.

Here's a link for Dinkey:

http://www.microcosm.co.uk/dinkey.php[^]

Good Luck with your project :thumbsup:

#realJSOP · Answer 2 · 2010-10-07T02:16:00

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You can't access client-side usb devices via a web application.

Posted 7-Oct-10 2:16am

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Sandeep Mewara 7-Oct-10 11:15am

Adding to JSOP reply, if you really need, you can access the usb device via ActiveX.