Uploaded March 2025 | Updated September 2026, 6 hours ago

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Comparing apples (software dongles) to oranges (AES PKI tokens), but anyway …
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Ever wondered what’s inside a software dongle or an AES (Advanced Encryption Standard) PKI (Public Key Infrastructure) token? Me too! So let’s find out! As always my predictions are (mostly) off.

00:00 Intro – two security USB sticks
00:41 Contenders – Hardlock R2 & SafeNet iKey 4000
01:03 Teardown – had to break out the big guns
02:46 Hardlock R2 – USB controller with MCU & SPI EEPROM
07:55 Depotting – the SafeNet iKey 4000
09:54 SafeNet iKey 4000 – one big chip and maybe a small one
11:17 Verdict – AES PKI token more secure than software dongle
12:51 Wrap-up- that was more interesting than expected, bye

Teardowns youtube.com/playlist?list=PLwq-2MnM58FJPg01ooMBgy_CxDxAem0my

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