direct USB access for security keys?

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oneseventeen
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direct USB access for security keys?

Post by oneseventeen »

I'm thinking of using virtualbox PEUL on Windows 7 x64 to run a 32-bit version of Vista I own. The goal is to use Windows 7 for all of my daily work, and Vista for my 32-bit only hardware (a plotter with a hardware key).

Any tips for using HASP hardware keys with a Virtualbox guest OS? I will also be using a USB->Serial adapter.
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Re: direct USB access for security keys?

Post by mpack »

VBox provides direct access to USB devices, it shouldn't matter what the device type is. Whether a dongle-fussy app will be happy to run in a VM is a different matter, you'd have to try it.
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