FAQ - Frequently Asked Questions

This FAQ or frequently asked questions section will help you resolve some questions you or your customers may run into when using ROCKEY2 Software Protection product. We have listed the questions and the answers here for your reference.

1. What is the developer's kit or evaluation kit?

The Developer's Kit or DK is a preset package we send to developers for the purpose of evaluation. It includes one Developer's Guide, SDK CD-ROM, and one ROCKEY2 USB dongle.

2. How is ROCKEY2 password system work?

ROCKEY2 password system is different than other ROCKEY models; first developers have to set their ROCKEY2 to a Unique ID (UID) by using up to 64 bytes of Seed Code. Later, the UID will be used to access into ROCKEY2's functions, thus acts like a password.

3. How secure is the UID, can anyone generate the same UID ROCKEY2 as mine?

ROCKEY2's strong encryption engine for UID generation can guarantee there is no reverse engineering possible by knowing one's UID to get the Seed Code. However, if someone have your Seed Code, they will be able to generate the same ROCKEY2 UID as yours. It is very important to keep the Seed Code long enough and keep it safe from unauthorized access.

ROCKEY2's hardware architecture is very simple and its memory is not protected. It is advisable to add in your own simple encryption/decryption while writing/reading from ROCKEY2. For example +5 when writing and -5 when reading. A value 10 inside your ROCKEY is actually 5 in your program.

Yes, ROCKEY2 allows you to reset it with a new Seed Code whenever you need it.

No, ROCKEY2's minimum order is 100 units as this low cost option is aimed for Mass Market software selling at low margin with tight budget to spent on dongle. If you only need low quantity, please consider ROCKEY4 instead.

No, ROCKEY2 is driverless and is a native device to supported Operating Systems, no driver installation required and is Plug & Play.