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Donglify allows approved examiners to access a forensics or e-discovery license dongle over the Internet. The dongle stays in one controlled location, and analysts can reach it from their own workstation, a Remote Desktop session, or an isolated virtual machine, without unplugging it.
4.5
rank based on 198+ users
Available on macOS 10.15+, Windows 7/8/10/11, Server 2008 R2/2012/2016/2019/2022, Windows 10/11 on ARM
Due to the security involved in forensics, and the cost of software licenses, examiners face unique challenges. The dongle needs to be everywhere at once, but it also needs to be tightly controlled.
One dongle, many examiners
Examiners constantly have to wait while the secure workstation is being freed by the previous user.
No RDP support
Native Remote Desktop USB redirection doesn’t work with the dongle.
Can’t use the dongle in a VM
Security standards mandate the use of virtual machines, but the software doesn’t have USB passthrough.
The dongle should not move
Moving an expensive dongle around the office risks loss and makes access harder to control.
Donglify allows remote dongle sharing with access control
The dongle stays in one controlled location, and approved examiners connect to it over the Internet, including on isolated and remote machines. You decide who has access.
The dongle stays in place
It’s never necessary to transfer or unplug the dongle. Sharing is completely software-based.
Reaches RDP and isolated virtual machines
Forward the dongle into Remote Desktop sessions and hardened virtual machines where USB passthrough is not available.
Grant and revoke access individually
Give access to a specific examiner and remove it when a matter closes or the examiner moves off the case.
Share a USB dongle in four steps
You set it up once, then the dongle is reachable over the Internet from any machine, including a virtual machine or a Remote Desktop session.
1
Sign up
Create a Donglify account and start the free demo.
2
Install
Install Donglify on the machine that holds the dongle and on each machine that needs it.
3
Share
Plug in the USB dongle, click the plus button, and select the dongle to share.
4
Connect
On the other machine, click Connect. The dongle works as if it were plugged in locally.
Works with your USB dongle
Donglify works with the USB dongles that license forensic and e-discovery software. It forwards them over the Internet, including into Remote Desktop sessions and isolated virtual machines, where USB redirection normally fails. The dongle stays in one controlled location while approved people reach it.
How investigative teams use it
Remote Desktop
Examiners enter a Remote Desktop session to use licensed software, and the dongle is forwarded into the session.
Isolated virtual machine
Analysis software runs in an isolated virtual machine, and the dongle is redirected through a network connection.
Field access
A field investigator reaches the office dongle from a laptop over a secure connection.
Why investigative teams use Donglify
Secure communication
2048-bit SSL encryption protects every shared dongle.
Acts like a local dongle
The software reads the remote dongle as if it were plugged into the same machine.
Reach it from several machines
One dongle can be available to more than one machine.
Access you control
Grant access per user and revoke it at any time.
What customers say
Donglify is the true savior for the hardware key we use to access our printer station. We used to physically reattach the poor thing from my colleague’s PC into mine and beck every time one of us had a printing job. And that’s far more than a dozen times every single business day. Now, we rely on dongle sharing, and whoever needs the printer just connects to the key over the network. The printer’s software sees no difference at all.
Rafael West
I used Donglify to help a client with a remote setup for their licensed software. Instead of physically shipping USB dongles, I connected them remotely using this tool. It saved a lot of time and effort. The software is user-friendly and provides a stable connection. Donglify is an excellent tool for anyone managing USB dongles in remote environments.
Ahmed Khan, Technical Support Engineer
Donglify was a perfect solution for sharing a USB dongle among my development team. We needed access to a single hardware license key for testing across different systems, and Donglify allowed us to use it remotely without any hassle. Its encryption feature gave us peace of mind, knowing the connection was secure. Highly recommended for distributed teams!
What customers say