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Got a used business laptop and found a recessed dongle in it. The original owner says they have no clue, that it’s been in there since they got it. There’s no way a dongle is keeping this thing running, is there? I’ve already swapped the OS, if that matters at all

Update: yubikey! Thank you all for the information, I’m definitely still learning

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[–] zaphod@sopuli.xyz 3 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Yes, you can configure what happens when you touch the button.