# Sentinel HASP® HL Protection Key Firmware Update: Readme

This document provides information regarding the Sentinel HASP HL Protection Key firmware update files. Using these files, you can update the firmware on you HL protection key to version 3.25.

Note: This process is only necessary if the firmware version on your HL protection key is earlier than 3.21. For later versions, the firmware is update automatically when the key is attached to a computer where Sentinel HASP v.5.0 is installed.

## Version 3.25 (January 2010)

### Operating Systems Supported

- Windows Server 2008 R2
- 32-bit and 64-bit versions of the following:

- Windows 7
- Windows XP
- Windows Server 2003
- Windows Vista
- Windows Server 2008

- Windows 2000 (32-bit)
- Windows 98SE and Windows ME (for backward compatibility only)

### Enhancements

The HASP HL Key Firmware has been modified to support future planned security enhancements in Sentinel HASP.

### Firmware Update Files

- firmware_update_325.v2c
- FirmwareUpdate.exe

### Applying the Firmware Update

1. Attach your HL protection key to the computer containing the firmware update files.
2. Double-click `FirmwareUpdate.exe`. The RUS window is displayed.
3. Click Apply Update to apply the firmware update to the HL protection key.

Note:

If you want to integrate the Firmware Update process in your application installation process, you can use the `hasp_update` function in the Run-time API to apply `firmware_update_325.v2c`.

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