Should I block it?

No, this file is 100% safe to run.

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Import table

advapi32.dll

OpenServiceW, StartServiceW, QueryServiceStatus, CloseServiceHandle, SetServiceStatus, AllocateAndInitializeSid, SetEntriesInAclW, FreeSid, RegSetKeySecurity, InitializeSecurityDescriptor, SetSecurityDescriptorDacl, RegEnumKeyExW, RegQueryInfoKeyW, RegSetValueExW, RegQueryValueExW, RegOpenKeyExW, RegCreateKeyExW, RegCloseKey, RegDeleteValueW, RegDeleteKeyW, ControlService, RegisterServiceCtrlHandlerW, ChangeServiceConfig2W, ChangeServiceConfigW, CreateServiceW, DeleteService, OpenSCManagerW

dnsapi.dll

DnsRecordListFree, DnsQuery_W

kernel32.dll

lstrcpynW, TlsAlloc, TlsFree, MultiByteToWideChar, SizeofResource, LoadResource, FindResourceW, WaitForMultipleObjects, Sleep, GetTickCount, lstrcpyW, lstrcatW, HeapFree, GetProcessHeap, HeapAlloc, HeapReAlloc, DisableThreadLibraryCalls, GetExitCodeThread, GetSystemTimeAsFileTime, WideCharToMultiByte, CancelIo, LocalFree, ReadFile, WriteFile, DisconnectNamedPipe, FlushFileBuffers, CreateNamedPipeW, WaitNamedPipeW, CreateFileW, ConnectNamedPipe, InterlockedCompareExchange, GlobalMemoryStatusEx, FileTimeToSystemTime, GetPriorityClass, GetCurrentProcess, GetCurrentProcessId, QueryPerformanceFrequency, QueryPerformanceCounter, GetComputerNameExW, GetCurrentThreadId, ExitProcess, GetVersionExA, OutputDebugStringA, LoadLibraryExW, GetModuleFileNameW, LoadLibraryW, SetLastError, WaitForSingleObject, TlsGetValue, TlsSetValue, FreeLibrary, SetEvent, ResetEvent, CreateEventW, lstrcmpiW, CloseHandle, InterlockedDecrement, InterlockedIncrement, DeleteCriticalSection, InitializeCriticalSection, LeaveCriticalSection, EnterCriticalSection, GetLastError, lstrlenW, GetVersionExW, GetThreadLocale, GetLocaleInfoA, GetACP, InterlockedExchange, GetVersion, GetFileAttributesW, GetProcAddress, GetModuleHandleW, GetOverlappedResult, GetModuleHandleA

msvcr70.dll

DllMain

netapi32.dll

DsGetSiteNameW, NetApiBufferFree

ole32.dll

CoTaskMemRealloc, CoTaskMemFree, CoTaskMemAlloc, CoInitializeEx, CoInitialize, CoUninitialize, StringFromGUID2, CoCreateInstance, CLSIDFromString, CoCreateInstanceEx, CLSIDFromProgID

shlwapi.dll

SHStrDupW, PathFindExtensionW, wnsprintfW, PathCombineW, PathAppendW

user32.dll

wvsprintfW, CharNextW, GetGuiResources, wsprintfW

version.dll

GetFileVersionInfoW, VerQueryValueW, GetFileVersionInfoSizeW

ws2_32.dll

WSASetEvent, WSAEnumNetworkEvents, WSACreateEvent, WSAEventSelect, WSACloseEvent, WSAWaitForMultipleEvents

Export table

DllCanUnloadNow

DllGetClassObject

DllInstall

DllRegisterServer

DllUnregisterServer

GetExtensionVersion

HttpExtensionProc

IsServiceStarted

RegisterISAPIExtension

RegisterService

ServiceMain

StartStopService

TestConnection

TestConnectionEx

aschnl.dll

Cognizance Identity Manager by Cognizance

Remove aschnl.dll

Version:	1.27.0.160
MD5:	bb3c0521ecca4bb17ac55eb640df0fa5
SHA1:	a389bafe110718c769c7a099fb4741297f43f8da
SHA256:	125b285960b45e0384eb1770b10488bebb87f6cd1785ea83c0c24cdd9b9edeaf

Overview

aschnl.dll is loaded as dynamic link library that runs in the context of a process. It is installed with a couple of know programs including Credential Manager for HP ProtectTools published by Hewlett-Packard, VeriSoft Access Manager from Bioscrypt Inc. and VeriSoft Access Manager by Bioscrypt Inc..

Details

File name:	aschnl.dll
Publisher:	Cognizance Corporation
Product name:	Cognizance Identity Manager
Description:	Secure Communication Channel
Typical file path:	C:\Program Files\hewlett-packard\iam\bin\aschnl.dll
File version:	1.27.0.160
Product version:	2.0
Size:	128.5 KB (131,584 bytes)
Digital DNA
PE subsystem:	Windows GUI
File packed:	No
.NET CLR:	No

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Programs

The following programs will install this file

ASUS Security Protect Manager

ASUS

3% remove

ASUS Security Protect Manager increases system security through the use of Multifactor AuthenticationPolicy. A system administrator can assign multifactor authentication policies to other users and adminis-trators. Multifactor authentication policies define authentication methods and credentials that are requiredto log on to the system and ASUS Security Protect Manager. Authentication methods include password,TPM password, fingerprint, ...

VeriSoft Access Manager

Bioscrypt Inc.

2% remove

“This package contains the Bioscrypt VeriSoft Access Manager software and a driver for the supported notebook models and operating systems. Bioscrypt VeriSoft Access Manager is a fingerprint reader application. This package provides the software to configure and manage the fingerprint reader and driver.”

Credential Manager for HP ProtectTools

Hewlett-Packard

8% remove

This package contains the Credential Manager for HP ProtectTools for the supported desktop models and operating systems. Credential Manager provides password vault features.