IronKey "self-destruct" flash drive
According to the manufacturer , IronKey is the most secure flash drive in the world. It is quite possible to believe in such applications, since a cryptographic chip is used to encrypt data at the hardware level. In addition, IronKey is capable of a couple of interesting “spyware things” that will be useful not only to James Bond, but also mere mortals.
First, protection at the hardware level implies constant data encryption (moreover, in AES CBC mode) before they are directly recorded. To gain access to information is required to maintain a personal password. Keys are generated by a cryptographic processor and a hardware random number generator. So if you have problems with remembering the password, then expect trouble: after a dozen consecutive attempts to enter the wrong password, IronKey self-destructs. Special effects in the form of explosions and fireworks do not wait - only data is destroyed. Moreover, each byte is physically overwritten (the “flash-trash” technology is used), which makes the information completely non-recoverable.
Secondly, IronKey (except for hardware data protection) provides the user with the ability to covertly surf the web. If you log in (log in) to the company's website, which implies both entering a password and having a flash drive connected to a PC, you can activate a secure view of web pages. This makes Firefox (and, judging by the manufacturer’s information, only Firefox) a malware-protected invisible browser.
Another feature of IronKey that is clearly designed for paranoids is the prevention of hardware cryptanalysis. When a flash drive is physically hacked, its “gut” is filled with a black viscous liquid, which makes further attempts to figure out “and what was on the disk” simply useless.
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The ironKey mega-protected gigabyte device costs $ 79 and the 4-gigabit one costs $ 149.
via Gizmodo
First, protection at the hardware level implies constant data encryption (moreover, in AES CBC mode) before they are directly recorded. To gain access to information is required to maintain a personal password. Keys are generated by a cryptographic processor and a hardware random number generator. So if you have problems with remembering the password, then expect trouble: after a dozen consecutive attempts to enter the wrong password, IronKey self-destructs. Special effects in the form of explosions and fireworks do not wait - only data is destroyed. Moreover, each byte is physically overwritten (the “flash-trash” technology is used), which makes the information completely non-recoverable.
Secondly, IronKey (except for hardware data protection) provides the user with the ability to covertly surf the web. If you log in (log in) to the company's website, which implies both entering a password and having a flash drive connected to a PC, you can activate a secure view of web pages. This makes Firefox (and, judging by the manufacturer’s information, only Firefox) a malware-protected invisible browser.
Another feature of IronKey that is clearly designed for paranoids is the prevention of hardware cryptanalysis. When a flash drive is physically hacked, its “gut” is filled with a black viscous liquid, which makes further attempts to figure out “and what was on the disk” simply useless.
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The ironKey mega-protected gigabyte device costs $ 79 and the 4-gigabit one costs $ 149.
via Gizmodo
Source: https://habr.com/ru/post/12602/
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