New Video:Ironkey High Security Flash Drive: Use and Review
The Ironkey is a high security thumb drive designed to provide strong AES encryption, tamper resistance and other security services. I’d seen the Ironkey advertised quite a bit, and even read about its crypto systems and ruggedness, but was left wondering about how it works in operation. Since the hardcore tech side has been covered elsewhere, I’ll concentrate on the Ironkey’s usability and features. Some of the topics covered will include: How is the drive mounted without admin privileges in Windows? How is it mounted in Linux? How does the “Self Destruct” feature work? What is Secure Sessions? How is the Ironkey better than just using Truecrypt? I made this video to answer those sorts of questions for myself and others. If you want more details on the crypto involved, see the links section at the end of this video. The model I will be working with is the 1GB Ironkey Personal. I’ll show its use and give my opinions on the device.
The Ironkey is a high security thumb drive designed to provide strong AES encryption, tamper resistance and other security services. I’d seen the Ironkey advertised quite a bit, and even read about its crypto systems and ruggedness, but was left wondering about how it works in operation. Since the hardcore tech side has been covered elsewhere, I’ll concentrate on the Ironkey’s usability and features. Some of the topics covered will include: How is the drive mounted without admin privileges in Windows? How is it mounted in Linux? How does the “Self Destruct” feature work? What is Secure Sessions? How is the Ironkey better than just using Truecrypt? I made this video to answer those sorts of questions for myself and others. If you want more details on the crypto involved, see the links section at the end of this video. The model I will be working with is the 1GB Ironkey Personal. I’ll show its use and give my opinions on the device.
By the way, you may notice that I'm making fewer posts over the next month or so. I'll be busy studying for the GRE, wish me luck.
