DS Comment:

Unlike DS previous review of RuffPC, this time is about USB Flash Disk with the latest security technology. If we are talking about USB flash disk security, there are more than one option to secure your USB with portable software installed in your USB flash disk. But Iron Key is different!

Iron Key is encrypted with high-speed military-grade hardware encryption. Yes, it is hardware encryption! Users don't have to install another drive or software in Iron Key. And what's more is the compatibility issues, Iron Key can be used in any Operating System. Providing always-on protection that cannot be disabled unlike software-based encryption, you will find yourself safe from the attempts of cold-boot and brute force attacks. Should a thief attempt to to break into an IronKey and exceeds a policy-determined number of failed login attempts, the IronKey Cryptochip will automatically lock out the encryption functions and securely erase all the encrypted data with its patent-pending Flash Trash technology.

There are also software pack included in Iron Key such as Firefox to IronKey Password Manager, RSA SecurID and a Secure Sessions service. The capacity varies between 1GB, 2GB, 4GB and the latest 8GB. Even though Iron Key is secure, it's still questionable whether it still can distribute virus like any ordinary USB flash disk.

DS RANK*:

Design: 5 (usual USB flash disk type)
Endurance: 9 (absorb impact)
Performance: 9 (for security reason)
Price: 7.5 (thrice the regular USB flash disk at the same capacity)

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*Design Sanctuary RANK is at the scale of 10 points where 10 is the highest value.