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iStorage datAshur
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Pro Manual – v 1.6
23. How to Reset the datAshur Pro
In the event both the Admin and User PINs have been forgotten, or the user wants to delete all data stored on the datAshur
Pro, please follow the instructions below.
The reset process will clear all cryptographic parameters including both User and Admin PINs. This means the datAshur Pro
will revert back to the default User PIN set as11223344 - see section 4 on page 6 on how to change the User PIN. Also, since
this will force the creation of a new encryption key, the datAshur Pro will have to be reformatted (see section 24 or 25).
Caution:
Resetting the datAshur Pro will delete all data stored on the drive.
PINs Set-up on
datAshur Pro
PIN used to unlock
datAshur Pro
What happens after 10 consecutive incorrect PIN entries?
Admin & User
PINs
User PIN
The datAshur Pro’s brute force mechanism will trigger and the User PIN will
be deleted.
All data will remain on the datAshur Pro and can only be accessed by the
Admin entering the correct Admin PIN.
Admin & User
PINs
Admin PIN
The datAshur Pro’s brute force mechanism will trigger and both the User and
Admin PINs, the encryption key and all data will be deleted and lost forever.
User PIN Only
User PIN
The datAshur Pro’s brute force mechanism will trigger and the User PIN,
the encryption key along with all data will be deleted and lost forever.
Admin PIN Only
Admin PIN
The datAshur Pro’s brute force mechanism will trigger and the Admin PIN,
the encryption key along with all data will be deleted and lost forever.
If both Admin and User PINs have been created and a User enters an incorrect User PIN 10 (ten) consecutive times, the
datAshur Pro’s brute force mechanism will trigger and the User PIN will be deleted. All data will remain on the datAshur Pro
and can only be accessed by the Admin entering the correct Admin PIN.
If Admin enters an incorrect Admin PIN 10 (ten) consecutive times, then both the User and Admin PINs, the encryption key
and all data will be deleted and lost forever. The datAshur Pro will then revert back to factory default settings and will need to
be formatted before it can be reused.
The table below illustrates the different PIN set-up states and what happens when entering an incorrect Admin or User PIN
incorrectly 10 (ten) consecutive times.
The datAshur Pro, unlike other similar drives, incorporates a random number generator, once the drive is reset a new
encryption key is randomly generated.
22. Brute Force Hacking Detection
