Kingston Technology IRONKEY Vault Privacy 50, Installation Manual

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Figure 1: IronKey VP50
Introduction
The Kingston IronKey Vault Privacy 50 (VP50) is a premium USB drive that provides business-grade security with FIPS
197 certified AES 256-bit hardware-encryption in XTS mode including safeguards against BadUSB with digitally signed
firmware, and against Brute Force password attacks. VP50 is also TAA compliant and assembled in the U.S.A. Because it
is encrypted storage under the user’s physical control, VP50 series is superior to using the internet and Cloud services
to safeguard data.
VP50 supports Multi-Password (Admin, User, and One-Time Recovery) options with Complex or Passphrase modes.
The Multi-Password option enhances the ability to recover access to the data if one of the passwords is forgotten. In
addition to supporting traditional Complex passwords, the new Passphrase mode allows for a numeric PIN, sentence,
list of words, or even lyrics from 10 to 64 characters long. Admin can enable a User and a One-Time Recovery password
or reset the User password to restore data access.
To aid in password entry, the “eye” symbol can be enabled to reveal the typed-in password, reducing typos
leading to failed login attempts. Brute Force attack protection locks out User or One-Time Recovery passwords upon 10
invalid passwords entered in a row, and crypto-erases the drive if the Admin password is entered incorrectly 10 times
in a row.
To protect against potential malware on untrusted systems, both Admin and User can set Read-Only mode to write-
protect the drive; additionally, the built-in virtual keyboard shields passwords from keyloggers or screenloggers.
FIPS 197 certified and TAA compliant, organizations can customize and configure VP50 series drives with a Product ID
(PID) for integration with standard Endpoint Management software to meet corporate IT and cybersecurity
requirement through
Kingston’s Customization Program .
Small and Medium Businesses can use the Admin role to locally manage their drives, e.g. use Admin to configure or
reset employee User or One-Time Recovery passwords, recover data access on locked drives, and comply with laws
and regulations when forensics are required.
VP50 is backed by a limited 5-year warranty with free Kingston technical support.