Q: Are Amphibious encrypted drives compatible with all disk drive types?
A:
Amphibious encrypted hard drives are compatible with Ultra SATA/eSATA compliant disk
drives in real-time performance.
Q: Can Amphibious external drives work with any operating system?
A:
Amphibious external drives require no device drivers and are independent from all operating
systems. A host controller with a USB/SATA mass storage driver typically provided by the OS is
required. The only requirement is an Ultra SATA/eSATA compliant disk drive.
Q: How do I know my Amphibious encrypted external drives are really secured?
A:
The AES hardware engine utilized by X-Wall MX has been validated by FIPS
(US Federal
Information Processing Standard)
140-2 Level 3 Cryptographic Engine
for Physical Security and
certified by the NIST (National Institute of Standards and Technology) of USA and CSE
(Communications Security Establishment) of Canada certified hardware AES (Advanced
Encryption Standard) algorithm. To review these certificates, visit the following NIST web links:
http://www.enovatech.net/resources/aes_no60.htm#a. These hardware algorithms are
certified to provide reliable security; at full strength, it is virtually impossible to access the
encrypted data by guessing or deriving the right AES key. Because everything on the disk is
encrypted, your data is safe even if attackers try to boot from their own disk, or to move your
disk to an unprotected machine.
Q: Can I remove the secure key while my PC is on?
A:
Yes, you can remove the secure key for safekeeping after your operating system has fully
loaded. Remember that the secure key
must
be used again the next time you power up your
system. Note: The above X-WALL product information is property of eNova and is provided for
informational purposes only; eNova retains copyright and ownership of all provided material
regarding the eNova X-WALL MX.
Encryption Algorithm Overview
The
X-Wall MX
family ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuit) is the 7th generation of
X-
Wall
Technology. It is engineered specifically to encrypt/decrypt entire SATA hard drive
including boot sector and operating system in real-time performance. The cryptographic engine
of the
X-Wall MX
is
NIST
(
N
ational
I
nstitute of
S
tandards and
T
echnology) of
USA
and
CSE
ROCSECURE
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