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ROCSECURE – Rocsafe MX User Manual
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2. Introduction
2.1. About Rocsafe MX
Congratulations on your purchase of Rocsecure Rocsafe MX. Rocsafe MX represents the most advanced secure
Mobile storage solution today, utilizing smart card authentication technology and AES 128/256 bits full disk
encryption. With Rocsafe MX Mobile, you can enjoy Mobile storage with the speed and convenience of both USB
2.0 and FireWire 400/800 in a compact form factor, and be assured that your data is safe from prying eyes.
Rocsafe MX is a secure portable hard drive enclosure consisting of a 2.5” SATA hard drive enclosure and a
hardware-based encryption module that performs full disk encryption, i.e. it encrypts every byte and every sector
of data that is written into the hard drive. The device is designed to fit standard 2.5” hard drives with a SATA
interface, and communicates with the computer via either standard USB 2.0 ports or FireWire 400/800 ports. By
encrypting every single byte and sector, Rocsafe MX is operating system independent and does not require any
software drivers. It also encrypts all temporary files, as well as areas that would normally be missed and left “in the
clear” by software encryption products. Encryption and decryption occurs transparently without any loss in disk
performance. Users simply use their computers as usual with the assurance and complete piece of mind that their
data is fully protected in the unfortunate event that their hard drives are stolen or lost.
Rocsafe MX stores the hard drive encryption key in smart cards (two are provided per unit). Smart card technology
is well understood and represents the highest level of security possible for secure data storage. It is vastly more
secure than other solutions that use hardware tokens, where the encryption key is stored in insecure memory that
can be easily duplicated. In contrast, smart cards store the encryption key securely within, and can only be
accessed upon presentation of a valid PIN. The user will need both the smart card as well as knowledge of its PIN
to be able to access the data in the connected hard drive. By doing so, Rocsafe MX
enforces two-factor
authentication, which is a higher security protection by ensuring that the user possesses both the physical Smart
Card and the knowledge of its PIN.
The user is required to authenticate him or herself each time Rocsafe MX is plugged into the computer. After
authentication, the drive presents itself to the operating system and the user is granted normal drive access.