Buyers will have to decide if data protection is worth this hardware investment. 4GB Kingston IronKey drives run $65 undiscounted. The S series alternative mouse-based login sequence executes via a virtual keyboard for English-language Microsoft Windows deployments which helps thwart keylogging hacks (or enterprise systems that track keyboard input).Īnother model, the Managed or M model, leverages SafeConsole by DataLocker (purchased separately) for centralized management of encrypted drives.Īll of this security comes at a price. The serial number also helps reconnect lost or misplaced drives to their owners. This helps with drive deployment, assuring that InfoSec knows who received which cataloged drive, as well as a mechanism for better managing returns. Our review unit was the serialized (S) series model, which provides network administrators a printed serial number on the device to identify a drive.
It mounts a “CD” image and requires an encryption password to reveal its content.
There is no plug-and-play with the IronKey. At 77.9 mm x 22.2 mm x 12.05 mm it runs “standard size” versus the more diminutive drives like the Kingston DataTravler or the SanDisk Ultra Fit Drives.īut put the drive in a USB port on a Mac or PC and things change. Review: Kingston IronKey D300S: At first glance, the Kingston IronKey is just another memory stick.
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