Kingston IronKey D300 and D300 Managed Encrypted USB Flash Keys

Kingston Digital, Inc., affiliate of Kingston Technology company, Inc., announced IronKey D300 and D300 Managed encrypted USB flash drives.

Both drives deploy an encryption that builds on the features that have made IronKey such a name when it comes to safeguarding sensitive information.

The company acquired the USB technology and assets of IronKey in February 2016.

D300 is FIPS 140-2 Level 3 certified, with 256-bit AES hardware encryption in XTS mode. The drive’s exterior is made with a zinc casing and waterproof to four feet while the interior components are encased in a tamper-evident epoxy seal for physical security. It employs digitally signed firmware, making it immune to the BadUSB malware, and it enforces complex password protocol ^(*) with minimum characteristics to prevent unauthorized access. Encryption and decryption is done on the drive with no trace left on the host system and the drive locks down and reformats after ten invalid attempts, to protect against brute force attacks.

“We leveraged Kingston’s history of delivering high-quality flash memory products with IronKey’s trusted reputation in the encrypted storage industry to create a strong, reliable USB Flash drive that will last for years to come,” said Ken Campbell, manager, flash business, Kingston. “Our goal is to make IronKey D300 available to more organizations than ever before. Customers who need managed and/or non-managed encrypted drives will find IronKey D300 to be the most up-to-date, affordable and cost-effective solution to deploy in their workplace.“

D300 managed requires IronKey EMS by DataLocker, Inc.^(**), which allows central management of drive access and usage across thousands of drives. IronKey EMS is a management solution as it can be either cloud-based or on premises. It enforces drive-specific policies such as password strength and retry limits, and lets administrators remotely disable lost or stolen drives, recover lost passwords and more. Kingston and DataLocker have been close partners working together on managed encrypted solutions.

“Our ongoing partnership with Kingston allows us to be leaders in th Secure USB Management arena,” said Ja Kim, CEO, DataLocker. “The IronKey D300 and D300 Managed Encrypted USB flash drives are two more tools that allow us to safeguard our customers’ sensitive data with the most advanced level of security.“

Since 2004, the month of October has been deemed as National Cyber Security Awareness Month in the U.S. The Department of Homeland Security aim to raise awareness of cybersecurity especially data breaches and lost USB drives which have become more prevalent over the past few years. Safeguarding data outside the network is just as important as it is behind a company’s firewall, and the proper implementation of encrypted USB Flash drives should be part of any organization’s information security strategy.

D300 and D300 Managed drives offer USB 3.0 data transfer rates and are available in 4, 8, 16, 32, 64 and 128GB capacities. Both drives are backed by a five-year warranty, free technical support and company’s reliability.

^(*) Password requirements set by administrator during set up using IronKey EMS for IonKey D300 Managed drives.
^(**) IronKey EMS by DataLocker, purchased separately. Learn more at DataLocker.com
^(***) Product must be clean and dry before use

IronKey D300 and D300 Managed features and specifications:

Interface: USB 3.0

Capacities ⁽¹⁾: 4, 8, 16, 32, 64 and 128GB
Speed ⁽^²):
USB 3.0 speed:
4GB: 80MB/s read, 12MB/s write
8GB: 165MB/s read, 22MB/s write
16GB: 165MB/s read, 22MB/s write
32GB: 250MB/s read, 40MB/s write
64GB: 250MB/s read, 85MB/s write
128GB: 250MB/s read, 85MB/s write
USB 2.0 speed:
4GB: 30MB/s read, 12MB/s write
8GB-128GB: 30MB/s read, 20MB/s write
Dimensions: 3.06″x0.9″x0.47″ (77.9 x22.2×12.05mm)
Waterproof /dustproof: Up to four ft.; conforms to IEC 60529 IPX8. Product must be clean and dry before use.
Operating temperature: 32°F to 140°F (0°C to 60°C)
Storage temperature: -4°F to 185°F (-20°C to 85°C)
Compatibility: USB 3.0 compliant and 2.0 compatible
Minimum system requirements: USB 3.0 compliant and 2.0 compatible
Two (2) free drive letters required for use⁽³⁾
Standard drive: Compatible with: Windows 10, 8.1, 8, 7 (SP1), Vista (SP2), Mac OS X v.10.9.x – 10.11.x, Linux v.2.6x+⁽⁴⁾
Managed drive: Compatible with: Windows 10, 8.1, 8, 7 (SP1), Vista (SP2), Mac OS X v.10.9.x – 10.11.x

⁽¹⁾ Some of the listed capacity on a flash storage device is used for formatting and other functions and thus is not available for storage. As such, the actual available capacity for storage is less than what is listed on the products. Company’s flash guide.
⁽²⁾ Speed may vary due to host hardware, software and usage.
⁽³⁾First free drive letters after physical devices such as system partition, optical drives, etc.
⁽⁴⁾ Certain distributions of Linux will require super-user (root) privileges in order to execute the IronKey commands properly in the terminal application window.
⁽⁵⁾ IronKey EMS by DataLocker, purchased separately.