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It seems like the benefits are having the device lock/wipe itself after a set amount of attempts in case of a brute force attack and not having to run software to decrypt the drive on the device you plug it into.

I included a picture of the IronKey Keypad 200 but that's just because it's the first result that came up when I was looking for an example. There seem to be a few other manufacturers and models out there and they probably have different features.

I am curious what do you think of them? Do you think they are useful? Do you find it more a novelty?


It was an ExplainingComputers video titled Very Useful Small Computing Things that made me think of them.

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[โ€“] [email protected] 11 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Useful for what? Hiding stuff from family-member or coworkers? Yeah sure. Why not.

Hiding stuff from professionals that really want your data? Probably not very helpful.

Also what about backup? One controller-malfunction and your stuff goes poof. I just assume the data is somehow important or else you wouldn't care about such a device ๐Ÿ˜Š

[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Those are some good points. The IronKey Keypad 200 says it has a self recharging battery but I wonder how long it would last sitting out of use as a backup or if plugging it in would always be enough.

[โ€“] [email protected] 5 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Self-recharging? The world needs more of this mysterious technology.

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Yeah i am stumped what do they mean by that . Also that statement alone indicates their product is not good as they say.

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I think they mean it doesn't rely on a battery that would need to eventually be replaced. It wouldn't have a disposable button cell battery for example

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago

But that's an odd way to put it