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IronKey S200 - The First Level 3 FIPS 140-2 Flash Drive

  July 14th, 2009



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IronKey S200 - The First Level 3 FIPS 140-2 Flash Drive

Designed and assembled in USA, the original S100 IronKey has been highly praised for its physical security with its tamper resistant chassis; the crypochip that provides AES 256-bit encryption in CBC mode; remote and local self-destruct capability; Autorun worm protection; and last but not least, Mac, Linux support. So, what's more could you ask for? Perhaps gaining another level in FIPS 140-2 validation - a set of criteria the U.S. government came up with to ensure security of digital information on encryption products.

The latest IronKey S200 recently has received what it claims to be the highest level of the FIPS 140-2 ever validated for a USB flash drive. There are others that also achieved Level 2, but the IronKey S200 is the first to reach L3. There are 4 levels in total, with the highest validation for products that operate in physical unprotected environment. As a flash drive, IronKey S200's dual-channel architecture SLC NAND boosts performance for small file operations, optimizing the drive for virtual machines and bootable mobile desktops alike. If S100 pricing is any indication, the S200 will cost upwards of $200 for 8GB and about $150 for 4GB.

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