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Padlock hard drive encrypts data via keypad
- From: Brian Warkoczeski
- Date: Wed Aug 19 11:34:02 2009
Padlock hard drive encrypts data via keypad
By Peter Cohen
Aug 19, 2009
www.yahoo.com
Apricorn has announced the availability of its Padlock Secure Hard
Drive, a portable external hard drive equipped with a built-in keypad
that prevents unauthorized access. It’s available in 250GB - 500GB
capacities from $99 to $159.
The drive weighs six ounces and integrates a USB cable. It features a
16-point omnidirectional shock mounting system. The drive features built
in AES encryption — Apricorn makes the drive available in AES-128 or
AES-256 bit hardware encryption, and while it comes pre-formatted for
Windows, you can reformat the drive to work on the Mac without damaging
or removing the encryption capabilities.
The system is designed to be set up with encryption without using any
software — users key in a Personal Identification Number (PIN) using the
keypad built into the drive to authenticate.
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