Whenever I leave my office I always punch in an extra few keys to minimise possible detection of wear on the keypad of the office door. You probably realise that any frequently used keys on a keypad can be detected for wear. The only thing missing in this scenario is the proverbial puff of smoke that should accompany any self-respecting self-destruction feature! Lastly, after a predetermined number of failed PIN entries, the Padlock DT assumes it is being attacked and will destroy the encryption key and lock itself, rendering the data useless and requiring a total reset to redeploy the Aegis Padlock DT. This feature blocks automated attempts to enter PIN numbers. After several incorrect attempts the drive will lock itself, requiring the drive to be plugged in again to input a PIN. The first step is to deny access to the drive until the drive can verify the user PIN.
The Aegis Padlock DT uses a three pronged approach to protect against a Brute Force attack. I have to copy this from their website as this was one feature I was not going to test myself but I like the sound of it! If you’re not in the military or have supersensitive projects you’re working on, the 128 bit will do just fine. The difference? In price only 10 bucks for the stronger type. If you need to share your data up to 5 personal pin numbers can be assigned.Įncryption is again to military standards and you have a choice between AES 128 and 256 bit encryption. When you first hook up the drive (there is really no installation process as the drive works straight out of the box with any Windows machine-for Mac units it needs a reformat) you can put in the default pin but the whole point of course is to assign your own key to the device. The keypad is decidedly bigger than the one on the USB flash drive we reviewed not so long ago but the procedure for entering your own unique pin is very similar. There are ventilation openings at the front and the back has a switch for the 12 V power pack and the USB 3.0 port.
Most notable is the keypad with above that a small LED panel. That’s a good thing because this is supposed to be a very secure device. The build quality is outstanding: the unit feels very solid, a tad heavy, and no visible screws on the enclosure. We never failed to be impressed with what Apricorn has sent us and many of their products have garnered our Editor’s Choice Award. We have reviewed a few as well as many other external drive solutions from Poway, California, where they are based. And that’s not all so let’s have a good look at the Aegis Padlock DT.Īpricorn has brought out a slew of encrypted hard drives with keypads over the years. I’ve got half a dozen of them scattered around my workplace or in my desk drawers but none is as safe as this latest product from Apricorn: a 3TB USB 3.0 unit with keypad encryption.
That’s not exactly true of course but we certainly are not lacking for choice.
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