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1. Changing your password on a regular basis is a good security practice However be especially careful to remember your lronKey password IRONKEY USER GUIDE PAGE 17 7 Adding renaming and removing To manage the items in the Application List of the applications to the Applications lronKey Control Panel simply right click anywhere in List Application List A menu will appear allowing you to Browse to a new application to add it to the list 2 Rename existing applications in the list GB vozi Firefox 3 Delete an application from the list 4 Modify the way the list is presented Applications RSA SecurlD One Time Passwords Add Applicati eens Please note that Items in the list are shortcuts to actual files Manag View as ri mons ing the items in the list will not alter the actual file IE Tile Items are automatically sorted alphabetically Any file can be added to the list including docu ments images and batch files For items that are not applications Windows will open the item with the default program associated with that filetype 8 Locking amp unplugging the lronKey Clicking Lock Drive will exit open lronKey applica tions and lock the device It is then safe to unplug it from your computer Lock Drive Do not unplug your IronKey while applications are still running This could result in data corruption USING THE IRONKEY VIRTUAL KEYBOARD WINDOWS ONLY If you are using your lronKey on
2. Advertised capacity is approximate and not all of it will be available for storage Some space is required for onboard software IRONKEY USER GUIDE PAGE 29 IRONKEY USER GUIDE In many ways that s up to you We are focused on building not only the world s most secure flash drive but also enabling technologies that are simple and enjoyable to use Your feedback really matters to us and we carefully review all feature requests and customer feedback for prioritiza tion of our next great features and products Have a cool idea or suggestion Please let us know You can open a thread on the IronKey Forum forum ironkey com or submit feedback to feedback ironkey com Let us know if you would like to be a beta tester of new functionality Where can go for more info We are endeavoring to be very open about the security architecture and technology that we use in designing and building the lronKey devices and online services A great deal of information can be found online on our websites forum ironkey com User forum with thousands of lronKeyologists www ironkey com General Information learn ironkey com Technical Information such as whitepapers amp FAQs support ironkey com Customer support information Who is the IronKey Team The IronKey Team consists of security fraud and industry experts with many years of background at companies such as Visa RSA Security PayPal Authenex Nokia Cisco Lexar Netscape Tumblewee
3. Create a device password anda Since you can have multiple lronKeys the nickname nickname for your lronKey helps you distinguish between different lronKey de vices Your password is case sensitive and must be at least 4 characters long The threat of brute force password attacks is removed by the IronKey s self destruct fea ture 4 Agree to the license agreement lronKey s End User License Agreement will appear This can also be found online at https www ironkey com terms 5 The lronKey will initialize During this process it will generate the AES encryption key and create the file system for the secure volume This process may take a minute Your lronKey is now ready for use USING THE IRONKEY UNLOCKER ON LINUX The IronKey Unlocker for Linux will allow you to access your files and change your device password on Linux allowing you to securely transfer files from and between Windows Mac and Linux computers You can use the other IronKey applications and services on a Windows computer Depending on your Linux distribution you may need root privileges to use the program iron key found in the Linux folder of the mounted virtual CD ROM If you have only one lronKey attached to the system simply run the program from a command shell with no arguments e g ironkey If you have multiple IronKeys you will have to specify the device name of the one you wish to unlock Note that ironkey only unlocks the secure v
4. in tamper resistent hardware Once password try count is exceeded all data is erased by hardware Additional Security Features USB command channel encryption to protect device communications Firmware and software securely updateable over the Internet Updates verified by digital signatures in hardware Physically Secure Solid rugged metal case Encryption keys stored in the tamper resistent IronKey Cryptochip All chips are protected by epoxy based potting compound Exceeds military waterproof standards MIL STD 810F Device Password Protection The device password is hashed using salted SHA 256 before being trans mitted to the IronKey Secure Flash Drive over a secure and unique USB channel It is stored in an extremely inaccessible location in the protected hardware The hashed password is validated in hardware there is no get Password function that can retrieve the hashed password and only after the password is validated is the AES encryption key unlocked The pass word try counter is also implemented in hardware to prevent memory rewind attacks Typing your password incorrectly too many times initi ates a patent pending flash trash self destruct sequence which is run in hardware rather than using software ensuring the ultimate protection for your data PAGE 6 IRONKEY USER GUIDE Password Manager Protection The IronKey Password Manager and my ironkey com work together giving you the ability to back up your online pa
5. login will appear not only in your Portable Book marks list but also in the lronKey System Tray Menu Simply right click on the IronKey icon in the System Tray and then click on the Secure Login The onboard Firefox web browser will launch and automatically log you into the account Safely logging into your online accounts has never been easier PAGE 22 USING THE SECURE BACKUP SOFTWARE WINDOWS ONLY see If your lronKey is lost or stolen you Cc tikka have peace of mind knowing that your confidential information cannot be seen Back USMY isev Restore from My Compter by anyone but you And getting your D cerner eee Me Backup software which securely re Select he fers flex to back up 7 stores your data to a new lronKey i rowe flay rentes Secure Files F D GALS Moodie Freis LAA Me Hani Back up your data on a regular basis and ai Repot for kenete GA Mare Tenda as always before an update a Quotes bi GOT Oficejog Af Te Telja Step Description Backing up your lronKey You can create an encrypted backup of a single file or your entire lronKey to your local comput er Click on the Secure Backup button in the lronKey Control Panel select a destination folder and select which files to back up It s that simple EN E secure Backup Li 2 Restoring encrypted backups If you ever lose your lronKey you can restore your data from an encrypted backup Open the Secure Backup client select th
6. on off This will create an encrypted tunnel directly from your lronKey out to a secured EE lronKey web server where it is then decrypted and pc A sent out to the destination site Click to enable Secure Sessions This security gives you anti phishing and anti pharm ing protection for example we do our own DNS checking as well as enhanced privacy protection for example your IP address will not be available to other websites and ISPs You can check this out by going to a site such as whatismyip com or ipchicken com 3 Using the Secure Sessions Tools At any point while using Secure Sessions you can Network Map Bandwidth Meter launch additional tools form the IronKey System Tray and Changing Identities Menu that show you more information regarding your web traffic and current session The Network Map will show all of your available Pies 6 circuits and where in the world your traffic will be Network Map Secure Sessions Bandwidth Meter ES LE coming from Change Identity su Cae Secure Browser settings a Secure Files The Bandwidth Meter will show you your current mani bandwidth metrics You can easily change your apparent online identity which creates a new random circuit and changes the path of your encrypted web traffic As you will be coming from a different IP address it will likely appear to websites that you are a different person IRONKEY USER GUIDE PAGE 20 USING THE IRONK
7. EY PASSWORD MANAGER WINDOWS XP AND VISTA ONLY The IronKey Password Manager connects to the onboard Firefox browser or to Internet Ex plorer versions 6 or 7 on your computer automatically filling in your saved passwords so you can log directly into your online accounts The lronKey Password Manager can securely store your sensitive online identity informa tion including usernames pass words credit card numbers and addresses It can even generate strong passwords for you so that you can really lock down your online accounts Not having to type out your passwords provides Internet Explorer Mozilla Firefox added protection from keyloggers local computer on the lronKey and other crimeware lronKey Password Manager Portable Passwords and Bookmarks lronKey s Password Manager also allows you to back up your encrypted Password Manger data to your Online Security Vault synchronize password data between lronKeys or if your lronKey is ever lost or stolen securely restore all your passwords to a new IronKey Only you can access and decrypt your passwords The IronKey Password Manager does not store your passwords in a file on the file system of the flash drive so malware will not be able to simple copy off your password database Step Description Adding Portable Bookmarks To make a bookmark work in both the onboard oh a S https nww sronkey com Firefox and the local PC s Internet Explorer simply nark
8. IRONKEY User Guide lronKey Personal Secure Flash Drive IRONKEY IRONKEY USER GUIDE Thank you for your interest in lronKey lronKey is committed to creating and developing the best security technologies and making them simple to use affordable and available to every one Years of research and millions of dollars of development have gone into bringing this tech nology to you in the IlronKey For a quick product overview you can also view our online demos at https www ironkey com demo We are very open to user feedback and would greatly appreciate hearing about your comments Suggestions and experiences with the lronKey Standard Feedback feedback ironkey com Anonymous Feedback https www ironkey com feedback User Forum https forum ironkey com PAGE CONTENTS What is it Meet the lronKey Core Features Device Diagrams Technical amp Security Notes lronKey Device Security lronKey Services Security How Does it Work Product Walkthrough Initializing and Activating Your IronKey on Windows Using the IronKey Unlocker on Windows Initializing Your IronKey on a Mac Using the IronKey Unlocker on a Mac Initializing Your IronKey on Linux Using the IronKey Unlocker on Linux Using the IronKey Control Panel Using the IronKey Virtual Keyboard Using the Onboard Firefox amp Secure Sessions Service Using the IronKey Password Manager Using the Secure Backup Software Importing a Digital Certi
9. an unfamiliar computer and are concerned about keylogging and screenlogging spyware use the lronKey Virtual Keyboard which helps protects your pass words by letting you click out letters and numbers The underlying techniques in the lronKey Virtual Keyboard will bypass many trojans keyloggers and screenloggers The lronKey Virtual Keyboard can be launched in a couple of ways In places where you enter a password into the lronKey e g the IronKey Unlocker changing your device password initializing your device click on the Virtual Keyboard icon Use the keyboard shortcut of CTRL ALT V The IronKey Virtual Keyboard can be used in a number of other applications when you need extra security typing out information e g email documents etc IRONKEY USER GUIDE PAGE 18 Step Description Click the lronKey Virtual Key board icon SIRONKEY Unlock Your le BE jrendiev Vote Gros Ctrl 2 AR 6 A CLR LE EL CE mant ne 1 0 LI TELJ ame reel oa aoc The IronKey Virtual Keyboard will appear Alternatively you can press CTRL ALT V 2 Click on the keys to type out Note that you can use the IronKey Virtual Keyboard your password Click on Enter in conjunction with the actual keyboard if you wish so when you are finished that some characters are typed and some are clicked 3 You can optionally click the Notice that when you click on a key in the Virtual Key Randomize button to random board all of the keys w
10. as Enabling Disabling the Password Manager Preferences Enabling Disabling the Secure Sessions Configuring Password Manager options Select which web browser your lronKey should use Enabling an automatic check for device updates on a weekly basis As well as some important drive maintenance features Reformat Secure Volume Reformatting your secure volume Restore IronKey Applications Restoring your lronKey applications if they are ever erased or corrupted 4 Configure your lronKey s Click on Network Settings to configure how your network and proxy settings lronKey connects to the Internet Direct Connection Does not use a proxy Use System Settings import the proxy settings from Network Settings Windows Internet Options Use WPAD Enter the URL to where your Web Proxy Auto Detect file is located Manual Proxy Enter the URL and port number for your proxy server If proxy authentication is required you can enter your username and password in the appropriate fields 5 Creating a Lost amp Found Message _ This feature allows you to create a message that will appear on the lronKey Unlocker window In the event Lost and Found that you lose your IronKey someone can return it to you if you provide your contact information 6 Changing your device password You can change your device password and option ally back it up online to your Online Security Vault at lronKey Password my ironkey com
11. assword cabins gt Editing Password Manager data Safely locking your device Getting online help _ Lock Drive Most of the Control Panel s options are located in the Settings menu Step Description Creating editing deleting secure When you click on Secure Files in the lronKey files Control Panel Windows Explorer will open directly to your secure volume Management All files on your lronKey are strongly encrypted with military grade AES encryption Encrypting files is T as simple as moving them into the secure volume NT Secure Files Dragging files onto your desktop will decrypt them on the fly in hardware The IronKey gives you the convenience of working as you normally would with a regular flash drive while at the same time providing strong and always on security 2 Updating device firmware soft The IronKey can securely update its software and ware firmware through signed updates that are verified in hardware This allows users to keep their devices up to date and protect themselves from future malware fa nm and online threats Ft Settings To check for available updates click the Check for Up Software Updates dates button If an update is available you can choose to download and install it by clicking the Download Update button IRONKEY USER GUIDE PAGE l6 3 Configuring device settings The Settings menu allows you to configure preferences to your liking such
12. d Valicert Apple and the Department of Homeland Security IronKey CEO Dave Jevans is also the chairman of the Anti Phishing Working Group www antiphishing org We have spent years and millions of dollars of research and development to create the lronKey Simple accessible and of great value now you can carry the world s most secure flash drive to protect your digital life online and on the go PAGE 30 Contact Information Product Feedback Feature Requests feedback ironkey com featurerequest ironkey com lronKey Online lronKey Support https my ironkey com https support ironkey com https learn ironkey com support ironkey com https support ironkey com 5150 El Camino Real Suite C3 https forum ironkey com Los Altos CA 94022 USA https store ironkey com Monday Friday 8am 5pm PST Note lronKey is not liable for technical or editorial errors and or omissions contained herein nor for inci dental or consequential damages resulting from the furnishing or use of this material The information provided herein is subject to change without notice The information contained in this document represents the current view of lronKey on the issue discussed as of the date of publication IronKey can not guarantee the accuracy of any information presented after the date of publication This document is for information purposes only lronKey makes no warranties expressed or implied in this document lronKey and the lronKey logo ar
13. e Cryptochip detects a physical attack from a hacker it will destroy the encryption keys making the stored encrypted files inaccessible r 0 The World s Most Secure Flash Drive FAST SAFE RUGGED Transfers data up to 8 times lronKey Cryptochip with Waterproof amp tamper faster than ordinary flash drives military grade cryptography proof metal casing RELIABLE SMART INCLUDES Stores data up to 10 times Flash Trash technology Up to 8 gigabytes longer than ordinary flash drives for complete data erasure of secure storage b_n PAGE 5 IRONKEY USER GUIDE Technical amp Security Notes We are endeavoring to be very open about the security architecture and technology that we use in designing and building the lronKey devices and online services There is no hocus pocus or handwaving here We use established cryptographic algorithms we develop threat models and we perform security analyses internal and third party of our systems all the way through design development and deployment Your IronKey is FIPS 140 2 Level 2 validated Certificate 938 IRONKEY DEVICE SECURITY Data Encryption Keys AES keys generated by onboard Random Number Generator FIPS 186 2 AES keys generated by user at initialization time and encrypted AES keys never leave the hardware and are not stored in NAND flash Self Destruct Data Protection Secure volume does not mount until password is verified in hardware Password try counter implemented
14. e location on your local computer where the backup is located and select which files folders to restore If the data is coming from a different lronKey you will have to supply the device password for that lronKey inte p i i u ee eS eee a te EE ESS Tom ue 5 i all r i p YTlOt00010101001010001010tt 00I TITOO TT Restore your data to a eee new or existing ONE LE LE th D tt EN n t L E JE LIN A AS E i ab f LOO LOOLOL01 0 LOULOU IRONKEY USER GUIDE PAGE 23 IMPORTING A DIGITAL CERTIFICATE INTO THE IRONKEY WINDOWS ONLY The lronKey Cryptochip includes a limited amount of extremely secure hardware storage space which can be used for storing the private key associated with a digital certificate This provides you with additional strong authentication capabilities For example you could store a self signed certificate used for internal systems that will allow you to automatically log in when using the lronKey s onboard Firefox web browser The import process uses lronKey s PKCS I interface and requires Mozilla Firefox Note that there is only space for one additional private key in the IronKey Cryptochip though that key will receive the security benefits of the Cryptochip s tamperproof hardware and self destruct mechanisms Step Description Open the onboard Firefox Click on the icon in the lronKey Control Panel s applica tion list on your user s device 2 Open Fir
15. e setup and used on Windows and Linux To use the full speed of the lronKey plug it into a USB 2 0 port 2 Launch the IronKey Unlocker The lronKey has a virtual CD ROM The Initialize Your lronKey You must start the IronKey Unlocker manually by going screen will appear to lronKey Mac lronKey Unlocker and double click ing on the lronKey icon SH 1RONKEY Initialize Your ironitey 3 Create your device password and Your password is case sensitive and must be 4 or more a nickname for your lronKey characters long The threat of brute force password attacks is removed by IronKey s self destruct feature 4 Agree to the License Agreement screen with IronKey s End User License Agreement will appear This can also be found online at IRONKEY License Agreement https www ironkey com terms Aer re 1 5 The IronKey will initialize During this process it will generate the AES encryption key and create the file system for the secure volume B IRONKEY Setup Progreu as 0 This process may take a minute DO MOT DEMO TOUR MAAKT Your lronKey is now ready for use IRONKEY USER GUIDE PAGE 12 USING THE IRONKEY UNLOCKER ON A MAC The IronKey Unlocker for Mac will allow you to access your files and change your device pass word on a Mac You can use the other lronKey applications and services on a Windows com puter Step Description Plug in your IronKey and unlock When you plug in yo
16. e trademarks of lronKey Inc in the United States and other countries All other trademarks are the properties of their respective owners 2008 IronKey Inc All rights reserved IK0010883 IRONKEY USER GUIDE PAGE 31
17. efox s Options menu Click the Tools in the menu bar to the Encryption tab 2 Click on Options 3 Click the Advanced icon 4 Click on the Encryption tab 9 3 Click the View Certificates button Options Eq w GO a A This will open the Firefox Main Tabs Content Feeds Privacy Security Advanced Certificate Manager General Network Update Encryption Protocols Use SSL 3 0 Use TLS 1 0 Certificates When a web site requires a certificate Select one automatically Ask me every time View Certificates Revocation Lists Security Devices IRONKEY USER GUIDE PAGE 24 4 Note that lronKey s certificate is available here Now you can add your own Certificate Manager ks log Your Ceruficates Other People s Web Sites Authorities You have certificates fram these orgenibatarns that dently you M ertficste hanme Security device Purposes Serial Hurter Epines On a e Click the Import button le ji ART horeg PCS LD Clink ATDS Pagoa BDO Backup All impart wt on 5 Browse to the PKCS 12 for You will be prompted for the location of the PKCS 12 mat certificate file and open it format certificate file file extension will be p12 in UNIX Linux pfx in Windows 6 A window will appear ask ing you to confirm where to store the certificate Choose IronKey PKCS 1 7 Enter the password that was used to protect t
18. entire facility is monitored by dedicated on site security personnel on a 24x7 basis Secure Environments amp Policies Logical access to the IronKey environments is controlled by multiple lay ers of network technologies such as firewalls routers intrusion preven tion systems and application security appliances For additional protection lronKey partitions its online services and backend applications into differ ent network segments with independent security rules and policies Secure Communications amp Data at Rest When users access lronKey web sites and services all information is ex changed over an encrypted channel This is accomplished through Secure Socket Layer SSL and by utilizing VeriSign Secure Site and VeriSign Secure Site Pro certificates lo ensure additional security for its services lronKey qualified for and is using Extended Validation SSL The lronKey applica tions encrypt all sensitive data prior to transmitting it within the lronKey network and storing in databases PAGE 7 Secure Sessions Making Tor Faster and More Secure lronKey maintains a secure private Tor network with its own high perfor mance servers separate from the public Tor network This improves the overall security in at least two ways Since lronKey controls the exit node in your encrypted Tor circuit we can ensure that no one is injecting unwanted or malicious content into your online communications such as advertisements or sp
19. ettings Update Profile The Account Dashboard shows you the recent activities on your account such as logins failed password attempts and when your device pass word has been recovered You can enable a number of Account Alerts for additional insight into what activities are occur ring on your my ironkey com account An email will be sent to you with details on the security event such as the time and IP address of the event All emails regarding your account will have part of your Secret Phrase in the subject line for addi tional anti phishing protection You can change your password Secret Questions Secret Image and Phrase as well as your email ad dresses from within my ironkey com as often as you wish to ensure that no one else may access your account Creating a secondary email address gives you a fail safe in case your primary email address is no longer available In the event that you ever lose your lronKey or forget your IronKey device password you can still access the site in Safe Mode a restricted mode with limited functionality This is useful for marking your lronKey as lost or recovering a forgotten password Step Description Go to https my ironkey com 2 Enter your email address or user name and your online account pass word Click Submit 3 An email will be sent to you with a Login Code 4 You are now logged into Safe Mode IRONKEY USER GUIDE Here you will log into Safe M
20. ey select the Unlock lronKey in Read Only Pessword EEeer an Mode checkbox 2 You will see a message in the lronKey Control Panel that confirms you are in G IRONKEY READ ONLY MODE CONTROL Pate FILES CANNOT BE EDITED Read Only Mode MIE On Linux Computers Step Description To unlock your IronKey in Read Only ironkey read only Mode on Linux use 2 To return to a normal state where you ironkey I1ock can edit files again lock your lronKey IRONKEY USER GUIDE PAGE 28 Product Specifications CAPACIT Y GB 2GB 4GB 8GB SPEED Up to 30 MB per second read speed Up to 20 MB per second write speed DIMENSIONS 75mm X 19mm X Imm WEIGHT 0 8 oz WATERPROOF MIL STD 810F OPERATING TEMPERATURE 40 C 85 C OPERATING SHOCK 16G rms ENCRYPTION Hardware 28 bit AES CBC Mode Hashing 256 bit SHA PKI 2048 bit RSA FIPS CERTIFICATIONS Designed and Assembled in the U S A FIPS 140 2 Level 2 Certificate Number 938 IronKey devices d FIPS 186 2 Certificate Numbers 305 and 380 e se ahs Sai FIPS 197 Certificate Numbers 655 and 689 HARDWARE A k USB 2 0 High Speed amp USB 1 1 lt LRU Mac Windows OS COMPATIBILITY use FC CE X als Windows 2000 SP4 XP SP2 Vista j er mn oae lronKey Unlocker for Linux 2 6 x86 lronKey Unlocker for Mac 10 4 PPC and Intel Speeds tested with 4GB device in a laboratory environment with lometer software Actual speeds may vary
21. ficate into the lronKey Using my ironkey com Using Your lronKey in Read Only Mode Product Specifications What s Next Where can go for more Information Who is the lronKey Team Contact Information IRONKEY USER GUIDE NI WD DW OW W W I 2 13 13 4 l6 18 19 21 23 24 26 28 29 30 30 30 3l PAGE 2 IRONKEY USER GUIDE Meet the lronKey The lronKey Personal Secure Flash Drive designed to be the world s most secure USB flash drive protects your data passwords and Internet privacy with some of today s most advanced security technologies Even if your lronKey is lost or stolen your data remains protected and can even be restored to a new IronKey from an encrypted backup While the underlying security technologies are complex the IronKey is simple to use and you only need to remember a password to unlock it Core Features Hardware Encrypted Flash Drive Your IronKey can safely store 2 4 or 8 gigabytes of documents applica tions files and other data The IronKey Cryptochip inside the lronKey protects your data to the same level as highly classified government infor mation and it cannot be disabled or accidently turned off Self Destruct Sequence If the lronKey Cryptochip detects any physical tampering by a thief or a hacker it will self destruct Similarly after 10 consecutive invalid password attempts your lronKey will self destruct using flash trash technology Anti Malware Autorun P
22. he certifi cate If no password was used sim ply leave the text field blank 8 Your certificate is now stored securely in the lronKey Cryptochip and is available for use in the onboard Mozilla Firefox IRONKEY USER GUIDE Choose Token Dialog Please choose a token Password Entry Dialog E3 Please enter the password that was used to encrypt this certificate backup Password Alert x AA Successfully restored your security certificate s and private key s PAGE 25 USING MY IRONKEY COM WINDOWS ONLY Your lronKey supports advanced cryptographic authentication using strong PKI key pairs gener ated in the IronKey Cryptochip When you log into my ironkey com from your device it uses these unique keys as your digital identity credentials This locks down your account so that you must have both your lronKey and your password in order to gain access In other words only you can access your online lronKey account even if someone stole your lronKey or your password Ge IRONKEY Se In the event that you ever lose your lronKey you can still access the ee lronKey Login site in Safe Mode a SaaS es SECURED BY restricted mode with Passeord limited functionality This f is useful for marking your IronKey as lost or ABOUT au CERTIFICATES recovering a forgotten password Step Description Securely logging into your account You can securely log into your my ironkey com by clicking
23. ill go blank This is a protection ize where the keys are This helps that prevents screenloggers from capturing what you protect against screenloggers clicked on Randomize If you do not wish to use this protection simple dis able it in the options menu next to the close button anne a aus You can also have the Virtual Keyboard automatically AL J 3 j ae HN DOSAO HES a os e p ee launch when it encounters password fields This too is nao LCL man configured in the options menu EE eM eds Jeo ES adalat tainty EE REIKI USING THE ONBOARD FIREFOX amp SECURE SESSIONS SERVICE WINDOWS Since your IronKey comes with a Firefox web browser already onboard none of your cookies history files bookmarks add ons or online passwords are stored on the local computer Now you can carry your personalized web experience with you to other computers without worry Step Description Launch the onboard Firefox web Clicking on the Mozilla Firefox icon in the Applica browser for portable surfing tions list of the lronKey Control Panel will launch the ee onboard Firefox You cannot have a local version of Applications Firefox running at the same time if you do you will be prompted to close it Mozilla Firefox IRONKEY USER GUIDE PAGE 19 2 Toggle Secure Sessions for secure Clicking the IronKey button on the bottom right of and private surfing the onboard Firefox will silently turn lronKey s Secure Sessions Service
24. le Yahoo Password Manager Secure Sessions IronKey Control Panel Secure Browser Secure Files Lock IronkKey m EDE Mm IRONKEY USER GUIDE You can manage your Password Manager accounts from within the IronKey Control Panel Each website will have a set able name a URL a username logins only and a password logins only Your passwords are not shown unless you click the Show checkbox You can securely back up your encrypted Password Manager data to your Online Security Vault Simply click the corresponding buttons from within the Iron Key Control Panel This procedure will back up your Portable Bookmarks logins and Form Filler data Synchronizing IronKeys or setting up Master Slave relationships is easy since you can restore password backups to your other lronKeys You can have the IronKey Password Manager automati cally fill in your webform data such as names phone numbers addresses credit card data and email ad dresses First set up this information by clicking on the Set tings button in the lronKey Toolbar Then to fill a webform simply click the Form Filler button You can use the Password Generator located within the IronKey Control Panel to create long random passwords Then you can have the IronKey Password Manager remember then for you Simply copy and paste them into a webform when logging into an online account When you add a login to your Portable Bookmarks that
25. ode without your lronKey Your Secret Image will be displayed so that you know you are at the correct site Do not enter your device password in this screen If you have forgotten your online account pass word click the Reset Password link Copy and paste that login code into the page that asks for it Depending on the configuration of your account you may need to answer your Secret Questions If you had forgotten your device password and have backed it up to your Online Security Vault you can recover it now PAGE 27 USING YOUR IRONKEY IN READ ONLY MODE WINDOWS MAC LINUX You can unlock your lronKey in a read only state such that files on your lronKey cannot be ed ited An example of when this is useful is when you want to access a file on your IronKey while using an untrusted or unknown computer If you unlock your IronKey in Read Only Mode you need not fear that malware on that machine will infect your IlronKey or modify your files When you unlock your IronKey in Read Only Mode you will remain in Read Only Mode until you lock your IronKey Note that some features are not available in Read Only Mode because they require modifying files on your IronKey Examples of unavailable features include the onboard Firefox reformat ting updating and restoring applications and files to your lronKey and using the Applications List On Windows and Mac OS X Computers Step Description When unlocking your IronK
26. olume it must then be mounted Many modern Linux distributions will do this automatically if not run the mount program from the command line using the device name printed by i ronkey ironkey may also be used to change the password or to lock the device Use 1ronkey changepwd devicename to change the password of the lronKey named devicename Similarly use 1ronkey lock devicename to lock the IronKey named devicename and 1ronkey read only to unlock the IronKey in Read Only Mode IRONKEY USER GUIDE PAGE 14 Note that simply unmounting the device will not automatically lock the secure volume To lock the device you will have to either unmount and physically remove unplug it or else run ironkey lock Please note the following important details for using your IronKey on Linux I Kernel Version must be 2 6 or higher If you compile your own kernel you must include the following in it DeviceDrivers gt SCSIDeviceSupport gt lt gt SCSICDROMSupport DeviceDrivers gt lt gt Support for Host side USB DeviceDrivers gt lt gt USB device filesystem DeviceDrivers gt lt gt EHCI HCD USB 2 0 support DeviceDrivers gt lt gt UHCI HCD most Intel and VIA support DeviceDrivers gt lt gt USB Mass Storage Support The kernels that are included by default in most major distributions already have these features so if you are using the default kernel that comes with a supported distribution you do n
27. ot need to take any other action Also on 64 bit linux systems the 32 bit libraries will have to be installed in order to run the ironkey program 2 Mounting problems Make sure you have permissions to mount external SCSI amp USB devices Some distributions do not mount automatically and require the following command to be run mount dev lt name of the device gt media lt name of the mounted device gt The name of the mounted device varies depending on the distribution The names of the lronKey devices can be discovered by running 1ronkey show 3 Permissions You must have permissions to mount external usb flash devices You must have permissions to run executables off the lronKey CD ROM in order to launch the lronKey Unlocker You may need root user permissions 4 Supported distributions Not all distributions of Linux are supported Please visit https support ironkey com linux for the latest list of supported distributions 5 The lronKey Unlocker for Linux only supports x86 systems at this time See https support ironkey com linux for more information IRONKEY USER GUIDE PAGE I5 USING THE IRONKEY CONTROL PANEL WINDOWS ONLY The IronKey Control Panel is a central BE location for 0 IRONKEY CONTROL PANEL er Launching secure applications Securely logging into my ironkey com Configuring your lronKey settings f Secure Files E secure Backup Updating your device Os Changing your lronKey p
28. our files are stored on the lronKey Here is how to unlock your IronKey on Windows 2000 SP4 XP SP2 and Vista Step Description Plug in your lronKey and unlock When you plug your IronKey in the Unlock Your Iron it with your password Key window appears if it does not you can go to My Computer and double click on the IronKey drive SB IRONKEY Uniuck Your ironika Entering your password correctly which is verified in hardware will mount your secure volume with all your secure applications and files Entering the wrong password 10 consecutive times will permanently erase all of your data After every three attempts you must unplug and reinsert the lronKey 2 Choose which action to take By selecting the corresponding checkboxes before when you unlock it unlocking your lronKey you can view your secure files launch the IronKey Control Panel unlock the IronKey in a Read Only Mode where files cannot be edited and or securely log into your my ironkey com account Your selection of these checkboxes will be stored as the default for the next time you plug your device in IRONKEY USER GUIDE PAGE II INITIALIZING YOUR IRONKEY ON A MAC If you prefer to use a Mac you can choose to initialize your lronKey on a Mac OS X computer Step Description Plug the IronKey into your Your lronKey will run on Mac OS X 10 4 or 10 5 computer s USB port PowerPC or Intel computers It can also b
29. rd you can safely log into https my ironkey com and recover it A screen with lronKey s End User License Agreement will appear This can also be found online at https www ironkey com terms During this process it will generate the AES encryption keys create the file system for the secure volume and copy over secure applications and files to the secure volume my ironkey com is a secure site where you can man age your lronKey account and devices Accessing my ironkey com requires two factor authentication your lronKey and your password You will create a unique username and password con firm your email address for out of band authentication and answer Secret Questions for supplemental authen tication You will also select a Secret Image that you will see whenever you log in as well as a Secret Phrase that is used as an anti phishing measure when communicating with you via email lronKey must verify your email address because it uses it to help you reset your account password unlock your my ironkey com account and to notify you about account security alerts At this point your lronKey is ready to protect your data identity and online privacy IRONKEY USER GUIDE PAGE 10 USING THE IRONKEY UNLOCKER ON WINDOWS The IronKey Unlocker allows you to securely access your files on multiple operating systems It prompts you for your password securely validates it and then mounts your secure volume where all of y
30. rotection Your lronKey helps protect you from many of the latest malware threats targeting USB flash drives It will detect and prevent autorun execution of unapproved programs and it can be unlocked in a Read Only Mode PAGE 3 Portable Cross Platform Data Access The lronKey Unlocker allows you to access your encrypted files on Win dows 2000 XP Vista Mac OS X and numerous distributions of Linux Simple Device Management Your lronKey includes the IronKey Control Panel a central launchpad for launching your applications editing your preferences and safely locking your lronKey Secure Data Recovery Securely back up the data on your IronKey using lronKey s Secure Backup software It allows you to recover your data to a new IronKey in case your lronKey is ever lost and even synchronize data between lronKeys Stealth Browsing Technology Surf the Web safely and privately through almost any network even across unsecured wireless hotspots with lronKey s Secure Sessions Service It can be easily toggled through the onboard Mozilla Firefox web browser Self Learning Password Management Securely store and back up all your online passwords as you go with the lronKey Password Manager It allows you to automatically log into your online accounts to avoid keylogging spyware and phishing attacks Online my ironkey com Account You can manage all of your IronKeys online at https my ironkey com a secure website that requires two fac
31. s I Add Website B Form Filler Fl Settings click the Add Website button on the Iron Key Toolbar This will add it to your Portable Bookmarks list which you can access by clicking Portable Bookmarks Maas Bookmark this website 2 Adding online accounts The IronKey Password Manager uses a self learning approach to capturing your logins to your online ac G inonxey HE counts To store a login simply log into a site as you normally would The lronKey Password Manager will prompt you to ask if you want to store this password E Ada io my Portacie Bookmarks securely on your lronKey Save Password to Four monkey Chance The next time you return to that website you will be asked if you want to log in with that username or if you added it to your Portable Bookmark list when you created the login you can select the website from your Portable Bookmarks in the IronKey Toolbar and the lronKey Password Manager will automatically log you into that website IRONKEY USER GUIDE PAGE 21 3 Editing deleting logins and Por table Bookmarks 4 Backing Up and Restoring Pass word Manager Data Account Wells Fargo URE https online wellsf 5 Using the Form Filler nn Cc https www ironkey com 5 F Add Website Form Filler Settings onkey com 6 Generating strong and random passwords 7 Automatically logging into online accounts b m A Wellsfargo eBay MySpace com Goog
32. sswords to your Online Security Vault at my ironkey com First you must unlock your lronKey device which requires two factor authentication Your passwords are securely stored in a hidden hardware encrypted area inside the device not in the file sys tem being first locally encrypted with 256 bit AES using randomly gener ated keys encrypted with a SHA 256 hash of your device password All of this data is then doubly encrypted with 128 bit AES hardware encryp tion This is the strongest password protection we have ever seen in the industry When you back up your passwords online lronKey performs a complicat ed public key cryptography handshake with lronKey s services using RSA 2048 bit keys After successful authentication your encrypted block of password data is securely transmitted over SSL to your encrypted Online Security Vault within one of our highly secure data facilities IRONKEY SERVICES SECURITY Secure Facilities lronKey hosts its online services at state of the art third party data cen ter facilities Physical access to the lronKey systems requires multiple lev els of authentication including but not limited to hand geometry biomet ric readers man trap entry government issued photo ID verifications and individual access credentials Each data center facility is equipped with numerous surveillance cameras motion detectors and a sophisticated alarm system The lronKey infrastructure resides in a secured cage The
33. the my ironkey com button in the lronKey Control Panel This will initiate a complex PKI E my ironkey com handshake thus logging you in with strong multi factor authentication If you ever lose your lronKey you can log into Safe Mode by going to https my ironkey com log ging in the account credentials you created when you activated your account This will allow you to mark an IronKey as lost or recover a forgotten device password 2 Marking lronKeys as lost If you ever lose your lronKey you can rest as sured that no one will ever get your data As an additional precaution you can mark an IronKey as lost from within my ironkey com which will prevent that device from ever accessing your account If you find your IronKey later you can also mark it as found again 3 Recovering device passwords People sometimes forget passwords lronKey Last Device Password Backup 08 8 07 7 43 pm PST gives you the option to back up your device pass word to your Online Security Vault at my ironkey com That way you can log into Safe Mode or with another lronKey and recover the password IRONKEY USER GUIDE PAGE 26 4 Monitoring account activities Account Dashboard P 5 Enabling Account Alerts for real time account monitoring fi F 1 pn m P Ta i 7 iachhnnarn A IL L Wea Jt i l Markek EE Lar C i a LT Sd Account Alerts Account Settings Update Frofile 6 Changing account credentials Account S
34. tor authentication to access it Here you can recover forgotten passwords disable device services and more Online Security Vault If your lronKey is ever lost or stolen you can easily restore your online passwords from an encrypted online backup Waterproof amp Tamper Resistent The IronKey was designed to survive the extremes The lronKey s rugged metal casing is injected with an epoxy compound that makes it not only tamper resistent but waterproof to military specifications MIL STD 8 OF oo N Fa 7 p l 24 M bed IRONKEY USER GUIDE PAGE 4 Rugged metal case filled solid with epoxy Multi color LED Drilled hole for keyring lanyard Area to engrave your name code Stamped unique serial number IRONKEY USER GUIDE Device Diagrams The IronKey has been designed from the ground up with security in mind A combination of advanced security technologies are used to ensure maximum protection of your data Additionally the lronKey has been designed to be physically secure to prevent hardware level attacks and tampering as well as to make the device rugged and long lasting You can rest assured that your data is secured when you carry an lronKey elie ee aaa USB 2 0 Connector This lronKey Cryptochip is hardened against physical attacks such as pow er attacks and bus sniffing It is physically impossible to tamper with its protected data or reset the password counter If th
35. ur IronKey go to lronKey Mac it with your password lronKey Unlocker and double click on the lronKey icon 5 IRONKEY Unlock Your ironKey Entering your password correctly which is verified renter in hardware will mount your secure volume with all your secure files fe view files mored on konter Orne PA Untock ronitey in Rand Only Moda Entering the wrong password too many times will permanently erase all of your data After every three attempts you must unplug and reinsert the lronKey 2 Choose which action to take By selecting the corresponding checkbox before un when you unlock it locking your lronKey you can view your secure files 3 Locking amp unplugging the IronKey Clicking Lock Drive will exit open IronKey applica tions and lock the device It is then safe to unplug it CS 1RONKEY Lock Your tronKey from your computer INITIALIZING YOUR IRONKEY ON LINUX If you prefer to use a Linux computer you can choose to initialize your lronKey on Linux Step Description Plug it into your computer s USB Your IronKey can be initialized on Linux 2 6 x86 sys port tems only It can also be setup and used on Windows and a Mac To use the full speed of the lronKey plug it into a USB 2 0 port 2 Run the ironkey program from The IronKey has a virtual CD ROM the lronKey s linux folder You must start the IronKey Unlocker manually by going to Linux folder and running ironkey 3
36. uter s USB port or Vista computer see Mac and Linux instructions be low To use the full speed of the IronKey plug it into a USB 2 0 port 2 The Initialize Your lronKey The lronKey autoruns as a virtual CD ROM screen will appear This screen may not appear if your computer does not allow devices to auto run You can start it manually by double clicking on the IronKey icon in My Computer and running lronKey exe IRONKEY USER GUIDE PAGE 9 3 Create a device password dois a and a nickname Res for your lronKey monies aes Vois marins 4 Back up your password to your online lronKey account Backup my password online in case I forget it 5 Agree to the License Agreements 6 The lronKey will initialize PONY Daip grosa Ammi Te NU E im F 7 Activate your my ironkey com account 8 Follow the onscreen directions to setup your my ironkey com account 9 Respond to the confirmation email by entering in the activation code on the website Since you can have multiple IronKeys associated with one IronKey account the nickname helps you distin guish between different lronKey devices Your password is case sensitive and must be at least 4 characters in length The threat of brute force pass word attacks is removed by the lronKey s self destruct feature You have the option to back up your password online to your my ironkey com account That way if you ever forget your passwo
37. yware You are not assured this level of security with other publicly run exit nodes lronKey can also make sure that no exit node is redirecting your web traffic by providing addition DNS protections This anti pharming measure can also help mitigate phishing attacks and other online threats Find lots more technical information at https learn ironkey com ee or ep BU _IRONKEY De cRYPTOCHIP MILITARY GRADE ENCRYPTION IRONKEY USER GUIDE PAGE 8 Product Walkthrough Your IronKey Personal Secure Flash Drive consists of the following components lronKey Unlocker Windows Mac and Linux lronKey Control Panel Windows only lronKey Virtual Keyboard Windows only Mozilla Firefox amp lronKey s Secure Sessions Service Windows only lronKey Password Manager Windows XP amp Vista only lronKey Secure Backup Windows only my ironkey com Windows only Standard Usage Requires Windows 2000 SP4 XP SP2 Vista Mac OS X 10 4 or Linux 2 6 computer A USB 2 0 port for high speed data transfer An email address and Internet connection for the online services INITIALIZING amp ACTIVATING YOUR IRONKEY ON WINDOWS When you open the package you will find one lronKey Secure Flash Drive one lanyard and a Quick Start Guide Below is a brief description of the standard way of setting up an lronKey Step Description Plug the lronKey into your Your lronKey can be initialized on a Windows 2000 XP Windows comp

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