iStorage datAshur PRO2 128GB - USB 3.2 Secure Encrypted Flash Drive

J'ai suivi toutes les instructions, pas moyen de configurer le code. J'ai retourné l'article.

After researching several options for secure, encrypted, and tamperproof USB storage I ended up going with the iStorage datAshur Pro 2 secure USB flash drive. I have owned an IronKey 16GB Drive for 8 years or so and absolutely love it, BUT the cost for a 128GB IronKey Drive was nearly 5X the cost of this drive. I've read reviews on this product and had initial concerns about the keyboard, complexity of set-up, and the outer dust cover. Take the 5 minutes to read and follow the instructions and the set-up is absolutely straight-forward (dare I suggest easy). The keyboard is small, but very tactile and has distinct feedback when each button is pushed. The outer case seems fine to me, but I won't be attaching to a keyring for everyday carry. As suggested when reading the capabilities of this device, it is a very secure USB storage device, but it does not offer an online encrypted back-up should the device be lost, stolen, or destroyed. The IronKey does offer online encrypted backup, but at a very steep price differential. In fact, you could buy several of the DatAshur devices (conceivably for backups) for the cost on one IronKey. Clearly not as convenient as an encrypted online option, but for most people I think is a great solution. As a data conscious and technology-astute user, I highly recommend the datAshur PRO2 - Secure Encrypted Flash Drive

Dear customers! Be careful with this USB drive. It worked for me for 1 week. And it's not that it broke, he destroyed all my sensitive data. The user manual says that the disk destroys the data after entering 10 times the wrong administrative password in a row. Keyword “in a row”. This is not true. There are 3 counters built into the disk: 10 times for the administrative password, 10 times for the user password and 1 time for the recovery password. That is, if, for example, during the course of a year or two years, you accidentally entered the wrong administrative password 10 times, then the disk erases all data without warning, you won’t even know that something went wrong and that the number of attempts ends. The counter runs cumulatively and is not reset without loss data. When you see this disk for the first time, start using it, learn to manage it, it is absolutely natural that you or your user can make mistakes. But this leads to fatal consequences. Technical support cannot help, they do not have a secret recovery code, even a one-time one. Even if you are registered with them on the web-site as a disk administrator. One could envision the generation of a one-time code depending on the serial number and other administrator data. I also note that button presses and firmware work are very unstable. For example, in one session, you enter the password and the disk does not open (you count 1 unsuccessful attempt by the counter) for an unknown reason, the next time you enter the same password, the disk opens correctly, but the counter of failed attempts increases by 1 and does not reset. I don’t understand why this disk is needed at all. Decide for yourself, I’m out of luck.

This review is for iStorage datAshur PRO2 128 GB USB-A Secure Flash Drive. This is the first time that I have needed a password protected flash drive. After much research there were about three brands that came up as reliable. This was the lowest price of the three that had a cover and was dust/water resistant. I only needed to use this once and was giving it to the other person and was not planning on getting it back, so I didn't want to go crazy on the money. The case is a very strong aluminum body with aluminum cover. The cover seals up very tightly and the lanyard loop is a part of the metal body, so no chance of it breaking off. Make sure you follow the directions. The PDF manual that in the USB drive is far more extensive that the small paper manual they include. There are an insane number of security options and setups that you can do with this drive. Make sure you follow the instructions. The first step is to let it charge up in the USB before setting up. Some of the setup options are easy, but others are quite tedious. You have options for an admin account and user accounts on it. Even options for deleting the data. It has a robust set of options, but I have no idea who can memorize all of them. I just went with the basic admin account setup. I wish the device was a bit more straight forward. Perhaps the issue is I am not experienced in using secure USB drives, so I am not familiar with required security needs. The one thing I find annoying and would sometimes forget is that you have to press the arrow button for a second to turn it on, then press key button, then put in the password, and then the key button again to unlock. It seems like too many steps, but it probably has to do with the number of security options. Overall, it's been a good drive. If I were using it for personal use, I might consider one of the other ones with easier usage options, but as mentioned prior, since I am not a regular user of secure drives there might be very legitimate reasons for all the security setup options.

We have been buying the datAshur PRO from iStorage for a while now, and saw that they just recently launched the datAshur PRO² version which offers more capacity and more features so this was a no-brainer! In my line of work, we carry a lot of sensitive files, so this product is a great solution for storing data without needing to worry about who will be able to view the data on the drive if ever lost or stolen. The product is flawless, it’s fast, easy to use and extremely secure. The build quality is impeccable and the design is stunning.