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User Guide
IronKey Enterprise
Secure Flash Drive
IRONKEY ENTERPRISE USER GUIDE PAGE
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Thank you for your interest in IronKey. IronKey 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 IronKey. 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
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CONTENTS What is it? 3 Meet the IronKey Enterprise 3 Core Components 3 Device Diagrams 5 Technical & Security Notes 6 IronKey Device Security 6 How Does it Work? 8 Product Walkthrough 8 Activation and Initialization 8 Using the IronKey Unlocker on Windows 10 Using the IronKey Unlocker on a Mac 10 Using the IronKey Unlocker on Linux 11 Using the IronKey Control Panel 13 Using the IronKey Virtual Keyboard 15 Using the Onboard
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What is it? Meet the IronKey The IronKey Enterprise 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. Your IronKey includes a suite of security software and online services, many of which are described in this User’s Guide. Depending on how your Sys- tem Administrator has configured your IronKey, some of these features may not be included on your IronKey
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Simple Device Management Your IronKey includes the IronKey Control Panel, a central launchpad for launching your applications, editing your preferences, and safely locking your IronKey. Portable & Cross-Platform Data Access The IronKey Unlocker allows you to access your encrypted files on Win- dows 000, XP, Vista, Mac OS X and numerous distributions of Linux. Secure Local Backup & Data Recovery Securely back up the data on your IronKey using IronKey’s Secure Backup software. It allows you
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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 IronKey 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 IronKey. Rugged metal case filled solid with epoxy Metal Cap Multi
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Technical & Security Notes We are endeavoring to be very open about the security architecture and technology that we use in designing and building the IronKey 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 #
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Password Manager Protection The IronKey Password Manager and my.ironkey.com work together, giving you the ability to back up your online passwords to your Online Security Vault. First, you must unlock your IronKey device, which requires two- factor authentication. Your passwords are securely stored in a hidden hardware-encrypted area inside the device (not in the file system), being first locally encrypted with 256-bit AES, using randomly generated keys encrypted with a SHA-56 hash of you
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How does it work? Product Walkthrough Your IronKey Enterprise Secure Flash Drive consists of the following components: » IronKey Unlocker (Windows, Mac and Linux) » IronKey Control Panel (Windows only) » IronKey Virtual Keyboard (Windows only) » Mozilla Firefox & IronKey’s Secure Sessions Service (Windows only) » IronKey Password Manager (Windows XP & Vista only) » IronKey Secure Backup (Windows only) » RSA SecurID (Windows only) » my.ironkey.com (Windows only) NOTE: Some of these components ma
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3 Retrieve the email with your Your System Admin has setup your IronKey ahead of Activation Code. Copy and paste time to abide by your organization’s security standards. it into the IronKey window. You will receive an email with an Activation Code that is needed to use your IronKey. Enter your email address and your Activation Code into the fields provided on the IronKey window. Click ‘Continue’ when you are ready. If your IronKey cannot connect to the Internet, click “Edit Proxy Settin
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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 your files are stored on the IronKey. Here is how to unlock your IronKey on Windows 2000 (SP4), XP (SP2), and Vista: Step Description Plug in your IronKey and unlock When you plug your IronKey in, the “Unlock Your Iron- it with your password. Key” window appe
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Choose which action to take By selecting the corresponding checkbox before un- when you unlock it. locking your IronKey, you can view your secure files and/or unlock your IronKey in Read-Only Mode. 3 Locking & unplugging the IronKey Clicking “Lock Drive” will exit open IronKey applica- tions and lock the device. It is then safe to unplug it from your computer. NOTE: In IronKey Enterprise, you may not be allowed to change the device password or unlock your IronKey on a Mac, depending on yo
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Please note the following important details for using your IronKey on Linux: 1. Kernel Version must be 2.6 or higher If you compile your own kernel, you must include the following in it: » DeviceDrivers->SCSIDeviceSupport-><*>SCSICDROMSupport » DeviceDrivers-><*> Support for Host-side USB » DeviceDrivers-><*> USB device filesystem » DeviceDrivers-><*> EHCI HCD (USB 2.0) support » DeviceDrivers-><*> UHCI HCD (most Intel and VIA) support » DeviceDrivers-><*> USB Mass
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USINg THE IRONKEY CONTROL PANEL (Windo Ws onL y) The IronKey Control Panel is a central location for: » Launching secure applications » Securely logging into my.ironkey.com » Configuring your IronKey settings » Updating your device » Changing your IronKey password » Editing Password Manager data » Safely locking your device » Getting online help Most of the Control Panel’s options are located in the “Settings” menu. Step Description Creating, editing, deleting secure When you click on “Secur
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3 Configuring device settings The Settings menu allows you to configure preferences to your liking, such as: » Enabling/Disabling the Password Manager » Enabling/Disabling the Secure Sessions » Configuring Password Manager options » Select which web browser your IronKey should use As well as some important drive maintenance features: » Reformatting your secure volume » Restoring your IronKey applications if they are erased or corrupted 4 Configure your IronKey’s Click on Network
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7 Adding, renaming, and removing To manage the items in the Application List of the applications to the Applications IronKey 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 . Rename existing applications in the list 3. Delete an application from the list 4. Modify the way the list is presented Please note that: » Items in the list are shortcuts to actual files. Mana
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Step Description Click the IronKey Virtual Key- board icon. The IronKey Virtual Keyboard will appear. Alternatively, you can press CTRL + ALT + V 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”
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Toggle Secure Sessions for secure If enabled, clicking the IronKey button on the bottom and private surfing right of the onboard Firefox will silently turn IronKey’s Secure Sessions Service on/off. This will create an encrypted tunnel directly from your IronKey, out to a secured IronKey web server, where it is then decrypt- ed and sent out to the destination site. This security gives you anti-phishing and anti-pharm- ing protection (for example, we do our own DNS checking), as well as
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USINg THE IRONKEY P ASSWORD MANAgER (Windo Ws XP & VisT a onL y) The IronKey Password Manager, if enabled, connects to the onboard Firefox browser, or to Internet Explorer (versions 6 or 7) on your computer, automatically filling in your saved pass- words so you can log directly into your online accounts. The IronKey Password Manager can securely store your sensitive online identity information, including usernames, passwords, credit card numbers and addresses. It can even gener- ate str
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3 Editing/deleting logins and Por- You can manage your Password Manager accounts table Bookmarks 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. 4 Backing Up and Restoring Pass- You can securely back up your encrypted Password word Manager Data Manager data to your Online Security Vault. Simply click the corresponding buttons fro
