Kingston Technology IRONKEY S1000B User manual

User Guide
IronKey 1000B
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IRONKEY™S1000B
SECURE USB 3.0 FLASH DRIVE
User Guide
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C o nte nts
Ab o ut This G uide ......................................................................................................................................... 3
Quic k Start ...................................................................................................................................................... 4
Ab o ut My De vic e ............................................................................................................................................... 4
Ho w Is This Diffe re nt Tha n A Re g ula r USB Drive ? ..........................................................................................4
Wha t Syste m s C a n I Use It O n? .................................................................................................................. 5
Someapplicationsareonlyavailableonspecificsystems:WindowsOnly ................................................... 5
Pro duc tSp e c ific a tio ns ....................................................................................................................................5
Re c o m me nd e d Be st Pra c tic e s .................................................................................................................. 6
Se tting Up My De vic e ................................................................................................................................... 6
De vic e Ac c e ss (Wind o ws Enviro nme nt) .........................................................................................................6
De vic e Ac c e ss (ma c O SEnviro nm e nt) .........................................................................................................7
Sta nd a rd De vic e Initia liza tio n ................................................................................................................ 7
Iro nKe y C o ntro l Pa ne l......................................................................................................................................7
Using My De vic e - Fe ature s ......................................................................................................................... 8
Ac c e ssing My Se c ure File s..............................................................................................................................8
Unlo c king In Re a d -O nly Mo d e ......................................................................................................................8
C ha ng ing The Unlo c k Me ssa g e .....................................................................................................................9
Lo c king The De vic e .........................................................................................................................................9
Typ ing Pa sswo rd s With The Virtua l Ke yb o a rd ....................................................................................................9
C ha ng ing Pa ssw o rd s........................................................................................................................................ 10
Fo rma tting My De vic e ..................................................................................................................................10
Find ing Info rma tio n Ab o ut My De vic e .......................................................................................................11
Ed iting The Ap p lic a tio ns List ......................................................................................................... 12
Re se tting My De vic e ........................................................................................................................................ 12
Using My De vic e O n Linux ...................................................................................................................... 12
Using The Unlo c ke r ........................................................................................................................................... 13
Whe re C a n I Ge t He lp? ............................................................................................................................... 14
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Ab o ut This G uide
Iro nKe yTM S1000Bis a no n-ma na g e d d riv e .
This g uid e will e xp la in ho w to se tup a nd initia lize a S1000B d rive .

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Fig ure 1: Iro nKe y S1000B
Q uic k Sta rt
Wind o ws (7, 8.1, 10) & ma c O S Se tup (v.10.12.x - 10.15.x*)
1. Plug the d e vic e into yo ur c o mp ute r’ s USB p o rt.
2. Whe n the De vic e Se tup wind o w a p p e a rs, fo llo w the o n-sc re e n instruc tio ns. If this wind o w
d o e s no t a p p e a r, o p e n it ma nua lly:
• Wind o ws: Sta rt > This PC > Iro nKe y Unlo c ke r> Iro nKe y.e xe
• ma c O S: Find e r > IRO NKEY > Iro nKe y.a p p
3. Whe n De vic e Se tup is c o m p le te , yo u c a n mo ve yo ur imp o rta nt file s to the IRO NKEY SECURE
FILESUSB d rive a nd the y will b e a uto ma tic a lly e nc ryp te d .
So me Wind o ws syste m s p ro mp t to re sta rt a fte r yo u first p lug in yo ur d e vic e . Yo u c a n sa fe ly c lo se
tha t p ro mp t witho ut re sta rting - no ne w d rive rs o r so ftwa re a re insta lle d . *O n ma c O S 10.15.x se le c t
‘ O K’ to “ IRO NKEY” a llo w a c c e ss to file s o n a re mo va b le vo lum e (se e p a g e 7).
Ab o ut My De vic e
Iro nKe y S1000B USB 3.0 is a p o rta b le fla sh d rive with b uilt-in p a sswo rd se c urity a nd d a ta e nc ryp tio n.
It is designed with advanced AES 256-bit encryption and other features that enhance mobile data security.
No w yo u c a n sa fe ly c a rry yo ur file s a nd d a ta with yo u whe re ve r yo u g o .
Ho w Is This Diffe re nt Tha n A Re g ula rUSB Drive ?
FIPS 140- 2 Le ve l 3 Ce rtific a tio n - The Iro nKe y S1000B is a FIPS-c e rtifie d d e vic e .
Ha rdwa re Enc ryp tio n – The Crypto c hip in your devic e protec ts your data with the same level of
p ro te c tio n a s hig hly c la ssifie d g o ve rnme nt info rma tio n. This se c urity te c hno lo g y fe a ture is a lwa ys o n
a nd c a nno t b e d isa b le d .
Pa sswo rd - Pro te c te d - De vic e a c c e ss is se c ure d using p a sswo rd p ro te c tio n. Do no t sha re yo ur
p a sswo rd with a nyo ne so tha t e ve n if yo urd e vic e is lo st o rsto le n, no o ne e lse c a n a c c e ss yo urd a ta .
De vic e Re se t - IftheCryptochipdetectsphysicaltampering,orifthenumberofconsecutiveincorrect
passwordattemptsexceeds10attempts,thedevicewillinitiatearesetsequence.Im p o rta nt ‐
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deviceisreset,allonboarddatawillbeerasedandthedevicereturnstofactorysettings‐  so re me mb e r
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Wha t Syste m s C a n I Use It O n?
• Wind o ws® 10
• Wind o ws® 8.1
• Wind o ws® 7
• ma c O S® (10.12 - 10.15)
• Linux (2.6 o r hig he r) No te : The Linux C LI Unlo c ke r d o e s no t sup p o rt a ny fe a ture s tha t re q uire
ne two rk a c c e ss, fo r e xa mp le , se tting up yo ur d e vic e o r c ha ng ing yo ur p a sswo rd .
So m e a p plic a tio ns a re o nly a va ila b le o n sp e c ific syste m s:
Windo ws O nly
• Virtua l Ke yb o a rd (Eng lish o nly)
Pro duc tSpe c ific a tio ns
Fo rfurthe rd e ta ils a b o ut yo urd e vic e , se e the De vic e Info p a g e in the Iro nKe y C o ntro l Pa ne l.
Sp e c ific a tio n De ta ils
C a p a c ity* 4G B, 8G B, 16G B, 32G B, 64G B, 128G B
Sp e e d ** USB 3.0:
- 4G B& 8G B: 200MB/ s re a d , 80MB/ s write
- 16G B & 32G B: 250MB/ s re a d, 100MB/ s write
- 64G B: 300MB/ s re a d , 220MB/ s write
- 128G B: 320MB/ s re a d , 350MB/ s w rite
USB 2.0:
- 4G B-128G B: 40MB/ s re a d , 35MB/ s w rite
Dime nsio ns 77.9 m m x 22.2 mm x 12.05 m m
Te mp e ra ture O p e ra ting : 0°C to 60°C
Sto ra g e : -20°C to 85°C
Ha rd wa re Enc ryp tio n 256-b it AES (XTS Mo d e )
EMI/ EMC
C o mp lia nc e
USA FC C , Euro p e C E, C a na d a IC ES, Austra lia C -Tic k Ta iwa n BSMI, Ja p a n VC C I,
Ko re a KC C (KC C ID: MSIP-REM-WKY-S1000)

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Sp e c ific a tio n De ta ils
C e rtific a tio n FIPS 140-2 le ve l 3 c e rtifie d
Ha rd wa re USB 3.0 c o mp lia nt a nd USB 2.0 c o mp lia nt
Re q uire s 2 fre e d rive le tte rs
O SC o mp a tib ility Wind o ws 10, Wind o ws 8.1, Wind o ws 7 (SP1)
ma c O Sv.10.12.x-10.15.x
Linux 2.6.x
Ac c e ssib ility Iro nKe y C o ntro l Pa ne l is d e sig ne d to b e Se c tio n 508
c o mp lia nt. Use rs with d isa b ilitie s ha ve ke yb o a rd na vig a tio n
a nd sc re e n re a d e rsup p o rt.
Wa rra nty 5 Ye a rs Limite d
De sig ne d a nd a sse mb le d in the U.S.A., S1000Bd e vic e s d o no t re q uire a ny so ftwa re o rd rive rs to b e
insta lle d .
* Ad ve rtise d c a p a c ity is a p p ro xima te . So me sp a c e is re q uire d fo ro nb o a rd so ftwa re .
** Sp e e d va rie s with ho st ha rd wa re , so ftwa re , a nd usa g e .
Re c o m me nde d Be st Pra c tic e s
1. Lo c k the d e vic e :
• whe n no t in use
• b e fo re unp lug g ing it
• b e fo re the syste m e nte rs sle e p mo d e
2. Ne ve runp lug the d e vic e whe n the LED is lit.
3. Ne ve rsha re yo urd e vic e p a sswo rd .
4. Pe rfo rm a c o mp ute ra nti-virus sc a n b e fo re se tting up a nd using the d e vic e .
Se tting Up My De vic e
To e nsure the re is a mp le p o we r p ro vid e d to the S1000B e nc ryp te d USB d rive , inse rt it d ire c tly into a
USB 2.0/ 3.0 p o rt o n a no te b o o k o r d e skto p . Avo id c o nne c ting it to a ny p e rip he ra l d e vic e s tha t
ma y fe a ture a USB p o rt, suc h a s a ke yb o a rd o r USB-p o we re d hub . Initia l se tup o f the d e vic e
must b e d o ne o n a sup p o rte d Wind o ws o r ma c O Sb a se d o p e ra ting syste m.
De vic e Ac c e ss (Windo ws Enviro nme nt)
1. Plug the S1000B e nc ryp te d USB d rive into a n a va ila b le USB p o rt o n the no te b o o k
o r d e skto p a nd wa it fo r Wind o ws to d e te c t it.
• Wind o ws 7/ 8.1/ 10 use rs will re c e ive a d e vic e d rive rno tific a tio n.
• O nc e the ne w ha rd wa re d e te c tio n is c o mp le te , Wind o ws will p ro mp t to b e g in the
initia liza tio n p ro c e ss.

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2. Se le c t the o p tio n Iro nKe y.e xe insid e o f the Iro nKe y Unlo c ke r p a rtitio n tha t c a n b e fo und in File
Explo re r. Ple a se no te tha t the p a rtitio n le tte r will va ry b a se d o n the ne xt fre e d rive le tte r. The
d rive le tte r ma y c ha ng e d e p e nd ing o n wha t d e vic e s a re c o nne c te d . In the ima g e b e lo w, the
d rive le tte r is (E:).
De vic e Ac c e ss (ma c O S Enviro nm e nt)
1. Plug the S1000B e nc ryp te d USB d rive into a n a va ila b le USB p o rt o n the ma c O S no te b o o k o r
d e skto p a nd wa it fo rthe o p e ra ting syste m to d e te c t it.
2. Do ub le c lic kthe Iro nKe y Unlo c ke r vo lume tha t a p p e a rs o n the d e skto p to sta rt the initia liza tio n p ro c e ss.
• If the IRONKEY vo lume d o e s no t a pp e a r o n the d e skto p , o p e n Find e r a nd lo c a te the
IRO NKEY vo lume o n the le ft sid e o f the Find e r wind o w (liste d und e r De vic e s.) Hig hlig ht
the vo lume a nd d o ub le -c lic k the IRO NKEY*a p p lic a tio n ic o n in the Find e r wind o w. This will
sta rt the initia liza tio n p ro c e ss.
*NO TE: O n m a c O S 10.15.x se le c t ‘O K’ to a llo w
“IRO NKEY” a c c e ss to file s o n a re m o va b le vo lum e .
Iro nKe y C o ntro l Pa ne l

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Using My De vic e – Fe a ture s
Ac c e ssing My Se c ure File s
Afte r unlo c king the d e vic e , yo u c a n a c c e ss yo ur se c ure file s. File s a re a uto ma tic a lly e nc ryp te d a nd
d e c ryp te d whe n yo u sa ve o r o p e n the m o n the d rive . This te c hno lo g y g ive s yo u the c o nve nie nc e
o f wo rking a s yo u no rm a lly wo uld with a re g ula rd rive , while p ro vid ing stro ng , “ a lwa ys-o n” se c urity.
To a c c e ss yo urse c ure file s:
1. C lic k File s o n me nu b a ro f the Iro nKe y C o ntro l Pa ne l.
• Wind o w s: O p e ns Wind o ws Exp lo re rto the IRO NKEYSEC UREFILESUSB d rive .
• ma c O S: O p e ns Find e rto the KING STON USB d rive .
2. Do o ne o f the fo llo wing :
• To o p e n a file , d o ub le -c lic k the file o n the S1000BUSB d rive .
• To sa ve a file , d ra g the file fro m yo urc o mp ute rto the S1000BUSB d rive .
Hint: Yo u c a n a lso a c c e ss yo ur file s b y rig ht-c lic king the Iro nKe y Ic o n in the Wind o ws ta skb a r
a nd c lic king Se c ure File s.
Unlo c king In Re a d - O nly Mo de
Yo u c a n unlo c k yo ur d e vic e in a re a d -o nly sta te so tha t file s c a nno t b e a lte re d o n yo ur se c ure d rive .
Fo r e xa mp le , whe n using a n untruste d o r unkno wn c o mp ute r, unlo c king yo ur d e vic e in Re a d -O nly
Mo d e w ill p re ve nt a ny ma lwa re o n tha t c o mp ute rfro m infe c ting yo ur d e vic e o r m o d ifying yo ur file s.
Whe n wo rking in this mo d e , the Iro nKe y C o ntro l Pa ne l will d isp la y the te xt Re a d-Only Mo de . In
this m o d e , yo u c a nno t p e rfo rm a ny o p e ra tio ns tha t invo lve mo d ifying file s o n the d e vic e . Fo r
e xa mp le , yo u c a nno t re fo rm a t the d e vic e , re sto re a p p lic a tio ns o r e d it the Ap p lic a tio ns List, o r e d it
file s o n the d rive .
To unlo c k the d e vic e in Re a d -O nly Mo d e :
1. Inse rt the d e vic e into the USBp o rt o f the ho st c o mpute ra nd run the Iro nKe y.e xe .
2. C he c k the Re a d- O nly C he c kb ox b e lo w the p a sswo rd e ntry b o x.
3. Typ e yo ur d e vic e p a sswo rd a nd c lic k Unloc k. The Iro nKe y C o ntro l Pa ne l will a p p e a r with the
te xt Re a d-Only Mo de a t the b o tto m.
C ha ng ing The Unlo c k Me ssa g e
The Unlo c k Me ssa g e is c usto m te xt tha t d isp la ys in the IRO NKEY wind o w whe n yo u unlo c k the
d e vic e . This fe a ture a llo w s yo u to c usto mize the m e ssa g e tha t d isp la ys. Fo r e xa m p le , a d d ing
c o nta c t info rma tio n w ill d isp la y info rm a tio n o n ho w a lo st d rive c a n b e re turne d to yo u.
To c ha ng e the Unlo c k Me ssa g e :
1. In the Iro nKe y C o ntro l Pa ne l, c lic k Se tting s o n the me nu b a r.
2. C lic k Pre fe re nc e s in the le ft sid e b a r.
3. Typ e the me ssa g e te xt in the Unlo c k Me ssa g e fie ld . The te xt must fit in the sp a c e p ro vid e d
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Lo c king The De vic e
Lo c k yo ur d e vic e whe n yo u a re no t using it to p re ve nt unwa nte d a c c e ss to yo ur se c ure file s o n the
d rive . Yo u c a n ma nua lly lo c k the d e vic e o r yo u c a n se t the d e vic e to a uto ma tic a lly lo c k a fte r a
sp e c ifie d p e rio d o f ina c tivity.
C a utio n: By d e fa ult, if a file o r a p p lic a tio n is o p e n whe n the d e vic e trie s to a uto -lo c k, it will no t
fo rc e the a p p lic a tio n o r file to c lo se . Altho ug h yo u c a n c o nfig ure the a uto -lo c k se tting to fo rc e the
d e vic e to lo c k, d o ing so c a n re sult in lo ss o f d a ta to a ny o p e n a nd unsa ve d file s.
If yo ur file s ha ve b e c o me c o rrup t fro m a fo rc e d lo c k p ro c e d ure o r fro m unp lug g ing the d e vic e
b e fo re lo c king , yo u mig ht b e a b le to re c o ve r the file s b y running C HKDSK a nd using d a ta re c o ve ry
so ftwa re (Wind o ws o nly).
To ma nua lly lo c k the d e vic e :
1. C lic k Lo c k in the b o tto m le ft-ha nd c o rne r o f the Iro nKe y C o ntro l Pa ne l to sa fe ly lo c k yo ur
d e vic e .
• Yo u c a n a lso use the ke yb o a rd sho rtc ut: C TRL + L (Wind o ws o nly), o r rig ht-c lic k the
Iro nKe y Ic o n in the syste m tra y a nd c lic k Lo c k De vic e .
To se t a d e vic e to a uto ma tic a lly lo c k:
1. Unlo c k yo ur d e vic e a nd c lic k Se tting s o n the me nu b a rin the Iro nKe y C o ntro l Pa ne l.
2. C lic k Pre fe re nc e s in the le ft sid e b a r.
3. C lic k the C he c kb o x fo ra uto -lo c king the d e vic e a nd se t the time -o ut to o ne o f the fo llo wing
time inte rva ls: 5, 15, 30, 60, 120, o r180 minute s.
To run C HKDSK (Wind o ws o nly):
1. Unlo c k the d e vic e .
2. Pre ss the WINDO WS LO G O KEY + R to o p e n the Run p ro mp t:
3. Typ e C MD a nd p re ss ENTER.
4. Fro m the c o mma nd p ro mp t, typ e CHKDSK, the IRO NKEYSECUREFILES USB d rive le tte r, the n
“ / F / R” . Fo r e xa mp le , if the IRONKEY SECURE FILES USB d rive le tte r is G , yo u wo uld typ e :
C HKDSKG : / F / R
5. Use d a ta re c o ve ry so ftwa re if ne c e ssa ry in o rd e rto re c o ve ryo urfile s.
Typing Pa sswo rds With The Virtua l Ke yb o a rd (Wind o ws O nly)
If yo u a re unlo c king yo ur d e vic e o n a n unfa milia r c o mp ute r a nd a re c o nc e rne d a b o ut ke ylo g g ing
a nd sc re e n lo g g ing sp ywa re , use the Virtua l Ke yb o a rd . It he lp s p ro te c t yo ur d e vic e p a sswo rd b y
le tting yo u c lic k o ut le tte rs a nd numb e rs using yo ur m o use a nd the virtua l ke yb o a rd . The
und e rlying te c hniq ue s in the Virtua l Ke yb o a rd will b yp a ss ma ny tro ja ns, ke ylo g g e rs, a nd sc re e n
lo g g e rs.
No te : This fe a ture use s a sta nd a rd Q WERTY ke y se t. It is a va ila b le o n Wind o ws o nly a nd the la ng ua g e
p re fe re nc e fo rthe d e vic e must b e se t to Eng lish.
To typ e a p a sswo rd using the Virtua l Ke yb o a rd (Wind o ws o nly):
1. O p e n the Virtua lKe yb o a rd b y d o ing o ne o f the fo llo wing a c tio ns: