I haven't personally used one but there was an episode of Security Now a while ago (http://www.grc.com/securitynow.htm#135). They took a pretty good look at what exactly the IronKey does and doesn't do. Might be a bit out of date now but probably still worth a listen if your thinking about buying one.
____________________________ Sean O'Connor http://seanoc.com On Thu, Oct 22, 2009 at 10:36 AM, Orion Vianna < [email protected]> wrote: > This seem like an interesting way to protect passwords. > Anyone on this list tried this usb key? > > https://www.ironkey.com/hardware-encryption > https://www.ironkey.com/self-defending > > The personal 1gb key is about $79. Its a bit expensive for a 1gb > thumb-drive :o) > I'm wondering if its really worth it. > > > Thanks > _______________________________________________ > Mid-Hudson Valley Linux Users Group http://mhvlug.org > http://mhvlug.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mhvlug > Upcoming Meetings (6pm - 8pm) MHVLS Auditorium > Oct 7 - Glade - Linux GUIs made easy > Nov 4 - Google Wave > Dec 2 - MythTV > Jan 6 - Git >
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