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USB drive has built-in PIN keypad

LOK-IT has unveiled their latest Secure Flash Drive, a portable drive with a full PIN keypad.

There are two versions available, one with a five-key PIN, or a second with ten keys. Both drives use 256-bit AES encryption and remain encrypted until the correct PIN code is typed in.



The drives can be used in Windows, Mac or Linux computers.

Anyone trying to brute force hack the PIN number will be stopped in their tracks, as after ten failed attempts the drive must be reformatted.

There are 2GB, 4GB, 8GB and 16GB capacities available.





Written by: Andre Yoskowitz @ 27 Apr 2010 11:55

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• 5 comments

• jasonx1

  handy for hiding the old dirty movie from the mrs lol
  

  pal ps3 slim 120gb hdd version great

  27.4.2010 12:56 #1

• slickwill

  Why not just use TrueCrypt? It allows one to create encrypted file containers to load as virtual hdds or encrypt a whole hdd/partition and even an operating system. No need to by such a gimicky product such this.

  27.4.2010 14:25 #2

• nonoitall

  Quote:Anyone trying to brute force hack the PIN number will be stopped in their tracks, as after ten failed attempts the drive must be reformatted.
  So all someone has to do to eliminate your access is fail to enter the correct PIN ten times? I can see a curious five-year-old doing this.
  

  27.4.2010 16:31 #3

• TypeRice

  I want to see a usb drive have biometric finger print security

  27.4.2010 21:38 #4

• KillerBug

  What is the big deal? These things have been around for years...the only difference I see here is that the case is easily removable on this unit, allowing the keypad to be bypassed.

  28.4.2010 04:06 #5