[FDE] 255bit AES encrypted USB drives from Kingston

[Robert Wann]

> Message: 5
> Date: Thu, 8 Feb 2007 09:51:47 -0000
> From: catchall at princesshouse.co.uk
> Subject: Re: [FDE] 255bit AES encrypted USB drives from Kingston
> To: fde at www.xml-dev.com
> Message-ID: <380-2200724895147491 at princesshouse.co.uk>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1
>
> Seeing this advert/article made me think...Although Seagate have
> introduced an on-the-fly encrytion hard drive, such items are not
> very common.
>
> Apart from the software solutions, it struck me that the only thing
> needed to turn an ordinary SATA hard drive into a 256bit AES
> encrypted drive is an extra hardware step between the hard drive and
> the motherboard. Like a dongle, or some kind of extra connection.
> Advantage of not having software overhead, and is really REALLY
> transparent.
>
> I haven't seen any hardware solution like this on the market. Does
> such a thing exist?

It does. Please visit Enova Technology at www.enovatech.com or
www.enovatech.net. The company specializes in real-time full disk encryption
ASIC engineering for the past 7 years. AES 256-bit hardware strength on SATA
interface with both ECB and CBC modes are available.

Thanks,
Robert

>
> It seems to me to be a perfect in-between.
>
> James
>