IronKey 4 GB Secure Hardware-Encrypted USB 2.0 Flash Drive D20402A
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Customer Review: Would not recommend for some people.
Summary: 1 Stars
The Iron Key is a decent product if you're only using on computers you can be sure are 100% malware free. If you have any intent to use on public computers, or a friends/work computer I would not suggest this product.
The Iron key has a security hole, that has been known to the company since August 30, 2007. The problem is that if a keylogger (hardware or software) captures your IK Master password (no protection against this), and that person can obtain your IK, all data and passwords in the password manager will be compromised.
I would not recommend this product if you plan on using this product on a computer that you can not be 100% sure there are no keyloggers (Public computers, friend's computers, maybe work)
I presented this issue to the IK Employees and got several vague responses. The Sales dept said there may be a fix in 2009, Tech support said there was nothing scheduled and on the forum there is a promise of a fix in the future...
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On their forums I found a post that a IK Employee made Aug 30, 2007 stating this issue and that it would be corrected soon with a virtual keyboard. This is the same response today 1.5yrs later. I would not assume they are very concerned with security, or the speed at which holes are patched.
I posted this information on the forum. After some discussion on the forum, and the question as to why it's taken 1.5yrs thus far my account was banned.... Is that the kind of support you would expect from a company?
I would think it over before you purchase this product.
Customer Review: Not Market Ready!
Summary: 1 Stars
I've had mine for nearly a year now...promises, promises, promises, and still no firmware fixes/patches to correct far too many issues. Way too many functional issues than space would allow to describe here. Suffice to say that on the surface it looks pretty but far from tested. It is secure but not ready for prime time. Don't waste your money. Until the company devotes the same time to it's public sector customers as it does the military..stay away from this less than polished USB drive.Customer Review: Buggy and unsupported
Summary: 1 Stars
Great marketing, great idea, poor implementation. I had problems using just the basic functionality for this device on 3 different computers. Endless streams of error dialogs make it pretty much useless. IronKey provided no support - they claimed it was an "environment" problem. It definitely did not come even close to enabling me to "compute safely and securely anywhere". Save your money.