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kingston datatraveler vault privacy

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  • 16-06-2016 11:52am
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    kierank01
    Registered Users Posts: 720 ✭✭✭


    Hi,

    I need to make a bootable usb stick at work, and someone purchased kingston datatraveler vault privacy usb sticks.

    These seem to have some encryption software baked in.

    has anyone been able to remove this?

    I have tried booting gparted, and that cannot see the drive.

    I am only able to see a 16mb readonly drive at /dev/sr1
    I can't seem to blow this away with cfdisk, even running as root.


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    Alun
    Registered Users Posts: 21,465 ✭✭✭✭Alun


    From the FAQ on their website ...
    Can this secure USB flash drive be formatted to work as a standard USB drive or the security be disabled to remove the password requirement?

    This drive is designed to be 100% encrypted. The security is built into the drive and cannot be removed or disabled.

    Looks like the encryption is implemented in hardware.

    Send it back and get an ordinary one.


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