Also, if itįalls into the wrong hands, the device will lock and require Memory making it far more secure than software encryption. The USBĭrive does not store passwords in the computer or system’s volatile The AES 256-bit Hardware Encryption seamlessly encrypts all data on theĭrive in real-time with a built-in keypad for passcode input.
The manufacturer describes the product as follows: The Verbatim Keypad Secure is a USB drive with AES 256-bit hardware encryption and a built-in keypad for passcode entry. This first part is about my research results concerning the secure USB flash drive Verbatim Keypad Secure shown in the following Figure.įront view of the secure USB flash drive Verbatim Keypad Secure
This research continues the long story of insecure portable storage devices with hardware AES encryption that goes back many years. In a series of blog articles (this one being the first one), I want to illustrate how a customer request led to further research resulting in several cryptographically broken “secure” portable storage devices. Unfortunately, even in 2022, “secure” portable storage devices with 256-bit AES hardware encryption and sometimes also biometric technology are sold that are actually not secure when taking a closer look. Because in case of loss or theft of such a storage device, you want to be quite sure that unauthorized access to your confidential data is not possible. During a research project in the beginning of 2022, SySS IT security expert Matthias Deeg found several security vulnerabilities in different tested USB flash drives with AES hardware encryption.Įncrypting sensitive data at rest has always been a good idea, especially when storing it on small, portable devices like external hard drives or USB flash drives.
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