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Encrypted USB Key With TOR, Firefox

Posted by kdawson on from the and-a-pony dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Gizmodo has a writeup on the new IronKey — a self-destructing, hardware-encrypted and -authenticated USB flash drive with on-board secure Firefox, high-speed TOR network, password manager, and online encrypted backup. Here is the demo page. $79 for a 1GB, $149 for 4GB." Ironkey works on XP and Vista only. Let's hope its self-destruct feature works better than Secustick's.

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  1. 10 tries? by MichaelSmith · · Score: 5, Funny

    after ten consecutive failed password attempts, the IronKey self-destructs

    For better security, type the wrong password nine times before you take it on the plane.

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    1. Re:10 tries? by Actually,+I+do+RTFA · · Score: 2, Funny

      you are allowed to use something other than your birthday, your pet's name, and your favorite Transformer as passwords...

      NOOO... who told you? I mean, I hate Megatron... Are favorite Pokemon any more secure?

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  2. XP and VISTA only by koh · · Score: 5, Funny

    Ironkey works on XP and Vista only.

    Remember, it's only secure as long as you don't plug it in.

    I know, I know. I kid.

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    1. Re:XP and VISTA only by StarfishOne · · Score: 4, Funny

      When I read that it only works under XP and Vista, the first thought that I had was actually that, instead of Ironkey, they should have called it Irony ;P

  3. High speed Tor by Konster · · Score: 2, Funny

    What caught my eye was the blurb about high speed Tor...

    I thought, OMG! I want, NOW!!

  4. Mmmm? by Elemenope · · Score: 3, Funny

    Most of the spies you know?

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    1. Re:Mmmm? by infonography · · Score: 4, Funny

      Spies? Who said anything about Spies Comrade. Natasha bring some nice tea for Moose and Squirrel here. - Boris Badenov

      /soto voice/ Remember to put truth serum in it this time /

      Yes dollink -Natasha Fatale

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    2. Re:Mmmm? by kestasjk · · Score: 2, Funny

      I meet spies on IRC all the time, it's no big deal. Most of them are huge manga buffs too

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    3. Re:Mmmm? by PopeRatzo · · Score: 2, Funny

      I meet spies on IRC all the time, it's no big deal. Most of them are huge manga buffs too
      I know what you mean. All my neighbors are spies. When I take the Ashland Ave bus there are usually 20 or 30 spies on there.

      And the government spied on me through the television until I bought 20 square yards of copper screen to wrap around my sofa. I got the plans from a guy on IRC.

      And voices are telling me Astro Boy is Jesus.
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  5. Re:Why The Fuck are such things MS-only? by eclectro · · Score: 1, Funny

    No, because the NSA needs a backdoor...

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  6. Re:If it works by Actually,+I+do+RTFA · · Score: 2, Funny

    A lot of bad security is never broken, because nobody cares enough.

    Oh, that's why there isn't any malware for MacOSX/Linux. I knew there was nothing to that OSS->Security arguments.

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  7. Re:Self-destruct? by IronKey+Dave · · Score: 2, Funny

    We tried to get a small amount of thermite into the device, but it just refused to pass the CE and FCC approvals needed to sell in USA and Canada. Maybe we can sell the thermite-grenaded versions out of China and have people mail order from there? :-) D @ IronKey