Kanguru Bio AES Drive

[mike.mikemiller at gmail.com (Michael Miller)]

I'm a bit skeptical about flash drives and hard drives that claim to
have device encryption or hardware encryption.  Most of these devices
only work on Windows machines.  I have a issue with the assurance that
the drivers / management software (for the device) is written well.
The cost is also higher for these devices.  Which one would expect but
are you really getting what you pay for?  I've not done a price
comparison lately, that might not be a issue now.  My personal view is
you can get high assurance levels encrypting content on a normal flash
drive / hard drive using openssl or gpg.  I know openssl and gpg is
not the most user friendly software for some individuals.

I'm going to reference this article about about one vendor.
www.h-online.com/security/features/Enclosed-but-not-encrypted-746199.html
 The way I see it using XOR and not AES is blatant false advertising.


-Miller

On Fri, May 7, 2010 at 7:49 AM, Brad Nelson <bradnel at gmail.com> wrote:
> https://www.kanguru.com/index.php/flash-drives/secure-storage/kanguru-bio-aes#description
>
> I am working with a group that has business need to transport regulated data
> (research/healthcare, not financial or defense) on a jumpdrive.? I really
> like the look of this drive in the link above, but before I move forward has
> anyone heard of any vulnerabilities in this device or am I missing
> something?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Brad
>
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