Addonics Announces the Saturn Cipher Hard Drive Encryption Solution -- Mobile Encryption in Real Time for SATA, IDE or 2.5-inch IDE Drives.SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Addonics Technologies, www.addonics.com, today announced a family of hard drive enclosures which encrypt and decrypt To convert secretly coded data (encrypted data) back into its original form. Contrast with encrypt. See plaintext and cryptography. the entire hard drive in real time, including boot sector, temp files, swap files and the operating system, without degrading system performance. The new Addonics Saturn Cipher cipher: see cryptography. (1) The core algorithm used to encrypt data. A cipher transforms regular data (plaintext) into a coded set of data (ciphertext) that is not reversible without a key. Enclosure kit is one of the most advanced hardware-based hard drive encryption solutions in the market. Users can encrypt SATA (Serial ATA) A serial version of the ATA (IDE) interface, which has been the de facto standard hard disk interface for desktop PCs for more than two decades. The original Parallel ATA (PATA) interface was launched in 1986. , IDE or 2.5" IDE hard drives. The solution is easy to deploy and implement. There is no software to install and no training is required. Using proven encryption algorithm standards (64-bit DES/TDES or 128-bit DES/TDES full disk encryption Full disk encryption (or whole disk encryption) is a kind of disk encryption software or hardware which encrypts every bit of data that goes on a disk. The term "full disk encryption" is often used to signify that everything on a disk including the operating system is certified by the National Institute of Standards and Technology National Institute of Standards and Technology, governmental agency within the U.S. Dept. of Commerce with the mission of "working with industry to develop and apply technology, measurements, and standards" in the national interest. ) the Saturn Cipher offers bullet proof protection to sensitive data stored inside the hard drive. The Saturn Cipher drive enclosure can be used as an external hard drive, a removable hard drive or as a drive cartridge. In addition, Addonics customers who purchased original unencrypted Saturn drive enclosures can add the Saturn Cipher solution by just purchasing the Saturn Cipher drive enclosure MSRP MSRP Manufacturer's Suggested Retail Price MSRP Message Session Relay Protocol MSRP Multi-Species Recovery Plan (US Fish & Wildlife Service) MSRP Member of the Society for Radiological Protection (UK) $86 for the 64-bit version plus a pair of Cipher keys for the SATA hard drive enclosure. The Saturn Cipher drive enclosure works in all prior Addonics Saturn drive cradles as well as shares the same Saturn interface cables, power adapters and all other Saturn accessories. The solution is completely plug-and-play. Encryption is achieved through an encryption key, which is inserted in the Saturn face plate prior to attaching the drive enclosure to the computer. Data is encrypted and decrypted on the fly by a certified cryptographic engine inside an ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuit) Pronounced "a-sick." A chip that is custom designed for a specific application rather than a general-purpose chip such as a microprocessor. without taking up any CPU CPU in full central processing unit Principal component of a digital computer, composed of a control unit, an instruction-decoding unit, and an arithmetic-logic unit. resources. There is no "back door" for the Saturn Cipher encrypted hard drive if the key is lost or stolen. For organizations with large deployments, Addonics offers its Saturn Cipher key duplicating system as an option. Saturn Cipher provides several advantages over other hardware based hard drive encryption solutions. Most hard drive encryption solutions only allow files to be encrypted on the same computer. The Addonics Cipher product series is mobile and can be used on any computer with a USB USB in full Universal Serial Bus Type of serial bus that allows peripheral devices (disks, modems, printers, digitizers, data gloves, etc.) to be easily connected to a computer. 2.0, Firewire, SATA or CardBus/PCMCIA connection. Encryption is also not limited to IDE drives. Addonics offers the only solution to support IDE and SATA hard drive encryption. Because Addonics offers the solution in a drive kit form, users can encrypt whatever capacity hard drive they need and as many hard drives as they want. There is no software or drivers to install to use Addonics encryption products. It can be deployed in any system running any OS, which is important in organizations with multi platform computing and legacy systems. The TCO (1) (Total Cost of Ownership) The cost of using a computer. It includes the cost of the hardware, software and upgrades as well as the cost of the inhouse staff and/or consultants that provide training and technical support. See ROI. (Total Cost of Ownership) is also dramatically reduced with hardware based encryption because there is no IT maintenance required, no software versions to maintain or updates to keep track of. Losing data has always been a concern with encrypted storage. Should the Saturn Cipher enclosure malfunction data will not be lost because the Saturn Cipher Cryptographic Engine (SCCE SCCE Synchronized Cyclic Capillary Electrophoresis SCCE Satellite Configuration Control Element SCCE South Central Collaboration for Equity SCCE Serially-Concatenated Convolutional Encoder ) is a generic cryptographic engine and the Secure Key contains the DES/TDES cryptographic key. Users would simply replace the defective Saturn Cipher enclosure, and use their original Secure Key to access the data. If an unauthorized user tries to comprise data, or if the Cryptographic key is missing or incorrect, the SCCE will not decrypt the hard drive. Attempts to surface scan the entire disk drive platters will also prove futile as well under this technique. Every wrong guess of the Cryptographic Key requires a hardware reset (power off the hard drive or re-attach the hard drive). The flexibility of the Saturn Cipher family of products allows users to mix many components such as drive enclosures, cradles, USIB USIB United States Intelligence Board USIB Universal Storage Interface Bus (Addonics) USIB Upper Similkameen Indian Band (Keremeos, BC, Canada) interface cables and power adapter to build the best encryption environment for their business. The Saturn Cipher can be easily expanded by adding optional components. The external hard drive solution with USB 2.0 connection for SATA hard drive at 64-bit encryption consists of the Saturn Cipher Drive enclosure, a pair of 64-bit Cipher keys, Addonics USB 2.0 USIB interface cable and an external power adapter for a total MSRP $112. Addonics products are available through the company online store www.shopaddonics.com, major catalog companies, resellers, VARs and distributors, including Amazon.com, PC Connection, CDW CDW - data warehouse , Buy.com, Provantage.com, Insight, and Ingram Micro. Addonics Technologies Inc. designs, manufactures, and markets a broad line of external and mobile storage products. Addonics is headquartered at 2466 Kruse Drive, San Jose, CA 95131, Phone: 408-433-3899. Visit Addonics at www.addonics.com All products/company names are either trademarks or trade names of their respective holders. |
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