User`s manual

Setting a Self-Destruct PIN

For certain users, it’s important to have a “last-resort” level of security where sensitive data

falling into the wrong hands would be catastrophic. The Secure Key’s Self-Destruct PIN

defends against physically compromising situations by erasing the key’s contents, leaving

it to look as if it never had any data written to it.

*USE WITH CAUTION* When this mode is activated and the key is unlocked with the Self-

Destruct PIN, it will effectively perform a crypto-erase on the key, deleting all of its data.

Additionally, the encryption key will be deleted and a new encryption key will be created to

take its place. When this Self-Destruct PIN is deployed, the key will unlock and the GREEN

LED will glow solidly as if the key is being normally unlocked. The key, however, will need

to be partitioned and formatted before it can be used again. The previous Admin and User

codes will be deleted in the crypto-erase and the Self-Destruct PIN will then become the

new Admin PIN to unlock the key.

Note: The Self-Destruct PIN must be different from the Admin PIN and User PIN.

1. Enter the Admin mode. (Hold UNLOCK + 0 for ve seconds – with RED LED blinking,

enter the Admin PIN and press the UNLOCK button.)

The BLUE LED will glow solidly.

2. Press UNLOCK + 3. The RED and BLUE LEDs will blink alternately.

3. Enter the new Self-Destruct PIN and press UNLOCK. The GREEN LED will blink

three times and then will return to RED and BLUE LEDs blinking alternately.

4. Re-enter the Self-Destruct PIN and press UNLOCK. GREEN LED will glow solidly

for three seconds and then will return to Admin mode, indicated by the BLUE LED

glowing solidly.

To remove the Self-Destruct PIN, the User PIN must be deleted.

This will leave the Admin and all data intact.

1. Enter the Admin mode (Hold UNLOCK + 0 for ve seconds – with the RED LED

blinking, enter the Admin PIN and press the UNLOCK button.)

The BLUE LED will glow solidly.

2. Press and hold 7 + 8 together for ve seconds. The GREEN LED will blink three

times and then will return to RED and BLUE LEDs blinking alternately.

3. Press and hold 7 + 8 together for ve seconds again. GREEN LED will glow solidly

for three seconds and then will return to Admin mode, indicated by the BLUE LED

glowing solidly.