Aegis Secure Key 3NX User’s Manual Remember to memorize / save your authentication and recovery PINs in a safe place.
Table of Contents About the Aegis Secure Key 3NX 4 PIN Requirements 4 Battery Note 4 Waking the Key 5 First-Time Use 5 Admin Mode 5 LED States and Their Meaning 6 Locking the Key 6 Unlocking the Key 6 Adding a New User PIN (Via Admin Mode) 7 Adding a New User PIN (Via User Forced Enrollment Mode) 7 Deleting the User PIN 8 Changing the User PIN 8 Changing the Admin PIN 8 Setting One-Time-Use Recovery PINs 9 Using One-Time-Use Recovery PINs 9 Setti
Waking the Secure Key About the Aegis Secure Key 3NX When the Secure Key is not in use, it will enter a sleep state. While in this state, the device is locked and cannot be accessed. To wake the key so it can accept keypad inputs, press the glow solidly (standby state.) button once. The RED LED will Note: If the key has never been used, the BLUE and GREEN LEDs will glow solidly indicating that the Admin PIN must first be established before the key can be used.
LED States and Their Meaning Establishing a User PIN If no additional User beyond the Admin will be permitted to access the key’s data, disregard this page’s contents as it relates only to the “User” PIN.
Deleting the User PIN Setting One-Time-Use Recovery PINs Delete the User PIN by doing the following: 1. Enter the Admin mode. (Hold + 0 for five seconds. With the RED LED blinking, enter the Admin PIN and press the button.) The BLUE LED will now glow solidly. 2. Press the 7 + 8 buttons together for five seconds. The GREEN LED will blink three times and then will be followed by the RED and BLUE LEDs blinking alternately. 3. Press the 7 + 8 buttons together again for five seconds.
Setting Read-Only or Read / Write Modes from the Admin Mode Setting Read-Only or Read / Write from the User Mode With a large number of viruses and Trojans that attach themselves to USB keys, this feature is especially useful if you need to access data on the key when used in a public setting. Additionally, Read-Only is an important feature for forensic applications, where data must be preserved in its original, unaltered state and can’t be overwritten or modified.
Setting LED Flicker / Button Press Indicator Setting a Self-Destruct PIN Creates a flickering effect in LED lights indicating positive button presses The Secure Key’s Self-Destruct PIN defends against physically compromising situations by erasing the key’s contents and leaving it to look as if it never had any data written to it.
Aegis Secure Key Brute-Force Protection Performing a Complete Reset What is Brute-Force Attack? There may be circumstances (forgotten PIN, redeployment, return to factory default settings) when you need to completely reset the key. The complete reset feature will perform a cryptoerase on the key, generate a new encryption key, delete all users and formatting, and will return all of the settings to factory default.
Formatting the Aegis Secure Key After a Complete Reset Hibernating, Suspending, or Logging Off from the Operating System A complete reset of the Aegis Secure Key will erase all information and partition settings. After a complete reset, you will need to reformat the Aegis Secure Key. Be sure to save and close all the files on your Aegis Secure Key before hibernating, suspending, or logging off from the Windows operating system. + 9. 1. After a complete reset, press 2.
Diagnostic Mode Removable Media / Fixed Disk Toggling The keypad has a manual diagnostic mode built-in to verify proper keypad function and troubleshooting key issues. This mode will not allow access to any data or admin function. It can only be used to identify the firmware level and to test button recognition. Two devices in one: Windows, Mac, and Linux all deal with Mass Storage devices differently depending on whether they report themselves to the host as Removable Media or as Fixed Disks.
Lock-Override Mode FAQs Certain users may encounter a case where they need the key to remain unlocked during a reboot, passing the key through a virtual machine or other similar situation which, under normal circumstances, would cause the key to lock. To help facilitate this use case, “Lock-Override Mode” will allow the key to remain unlocked through USB port re-enumeration and will not lock again until USB power is interrupted.
Technical Support Quick Reference Guide for Programming Key Combinations Apricorn provides the following helpful resources for you: 1. Apricorn’s Website (http://www.apricorn.com) Standby Mode This gives you the ability to check for up-to-date information 2. E-mail us at support@apricorn.com 3.
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