User guide
PAGE 18IRONKEY BASIC USER GUIDE
USING YOUR IRONKEY IN READ-ONLY MODE (WINDOWS, MAC, LINUX)
You can unlock your IronKey in a read-only state such that les on your IronKey cannot be
edited. An example of when this is useful is when you want to access a le on your IronKey
while using an untrusted or unknown computer. If you unlock your IronKey in Read-Only
Mode, you need not fear that malware on that machine will infect your IronKey or modify your
les.
When you unlock your IronKey in Read-Only Mode, you will remain in Read-Only Mode until
you lock your IronKey.
Note that some features are not available in Read-Only Mode because they require modifying
les on your IronKey. Examples of unavailable features include reformatting, updating and
restoring applications and les to your IronKey, and using the Applications List.
On Windows and Mac OS X Computers:
# Step Description
1 When unlocking your IronKey, select the
“Unlock IronKey in Read-Only Mode”
checkbox.
2 You will see a message in the IronKey
Control Panel that conrms you are in
Read-Only Mode.
On Linux Computers:
# Step Description
1 To unlock your IronKey in Read-Only
Mode on Linux, enter:
ironkey --read-only
2 To return to a normal state where you can
edit les again, lock your IronKey:
ironkey --lock