Datasheet

Benefits of DTV/DTVP Hardware-Based Encryption vs. Software Approaches
DTV & DTVP with
built-in, hardware-based
encryption/decryption
Other USB Drives
with Software-based
Encryption
Invalid Password Retry limit Yes Rare
Advanced hashing (encoding) of user
password to secure it
Yes Varies
Dedicated AES co-processor on USB drive Yes No
Data encrypted/decrypted on host computer No Yes
AES key exposed to host computer or
network
No Yes
Performance penalty No Yes (40-50% slower)
Transparent encryption/decryption (drag &
drop; copy and paste files)
Yes Rare
4.0 Certifications and Operating System Support:
The Kingston DT Vault and DT Vault — Privacy Edition are certified as Hi-Speed USB 2.0 drives.
OS support, especially of encryption features, is shown below:
Operating System DTVP DTV
Windows compatibility
Vista; 2000 SP3, 4;
XP SP1, 2
Vista; 2000 SP4;
XP SP1, 2
Mac OS 10.3.x and above / Linux Kernel
2.6 and above
No
Yes (file transfer only
in public zone)
The DT Vault and DT Vault – Privacy Edition drives also meet the provisions of the Cryptography
Note (Note 3) in Category 5, Part 2, of the Commerce Control List (United States Department of
Commerce – Bureau of Industry and Security – Encryption regulatory).
5.0 DataTraveler Vault & DataTraveler Vault - Privacy Edition Performance*
Kingston’s DTV and DTVP USB Flash drives are engineered with a state-of-the-art, Hi-Speed
USB 2.0 controller that delivers outstanding performance. Even when AES-256
encryption/decryption security is used, their performance is not reduced due to the built-in AES-
256 co-processor. DT Vault and DT Vault – Privacy Edition drives makes no performance
compromises while delivering an advanced level of security.
*Speed may vary due to host hardware, software and usage. Based on internal tests.
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