Kingston DataTraveler Vault Privacy-Managed with SafeConsole

DataTraveler Vault-Privacy Managed is a bundled product from Kingston that brings together the rugged flash drives from Kingston Technology with SafeConsole, the hardware encryption technology from BlockMaster Security. With DTVP-M, businesses have a centralized platform to encrypt and manage all the flash drives used within their organization. Kingston also sent the DataTraveler 4000-Managed flash drive, which I was also able to use with SafeConsole.?

Data stored on flash drives managed with SafeConsole is very secure. The hardware-based encryption is strong with Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) 256-bit CBC mode, and after 10 failed intrusion attempts, the drive locks up and the encryption key is destroyed. Administrators can also configure custom rules for strong and complex passwords.

Pricing is quite affordable, as licenses for SafeConsole start at $40. The drives vary by storage capacity and model but range from $59 to about $300. Some retailers have them for even less. The DT4000-M 4GB Kingston has an MSRP $62, but they are available for much less. The DTVP-M for 2GB has an MSRP of $59, but is also available for much less.

When buying, though, make sure that the "-M" (for Managed) is part of the name. Kingston sells unmanaged versions of the drives, for cheaper, but they can't be used with SafeConsole.

Flash Drive Specs
Kingston's DTVP-M flash drives come in the same rugged and waterproof case the company is well-known for, but is bright blue. The drives also have USB 2.0 connectivity, a transfer speed of up to 24 MBps Reads? and 10 MBps Writes.. The drives measures 3.06 inches by 0.9 inches by 0.47 inches and comes in capacities of of 2GB, 4GB, 8GB, 1GB, and 32 GB

The DataTraveler 4000-Managed flash drives have speeds up to 18MBps rin Reads and 10 MBps in Writes.. The drive measures the same as DTVP-M but comes in a black case. DT4000-M is available in capacities to 2GB, 4GB, 8GB, and 16GB.?

The key difference that sets these DataTraveler drives from other Kingston products is the management software bundled with the drive. The drives must be managed using SafeConsole, a mobile device-management software from BlockMaster Security.

SafeConsole
I focused on the SafeConsole management software for this review, as this is what sets the Kingston offering apart from other secure flash drive offerings, which general use private encryption software. For businesses that ?may already have other SafeConsole-ready drives, such as the ones from SuperSonic and Softek, Kingston's partnership with BlockMaster Security is actually a plus, as the same software can be used to manage all the drives, regardless of brand.??

The PDF document accompanying the software is chock-full of information and tips needed to use the software, but the interface is intuitive enough to not really need it.

Kingston Usage
Flash drives plugged into the computer would connect to SafeConsole over the network, or even over VPN, to authenticate. There are two partitions on the drive, although when it is initially inserted into the computer, the user sees only the partition that controls the login and authentication process. I was unable to see the secure data partition where the data is actually stored until I logged in and connected to the SafeConsole Web application. The Kingston DataTraveler worked just fine getting information onto and off the flash drive.

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