Guard your data with the 256GB IronKey Vault Privacy 50 Series USB-A 3.2 Gen 1 Flash Drive from Kingston. Boasting FIPS 197-certified XTS-AES 256-bit hardware encryption, this USB-A flash drive is designed for secure storage. Protect stored files with passwords utilizing 6 to 16 or 10 to 64 characters. Plus, the IronKey Vault Privacy 50 Series also protects against brute force and BadUSB attacks. Admin and User profiles, one-time recovery password, and read-only settings ensure easy deployment.

Utilizing the USB-A 3.2 Gen 1 interface, this drive features read and write speeds up to 250 and 180 MB/s, respectively. Designed for resilient everyday operation, it's even waterproof at depths up to 4'. The IronKey Vault Privacy 50 Series USB 3.2 Gen 1 Flash Drive is compatible with Windows 8.1 and later and macOS 10.14 and later.

256GB Storage Capacity    Max Read Speed: 250 MB/s    Max Write Speed: 180 MB/s    USB-A 3.2 Gen 1 Interface    Waterproof up to 4'    FIPS 197 XTS-AES 256-Bit Encryption    Compatible with Windows and macOS

Safeguard important data with FIPS 197 certified XTS-AES 256-bit encryption and built-in protections against BadUSB and Brute Force attacks.

Enable admin, user, and one-time recovery passwords. Admins can reset a user password and create a one-time recovery password to restore the user's access to data. Brute force attack protection locks out a user or one-time recovery passwords upon 10 invalid passwords entered in a row and erases the drive if the admin password is entered incorrectly 10 times in a row.

Select between Complex or Passphrase password mode. Passphrases can be a numeric PIN, sentences with space characters, list of words, or even lyrics from 10 to 64 characters long.

Avoid malware attacks with a forced Read-Only mode set by Admin for User or a session-based Read-Only mode set by Admin or User.

Use admin role to locally manage users and one-time recovery passwords, recover data access on locked drives, and comply with laws and regulations when forensics are required.

Reduce failed login attempts and frustration by enabling "eye" button to view password typed. A virtual keyboard function allows you to shield password entry from keyloggers and screenloggers.

USB 3.2 Gen 1 features a maximum throughput of 5 Gb/s and is synonymous with USB 3.1 Gen 1 and USB 3.0.

Related Questions and Answers

Q: 1. What is the write speed of this drive? Showing only the read speed seems suspect.

A: The Silicon Power 128GB Mobile C51 USB 3.2 Gen 1 Flash Drive (Silver), B&H # SI128MC51DFD, supports write speeds of up to 40MB/s.

Q: 2. Does this product have an international lifetime warranty. does the warranty cover in Israel ?

A: This USB drive has a 5 year US warranty.

Q: 3. I bought this item from you weeks ago, today was trying to copy paste from PC to USB 6.80Gb Video in Mkv format, but it's doesnt allows me "telling that file is too big for the final file system ", but at the same time, i have another sandisk usb 128Gb, which allows me to copy paste same video file size without an a any problem, so what's the problem?

A: You may need to reformat the drive to NTFS or exFAT. This would lift the limitation.

Q: 4. Can you use this as a Boot drive?

A: It can be setup as a boot device, but it will depend on the OS and the way you setup the USB drive.

Q: 5. Will this work with Android? Specifically Samsung Galaxy 21 and Tab8+

A: The Kingston 4TB XS2000 USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 External Solid State Drive (B&H # KISXS20004KG) can be used for storage when attached to Android devices with a USB-C port.

Q: 6. Does this drive need formatting for macOS Monterey?

A: Yes, you would need to reformat the Kingston 2TB XS2000 USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 External Solid State Drive in disk utility for seamless compatibility in macOS Monterey.

Q: 7. Why is this listed as 16GB when the capacity is only 14.4GB?

A: If you buy any drive you never get full capacity. Because they have to put software in that control the usb or drive. Software take little space. Without that software these are only boxes. It need brain to think. Same like human without brain we are nothing and cant do any thing.

Q: 8. Can you use this for the mixpre recorders?

A: Yes, the SanDisk 512GB Ultra Luxe USB 3.1 Gen 1 Type-A Flash Drive can be connected to the USB type-A port on Sound Devices MixPre II series or to a USB hub connected to the USB Type-A port. The MixPre II has the ability to auto-copy recorded data from the SD card to a formatted USB Type-A flashdrive.

Q: 9. Cap, does it come with a cap?

A: No it would not, as this is designed to plug in and stay in the device.

Q: 10. Does it reach anywhere near the theoretical 2000 MB/s on MacOS via Thunderbolt?

A: Sure, the Kingston 4TB XS2000 USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 External Solid State Drive can reach up to 2000 MB/s if you are using the included cable and you are connecting the drive to a USB 3.2 USB-C port on the computer.