Keep your mission-critical data safe while you're on the go with the 8TB Aegis Fortress L3 Encrypted Portable SSD from Apricorn. This portable 8TB solid state drive is encased in an aircraft-grade aluminum-alloy shell with an integrated, wear-resistant 10-digit security keypad. The system allows you to set your own pin and transfers data at up to 5 Gb/s over its USB 3.1 Gen 1 connection. Designed to meet FIPS 140-2 Level 3 standards, the drive protects your data with real-time AES-XTS 256-bit encryption. Forced enrollment helps to ensure that the drive can't be used without programming a PIN, while an auto-lock feature automatically locks the drive after it's left unattended for a predetermined period of time. The drive is also designed to wipe itself after a set number of incorrect PIN entry attempts.

USB Type-A and USB Type-C cables are included with the drive. The Aegis Fortress L3 is platform agnostic and will work with any complaint system with a powered USB port, including Windows, Mac, Linux, and Android devices.

8TB Capacity    Up to 5 Gb/s Data Transfer Speed    Real-Time AES-XTS 256-Bit Encryption    Integrated 10-Digit PIN Keypad    FIPS 140-2 Level 3 Standard    Aircraft-Grade 6061 Aluminum Alloy    Forced Enrollment    Brute-Force Protection    Auto-Lock

The hard drive, electronics, external fasteners, and the enclosure are all included within this elevated FIPS validation boundary. The tamper-resistant enclosure is milled from a solid block of aircraft-grade 6061 aluminum alloy. Snap-off uni-directional security fasteners are also included in addition to a membrane-style keypad.

Featuring AES-XTS 256-bit hardware encryption, the Aegis Fortress L3 seamlessly encrypts all data as it's being written to the drive on the fly and it's designed to protect your data even if the hard drive is extracted from its enclosure.

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

The Aegis Fortress L3 is ready to use right out of the box; no software, drivers, or updates needed. The drive is compatible with Windows, macOS, Linux, or most mass storage-compliant systems with a powered USB port.

The Fortress L3 has no factory-preset default PIN. With forced enrollment, the administrator is required to establish a sufficiently complex PIN before the device can be set up or used.

Create custom profiles and mass configure multiple Aegis devices at once with Apricorn's Aegis Configurator tool, which is sold separately.

All PIN entries are performed on the device's keypad, making it compatible with systems without keyboards. The drive shares no critical security parameters with its host computer.

The Fortress L3 is designated for specific cases in which the drive needs to remain unlocked, such as during reboot, passing the drive through a virtual machine, or other situations that would normally prompt the drive to automatically lock. When enabled, lock-override mode allows the L3 to remain unlocked through USB port re-enumeration and will not re-lock until USB power is interrupted or the lock button is pressed.

Particularly important in forensics, read-only mode is ideal for applications that require data to be preserved in its original, unaltered state and can't be overwritten or modified. The Fortress has two read-only modes. The first is set within the administrator mode and can only be enabled or disabled with the administrator PIN. The second read-only mode can be set and disabled by anyone with a valid PIN.

In the case of lost or forgotten user PINs, up to four single-use data recovery PINs can be programmed and used to restore access to the data on the drive.

After a predetermined number of consecutive incorrect PIN entry attempts (programmable, up to 20), the L3 will conclude that it is under brute-force attack and will respond by performing a crypto-erase, deleting the encryption key and thus rendering all the drive's data useless.

Designed with protection in mind, the Aegis Fortress L3's keypad is resistant to dust, grit, and water. The buttons coated with a durable polymer that defends against surface wear, ideal for preventing hackers from guessing the drive's most frequently used buttons.

For added PIN length and enhanced security, the minimum PIN length requirement can be increased from 7 characters up to 16.

Indicates positive button entry with visual LED confirmation.

Automatically locks after a predetermined amount of time or interruption of USB hub power.

Offers an infinite number of resets and performs a crypto-erase with new encryption key regeneration.

Related Questions and Answers

Q: 1. What is the average read/write speed for this unit in the RAID 5 configuration?

A: The OWC 8TB ThunderBay 4 mini has an average transfer speed of 1556 MB/s.

Q: 2. What size mounting screws do I need for a Samsung 870 QVO?

A: The mounting threads for the 2TB 870 QVO 2.5- SATA III Internal SSD drives are M3 type x 4mm.

Q: 3. Is the drive a Thunderbolt 3 or Thunderbolt 4-rated drive? Connected to a Mac, will it get the 2500+ read/write speeds?

A: The Oyen Digital 8TB U34 Bolt USB4 External SSD is a USB4 drive. This drive is fully compatible with Thunderbolt 4 and, when connected to a Mac, can achieve read and write performance up to 2800 MB/s.

Q: 4. Is this SSD drive ideal for video editing?

A: the Samsung 8TB 870 QVO 2.5" SATA III Internal SSD BH #SAMZ77Q8T0B could be used for Video editing.

Q: 5. If a single SSD drive fails, does B&H carry the replacement 4TB drive (for the Thunderbay 4 mini 16T model)?

A: We do not have exact information on the specific drive models included with the OWC ThunderBay 4 mini 4-Drive SSD Thunderbolt 3 RAID 5 Array, but compatible drives can certainly be found easily enough.

Q: 6. What I have to do to install this in replace of an older one and do not loose the boot system ?

A: You can download from Samsung Data Migration software. It is designed to help users quickly, easily, and safely migrate all of their data – including their current operating system, application software, and user data – from their existing storage device (e.g. HDD) to their new Samsung SSD. you may need to get a Sata yo USB adapter. https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1425652-REG/pearstone_usb311_sata_usb_3_1_gen_1.html?sts=pi&pim=Y

Q: 7. Is this a hardware RAID or software RAID system?

A: The OWC ThunderBay 4 mini uses a software RAID controller.

Q: 8. Does it come with a cable or do I need to purchase one separately?

A: The OWC 16TB ThunderBay 4 mini 4-Drive SSD Thunderbolt 3 RAID 5 Array does come with 1 Thunderbolt 3 Cable and 1 External Power Supply. It comes with all the cabling you'd need to get started.

Q: 9. Does this device require raid format be implemented or can I use it as independent disk storage?

A: The OWC 16TB ThunderBay 4 mini 4-Drive SSD Thunderbolt 3 RAID 5 Array comes pre-configured in RAID 5 but can be configured into JBOD format with the software.

Q: 10. Is software required to run JBOD configuration? Like, do separate drives show up as individual volumes?

A: The OWC 2TB ThunderBay 4 mini 4-Drive SSD Thunderbolt 3 RAID 5 Array BH #OWTB3QMS02TP comes as RIAD 5 and needs the software for any changes to the drives and RAID mode.