Addonics CipherUSB CA256USB-2 User Manual

 

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Addonics Technologies Inc.

1918 Junction Avenue, San Jose, CA 95131

Phone: 408.573.8580 | Fax: 408.573.8588

    

CipherUSB is compatible with any USB mass storage devices. So it can be used in combination with the Diamond 

Cipher and Ruby Cipher USB drive. This combination will also raise the standard AES-256 bit encryption to 

another higher level that is practically impenetrable, similar to daisy chaining of two or more CipherUSB adapters.

Come in size of a typical thumb drive, the CipherUSB adapter is designed to be powered directly from the USB 

port. Each CipherUSB adapter comes with a code utility for you to program your own data encryption key through 

a recovery password. This can be up to 32 characters long with a complex combination of alphabets, numbers 

and special characters. The recovery password is then secured with AES 256-bit encryption and stored inside the 

CipherUSB adapter. If the encrypted USB drive or media is lost or stolen, the data in the USB drive or the media is 

absolutely inaccessible.

The CipherUSB is a full disk encryption solution which encrypts everything in the drive or the flash media, 

including the MBR and partition table. When a CipherUSB encrypted drive is attached directly to a USB port 

without the CipherUSB adapter, the drive will show up as a blank drive. The CipherUSB encrypted BD, DVD or 

CD discs will not be visible when the disks are loaded to any optical drive without the presence of the CipherUSB. 

There is no possibility for anyone to gain access to the encrypted data without using the matching CipherUSB 

adapter. The CipherUSB leaves no trace of any cipher code in RAM or any part of the computer. And since there 

is no password entered into the computer to operate the CipherUSB, there is absolutely nothing to hack into.
  

The AES 256-bit encryption inside the CipherUSB adapter is considered  the highest level of encryption standard 

there is, secure enough to protect classified information designated as Top Secret. It is theorectically impossible to 

penetrate the encryption of a single CipherUSB. You can raise the security level to a more complex level by simply 

daisy chaining two or more CipherUSB. There is no limit as to the number of CipherUSB that can be linked 

together in this set-up. The daisy chaining of two or more CipherUSB adapters will raise security to another level 

when a different person controls each CipherUSB.

What if the CipherUSB adapter is lost or damaged? You can always purchase another CipherUSB adapter and 
program it with the same recovery password as you have in your old CipherUSB adapter. Remember this solution 
is designed for absolute security. So there is no back door if you do not remember your recovery password. It is 
important that you keep your recovery password or an extra CipherUSB somewhere safe in case of a disaster.