User's Manual

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Locking the Key
Press the LOCK button. When successfully locked, The RED LED will glow solidly, indicating
that it’s in its standby state.
The Aegis Secure Key will not be recognized by the operating system while in its standby state.
Note: If data is still being written to the key, the Secure Key will wait until that operation is
completed and then it will lock automatically.
Unlocking the Key
1. Press the UNLOCK button to wake the key from sleep (as described above.)
The RED LED will glow solidly.
2. Enter either a User PIN or Admin PIN and press the UNLOCK button. If the PIN is
accepted, the GREEN LED will rapidly blink three times, then will slow down to one blink
per second until it’s plugged into a USB port, at which time will glow solidly.
(If the PIN is incorrect, the RED LED will blink.)
3. A blinking GREEN LED indicates that the key is unlocked and ready for use. The key is
now ready to plug into a USB port and will function as an external drive. If it’s not plugged
into a USB port within 30 seconds, the key will lock itself and return to its sleep state.
Slow Fading RED Battery charging (when plugged into USB port)
No LEDs Key locked and asleep
Blinking RED Error / incorrect key entry; Mode Not Available; User
PIN Change
Solid RED Locked / Standby state; Awaiting PIN entry
Blinking GREEN Key-entry accepted
Solid BLUE /
Blinking GREEN
Waiting for New User or Admin PIN to be
established
Solid BLUE Admin Mode
Solid GREEN Key unlocked
Slow Blinking BLUE Key unlocked in Lock-Override Mode
Solid GREEN /
Slow Blinking RED
Key unlocked in Read-Only Mode
Alternating
RED / BLUE
Indicates a mode has been entered that can result
in the deletion of a User or the data on the key
(depending on the mode chosen.)
Also used when setting Auto-lock feature
One second of RED
followed by one
second of GREEN
followed by one
second of BLUE
Self-test mode to ensure all components are ready
and working properly
Three Seconds of
Solid RED / GREEN
During Reset Process, indicates successful
resetting of cryptographic security parameters
LED States and Their Meaning
Establishing a User PIN
If no additional User beyond the Admin will be permitted to access the key’s data, disregard this
page’s contents as it relates only to the “User” PIN.
The Aegis Secure Key can have one Admin and one User, making a total of two working PINs.
Adding a User is a perfect way to securely share the key or deploy it for use where the User does
not require access to the key’s Admin features. While the User has limited functionality and no
Admin rights to the key, they can still access its data, change their own User PIN, and set the key
to Read Only or Read / Write mode.
There are two ways to establish a User PIN: Admin generated while in Admin Mode, or User
generated while in User Forced Enrollment State.
A.) ADMIN-GENERATED USER PIN
1. Enter the Admin Mode by holding UNLOCK + 0 for ve seconds; With RED LED blinking,
enter the Admin PIN and press the UNLOCK button. The BLUE LED will glow solidly.
2. Press the UNLOCK + 1 buttons together until the BLUE LED glows solidly and the
GREEN LED starts blinking.
3. Enter the User PIN* and press UNLOCK. The GREEN LED will blink three times by
itself, then the BLUE LED will glow solidly as the GREEN LED continues blinking.
4. Re-enter that same User PIN and press UNLOCK. The GREEN LED will glow solidly
for three seconds verifying that the User PIN was successfully added, and then will be
replaced by the BLUE LED glowing solidly, indicating that the key has returned to the
Admin mode.
B.) USER-GENERATED USER PIN (USER FORCED ENROLLMENT)
Note: User Forced Enrollment state can only be implemented where there is no
Admin-generated User PIN set up as described in the process above.
User Forced Enrollment Security Warning:
When a drive is in the User Forced Enrollment state, it is essentially unlocked until a User
PIN is established. Therefore, DO NOT load sensitive data onto the drive if User Forced
Enrollment is to be implemented.
1. Enter the Admin Mode by holding UNLOCK + 0 for ve seconds; With RED LED blinking,
enter the Admin PIN and press the UNLOCK button. The BLUE LED will glow solidly.
2. Press 0 + 1 and the GREEN LED will blink three times, then will be replaced by BLUE
LED glowing solidly. Press the LOCK button to return the key to its locked state. The key
is now in User Forced Enrollment State, allowing a User to establish his own User PIN.
USER-GENERATED USER PIN IN FORCED ENROLLMENT STATE
1. Press UNLOCK and ensure that the BLUE and the GREEN LEDs are glowing solidly.
2. Press UNLOCK + 1 and ensure that the BLUE LED continues glowing solidly while
the GREEN LED blinks. Enter the new User PIN and press the UNLOCK button. The
GREEN LED will blink three times by itself and then will be joined by the BLUE LED
glowing solidly.
3. Within 30 seconds, enter that same User PIN once more, and press the UNLOCK button
again. This time, the GREEN LED will glow solidly for a few seconds, then the drive will
return to its locked state, indicated by the RED LED glowing solidly. The key’s data can
now be accessed using either the User PIN or the Admin PIN.
* Note: Default setting for minimum PIN length is 7 characters,
and a maximum of 16.