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{{Short description|Brand of USB devices}}
[[File:Ironkey.jpg|thumb|IronKey S250 8[[Gigabyte|GB]] encrypted USB flash drive]]
'''IronKey''' is the brand name of a family of encrypted [[USB flash drive|USB portable storage devices]] owned by Kingston Digital, the flash memory affiliate of [[Kingston Technology]] Company, Inc.
==History==
From 2005 to 2012, IronKey was an Internet security and privacy company based in California. IronKey's founding was partially funded by the [[Federal government of the United States|U.S. federal government]], with a grant of [[United States dollar|US$]]1.4 million through the [[HSARPA|Homeland Security Research Projects Agency]].<ref>{{cite web|url = http://www.levp.com/cat-bin/filexfer/show/031208VentureWireITSEF.pdf?artist_id=365&folder=news_attachments&file=031208VentureWireITSEF.pdf|title = SOMETHING VENTURED: Uncle Sam Is Staking Start-Ups|publisher = VentureWire|date = March 12, 2008|access-date = August 5, 2009|archive-date = July 13, 2011|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110713202820/http://www.levp.com/cat-bin/filexfer/show/031208VentureWireITSEF.pdf?artist_id=365&folder=news_attachments&file=031208VentureWireITSEF.pdf|url-status = dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.darkreading.com/security/perimeter/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=208808181|title=10 Hot Security Startups|publisher=DarkReading|date=April 12, 2007|access-date=August 5, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dhs.gov/files/programs/gc_1218474924792.shtm#16|title=Command, Control and Interoperability Programs and Projects|publisher=Department of Homeland Security|date=April 2, 2009|access-date=August 5, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120305162235/http://www.dhs.gov/files/programs/gc_1218474924792.shtm#16|archive-date=March 5, 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> Their products have been used by the U.S. government in various areas.<ref>{{cite web| url =http://www.iaem.com/committees/governmentaffairs/documents/DHSBudgetinBriefFY2010.pdf|title = U.S. Department of Homeland Security - 2010 Budget in Brief|publisher = Department of Homeland Security|year =2009|access-date = August 5, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dhs.gov/xabout/gc_1244659918636.shtm|title=Department Responsibilities: Maximize Use of Science, Technology and Innovation|publisher=Department of Homeland Security|date=July 22, 2009|access-date=August 5, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090805015717/http://www.dhs.gov/xabout/gc_1244659918636.shtm|archive-date=August 5, 2009|url-status=dead}}</ref>
[[Imation]] acquired IronKey in September 2011.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Security/Imation-Acquires-IronKeys-USBBased-Hardware-Security-Business-337990/ |title=Imation Acquires IronKey's USB-Based Hardware Security Business |publisher=eWeek |access-date=Sep 20, 2011 }}{{Dead link|date=September 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> In October 2012, IronKey rebranded itself as Marble Security, and the IronKey brand became wholly owned by Imation.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.eweek.com/mobile/marble-cloud-launches-mobile-security-service-for-iphone-android/  |title=Marble Cloud Launches Mobile Security Service for iPhone, Android |date=16 October 2012 |publisher=eWeek|access-date=Oct 16, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://ir.imation.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=73967&p=irol-newsArticle&id=1745084 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130713030053/http://ir.imation.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=73967&p=irol-newsArticle&id=1745084 |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 13, 2013 |title=Imation to Unify Mobile Security Portfolio around IronKey Brand |publisher=Imation |access-date=Oct 15, 2012 }}</ref> As part of Imation, the IronKey portfolio includes products and intellectual property from the former IronKey, as well as technologies from Imation acquisitions of MXI Security and ENCRYPTX.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.itworldcanada.com/news/imation-acquires-mxi-security-broadens-product-line/143308 |title=Imation acquires MXI Security, broadens product line|date=10 June 2011 |publisher=IT World Canada|access-date=June 10, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://techcrunch.com/2011/03/03/imation-acquires-encryption-and-security-solutions-company-encryptx/ |title=Imation Acquires Encryption And Security Solutions Company ENCRYPTX|date=3 March 2011 |publisher=TechCrunch|access-date=March 3, 2011}}</ref>
On February 8, 2016, [[Kingston Technology]] Company, Inc., announced it had acquired the USB technology and assets of IronKey from Imation.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.computerworld.com/article/3031055/kingston-buys-encrypted-flash-drive-maker-ironkey.html|title=Kingston buys encrypted flash drive maker IronKey|last=Mearian|first=Lucas|date=2016-02-08|website=Computerworld|language=en|access-date=2020-02-27}}</ref>
On February 8, 2016, [https://datalocker.com/ DataLocker Inc.] announced it had acquired Ironkey's Enterprise Management Service (EMS) and other assets from Imation. <ref>{{Cite web|last=Inc|first=DataLocker|date=2016-02-08|title=DataLocker Acquires IronKey Enterprise Management Services (EMS) and Other Assets From Imation|url=https://www.globenewswire.com/en/news-release/2016/02/08/1228511/0/en/Dat[http://datalocker.com datalocker.com]aLocker-Acquires-IronKey-Enterprise-Management-Services-EMS-and-Other-Assets-From-Imation.html|access-date=2021-07-30|website=GlobeNewswire News Room|language=en}}</ref>
In November 2018, Kingston announced that the IronKey had new features and was now FIPS 140-2 Level 3 certified.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.geeky-gadgets.com/encrypted-usb-drive-15-11-2018/|title=Kingston IronKey D300 encrypted USB drive|date=2018-11-15|website=Geeky Gadgets|language=en-US|access-date=2020-02-27}}</ref>
In early 2021, a reported 7,000 Bitcoin were stranded in a IronKey flash drive due to a forgotten password. The owner, Programmer Stefan Thomas, did not utilize the Enterprise Management Service for password recovery. <ref>{{Cite web|last=January 2021|first=Joel Khalili 19|date=2021-01-19|title=IronKey maker couldn't liberate this locked $260m Bitcoin wallet, even if it wanted to|url=https://www.techradar.com/news/ironkey-maker-couldnt-unlock-this-locked-dollar260m-bitcoin-wallet-even-if-it-wanted-to|access-date=2021-07-30|website=TechRadar|language=en}}</ref> In 2023, a company named Unciphered found a way to unlock IronKey USB sticks similar to the one Thomas used.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Greenberg |first=Andy |title=They Cracked the Code to a Locked USB Drive Worth $235 Million in Bitcoin. Then It Got Weird |language=en-US |magazine=Wired |url=https://www.wired.com/story/unciphered-ironkey-password-cracking-bitcoin/ |access-date=2023-10-25 |issn=1059-1028}}</ref>
===Windows To Go portable workspaces===
Among Imation’s IronKey products are flash drives certified by Microsoft for [[Windows To Go]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/enterprise/products-and-technologies/devices/windowstogo.aspx|title=Microsoft Windows To Go Homepage|website=[[Microsoft]] }}</ref> Windows To Go is an enterprise feature of Windows 8 that enables the creation of a workspace that can be booted from a USB-connected external drive on PCs that meet Microsoft certification requirements, regardless of the operating system running on the PC. A Windows To Go product, the IronKey Workspace W300, received the Editors’ Choice accolade from ''PC Magazine'' in February 2013.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2415960,00.asp |title=IronKey Workspace W300 (64GB)|publisher=PC Magazine|access-date=Feb 26, 2013}}</ref>
==Products==
===Secure Portable Storage===
*IronKey Enterprise S250 and D250 USB flash drives
*IronKey F200 Biometric Flash Drive
*IronKey Basic S250 and D250 USB flash drives
*IronKey F150 Flash Drive
*IronKey Personal S250 and D250 USB flash drives
*IronKey H100 External USB Hard Drive
*IronKey H200 Biometric External USB Hard Drive
*IronKey F100 Flash Drive
*IronKey D80 Flash Drive
*IronKey H80 External USB Hard Drive
*IronKey D300S USB Flash Drive
*IronKey D300SM USB Flash Drive
*IronKey S1000 Encrypted USB Flash Drive
===IronKey Secure Workspaces===
'''Windows 8:'''
*IronKey Workspace W700 Windows To Go (Microsoft certified, FIPS Certified)<ref>[http://csrc.nist.gov/groups/STM/cmvp/documents/140-1/140sp/140sp2183.pdf FIPS 140-2 Non-Proprietary Security Policy]
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*IronKey Workspace W500 Windows To Go  (Microsoft certified)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/windows|title=Explore Windows 10 OS, Computers, Apps, & More - Microsoft|website=www.microsoft.com}}</ref>
*IronKey Workspace W300 Windows To Go  (Microsoft certified)
'''Windows 7:'''
*IronKey Workspace MWES USB Flash Drive with Microsoft Windows Embedded Standard (MWES) edition software.
==References==
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==External links==
* {{Official website|www.ironkey.com}}
[[Category:Solid-state computer storage media]]
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