WD NVMe SSD with ArmorLock enciphering

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2020: The announcement of NVMe SSD with ArmorLock enciphering

On September 4, 2020 the Western Digital company submitted the platform of security ArmorLock and NVMe SSD drives with enciphering.

According to the company, the platform of security ArmorLock provides the sufficient level of protection of data allowing the owner of content to control who and as gets access to it. In NVMe SSD drives this technology works with ArmorLock enciphering simply and quickly. Read more here.

NVMe SSD drives with enciphering of ArmorLock provide the speed of a read and write to 1000 MB/s through USB- SuperSpeed port of 10 Gbps. With the help applications ArmorLock users can unblock remotely the device with the help phone, using recognition persons, on a fingerprint or with the help the code -password from phone, so the lost password will not become the reason of failure to meet time constraints of commissioning of the project any more. The SSD drive provides enciphering, without breaking at the same time working processes - for joint work now it is not necessary to enter PIN code to a disk.

Besides, mobile and the ArmorLock desktop applications give the chance to network administrators to configure and manage a large number of disks and a great number of users, controlling their access rights. The security level of the next generation implemented in ArmorLock devices gives to the working groups the chance to authorize remote users prior to sharing of disks, using messengers and services of e-mail; such functionality is especially important at simultaneous operation over the project of several commands and need to ensure safety of content at its transportation between locations.

Other key characteristics of NVMe of SSD drives with enciphering of ArmorLock and the ArmorLock application:

• simple setup and unblocking using the ArmorLock application installed on the smartphone;
• 256-bit hardware encryption of cryptofirmness of AES-XTS;
• safe removal and reformatting of disks under the file system in a single step;
• demonstration of the last known location of a disk on the card;
• permanent maintenance of the due security level thanks to updates on site operation, improvement;
• durability thanks to protection against dust and moisture according to IP67 standard, protection against falling from height to 3 meters and resistance on compression up to 453.59 kg.