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iStorage datAshur Personal
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Manual – v 31
www.istorage-uk.com
To format your datAshur on Mac OS computers, do the following:
5. Click on the datAshur on the left side of the Disk Utility window.
6. Choose Erase from the contextual menu on the right side of the window.
7. Select MS-DOS for the Volume Format.
8. Click Erase.
9. The formatted datAshur will appear in the Disk Utility window and will mount onto the desktop.
13. Brute Force Hacking Detection
After 10 consecutive incorrect PIN attempts, the following occurs:
• All cryptographic parameters are zeroed
• The User and Admin PINs are deleted
• All data previously stored on the drive will be lost forever
The datAshur, unlike other similar drives, is preprogrammed with an unlimited number of randomly generated
encryption keys. Each time hacking is detected (i.e. the wrong PIN is entered a total of 10 consecutive times), all
cryptographic parameters are zeroed including User and Admin PIN. Once a new User PIN is created the drive randomly
generates a new encryption key. Because of this, the datAshur will have to be formatted after each time the defence
mechanism is triggered.