Deleting The User Pin; Changing The User Pin; Changing The Admin Pin; Setting One-Time-Use Recovery Pins - Apricorn Aegis Secure Key 3z User Manual

Deleting the User PIN

You can delete the User PIN by doing the following:
1. Enter the Admin mode. (Hold UNLOCK + 0 for five seconds. With the
enter the Admin PIN and press the UNLOCK button.) The
2. Press the 7 + 8 buttons together for five seconds. The
then will be followed by the RED and
3. Press the 7 + 8 buttons together again for five seconds. The
for two seconds.
4. The key will return to Admin mode indicated by the
NOTE: Deleting the User PIN will also delete the Self-Destruct PIN as well as all recovery
PINs (if any have been set.)

Changing the User PIN

The User PIN can be changed within the User mode (key unlocked,
*Note: The Admin PIN cannot be changed while in the User mode. The Admin PIN can only
be changed from within the Admin mode; See below.
You can change the User PIN by doing the following:
1. Unlock the Aegis Secure Key with the User PIN. (The
2. Press the UNLOCK + 1 buttons together for five seconds (the
3. Enter the current User PIN and press the UNLOCK button. (The
GREEN
solidly and the LED will blink.)
4. Enter the new User PIN and press the UNLOCK button (the
three times, followed by the BLUE
5. Re-enter the new User PIN and press the UNLOCK button (the
solidly for two seconds, then will return to the User mode, indicated by the
LED blinking.)

Changing the Admin PIN

Changes to the Admin PIN can only be made while the key is in the Admin mode.
1. Enter the Admin mode. (Hold UNLOCK + 0 for five seconds – with the
enter the Admin PIN and press the UNLOCK button.) The
2. Press UNLOCK + 9. The BLUE LED will glow solidly and the
3. Enter the new Admin PIN and press the UNLOCK button. The
three times.
4. Re-enter the new Admin PIN and press the UNLOCK button. The
solidly for two seconds and then return to the Admin mode, indicated by the
glowing solidly.
RED LED blinking,
BLUE LED will now glow solidly.
GREEN LED will blink three times and
BLUE LEDs blinking alternately.
GREEN LED will glow solidly
BLUE
LED glowing solidly.
GREEN LED blinking)
GREEN LED will blink)
RED LED will blink)
BLUE LED will glow
GREEN LED will blink
LED glowing solidly and the GREEN LED blinking.)
GREEN LED will glow
RED
BLUE LED will glow solidly.
GREEN LED will blink.
GREEN LED will blink
GREEN

Setting One-Time-Use Recovery PINs

Gives the Admin the ability to set Recovery PINs that will allow a User to access data on the
Secure Key in the event of a forgotten PIN by creating a new state of User Forced Enrollment
in which a new User PIN can be established without wiping any data off of the drive. The
Admin can establish up to four one-time-use Recovery PINs. Once a Recovery PIN has been
used to access the Secure Key, it will no longer be available. NOTE: The Recovery PIN will
not unlock the device, but will place the Secure Key into a User Forced Enrollment state,
where the User can then establish a new User PIN and then access the Key's data.
1. Enter the Admin mode. (Hold UNLOCK + 0 for five seconds. With the
enter the Admin PIN and press the UNLOCK button.) The
2. Press the UNLOCK + 8 buttons. The
be joined by a solid
Enter the Recovery PIN and press the UNLOCK button. If PIN is accepted, the
3.
will blink three times.
4. Repeat by entering that same Recovery PIN and pressing the UNLOCK button again. If PIN is
accepted for the final time, the
return to the Admin mode indicated by a solid
5. To add more Recovery PINs, repeat steps 2-4. When finished, press the LOCK button to
return Key to its Standby mode.
Using a One-Time-Use Recovery PIN
Remember that using a Recovery PIN to set the Secure Key into User Forced Enrollment
renders that PIN unavailable.
1. With the Secure Key in Standby mode, press and hold the UNLOCK + 7 buttons together for
five seconds and release once the
2. Enter a recovery PIN (from Admin) and press the UNLOCK button. The
GREEN
three times by itself, and then will be joined by a solid
Forced Enrollment mode.
Enter a new User PIN and press the UNLOCK button. The
3.
if accepted.
4. Re-enter that same new User PIN and press the UNLOCK button again to verify it. If
accepted, the
LED blinking,
Standby state, indicated by the
accessible using this new User PIN.
LED will glow
BLUE LED
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GREEN LED will blink three times by itself, and then will
BLUE LED.
GREEN LED will blink three times and the Secure Key will then
BLUE
LED.
RED
LED starts blinking.
BLUE
GREEN LED will blink three times and then the Secure Key will return to its
RED
LED glowing steadily. The Secure Key will now be
RED LED blinking,
BLUE LED will now glow solidly.
GREEN
LED
GREEN LED will blink
LED indicating the Key is in User
GREEN
LED will blink three times
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