Setting Led Flicker / Button Press Indicator Mode; Setting Minimum Pin Length Requirement; Setting The Unattended Auto-Lock Feature; Setting A Self-Destruct Pin - Apricorn Aegis Secure Key 3z User Manual

Setting LED Flicker / Button Press Indicator
Creates a flickering effect in LED lights indicating positive button presses
1. Enter the Admin mode. (Hold UNLOCK + 0 buttons for five seconds – with
blinking, enter the Admin PIN and press the UNLOCK button.) The
solidly.
Once in the Admin mode, press 0 + 3 together to enable LED Flicker mode.
2.
3. To disable LED Flicker mode, (while in Admin mode) press the 0 + 4 buttons together.

Setting Minimum PIN Length Requirement

The Secure Key's minimum PIN length default setting is 7, however, for greater security, a
longer minimum PIN setting of up to 16 characters can be implemented.
1. Enter the Admin mode. (Hold UNLOCK + 0 for five seconds – with
enter the Admin PIN and press the UNLOCK button.) The
2. Press the UNLOCK + 4 buttons; The
3. Pressing two digits, enter the new minimum PIN length; e.g.: 08 = 8 characters, 11 = 11
characters, etc.
4. If accepted, the GREEN LED will blink three times and the Secure Key will return to the
Admin mode, indicated by the BLUE
07, or greater than 16, the RED LED will blink three times indicating entry error and your
command will not be accepted.

Setting the Unattended Auto-Lock Feature

To protect against unauthorized access if the key is unlocked and unattended, the Aegis
Secure Key can be set to automatically lock after a predetermined period of inactivity. In its
default state, the Aegis Secure Key's Unattended Auto-Lock feature is turned off.
The Unattended Auto-Lock can be set to activate after 5, 10 or 20 minutes of inactivity.
To set the Unattended Auto-Lock, perform the following steps:
Enter the Admin mode. (Hold UNLOCK + 0 for five seconds – with
1.
enter the Admin PIN and press the UNLOCK button.) The
2. Once in the Admin mode, press UNLOCK + 6.
The RED and BLUE LEDs will blink alternately.
3. Press one of the numbers below that corresponds to the amount of inactivity you would
like the key to lock itself:
0 = OFF (The Default is OFF for this feature.)
1 = 5 minutes
2 = 10 minutes
3 = 20 minutes
4. After you have entered the desired amount of allowable inactivity, the
blink three times indicating command acceptance, and then will return to the Admin
BLUE
mode, indicated by the LED glowing solidly.
RED
BLUE LED will glow
RED LED blinking,
BLUE LED will glow solidly.
RED LED will blink.
LED glowing solidly. If the numeric entry is below
RED
LED blinking,
BLUE LED will glow solidly.
GREEN

Setting a Self-Destruct PIN

For certain users, it's important to have a "last-resort" level of security where sensitive data
falling into the wrong hands must be avoided. The Secure Key's Self-Destruct PIN defends
LED
against physically compromising situations by erasing the key's contents, leaving it to look
as if it never had any data written to it. *USE WITH CAUTION* When this mode is activated
and the key is unlocked with the Self-Destruct PIN, it will effectively perform a crypto-erase
on the key, deleting all of its data. Additionally, the encryption key will be deleted and a new
encryption key will be created to take its place. When this Self-Destruct PIN is deployed,
the key will unlock and the
unlocked. The key, however, will need to be partitioned and formatted before it can be used
again. The previous Admin and User codes will be deleted in the crypto-erase and the Self-
Destruct PIN will then become the new Admin PIN to unlock the key.
The Self-Destruct PIN can be set by either the Admin or the User. If the Admin sets the
Self-Destruct PIN, only the Admin can disable or change the PIN. If the User sets the Self-
Destruct PIN, both the User and the Admin can change or overwrite the PIN.
Note: The Self-Destruct PIN must be different from the Admin PIN and User PIN.
1. By default, the Self-Destruct feature is disabled. To allow the Secure Key to be set with
a Self-Destruct PIN, Enter the Admin mode. (Hold UNLOCK + 0 for five seconds – with
RED LED blinking, enter the Admin PIN and press the UNLOCK button.) The
LED will glow solidly.
2. Press the 7 + 4 buttons together*. The
point, the Self Destruct PIN can now be set by the Admin while the Key is in the Admin
mode, or it can be set up at another time by the User (after the Key is unlocked with the
User PIN) with the following steps.
3. Press UNLOCK + 3 for five seconds. The
Enter the Self-Destruct PIN and press UNLOCK. The
4.
and then will return to
Re-enter the Self-Destruct PIN and press UNLOCK. The
5.
for three seconds and then will return to either the Admin mode (indicated by the
LED glowing solidly) or the unlocked state if created by User.
*NOTE: To disable / discard a Self-Destruct PIN, Press the 7 + 4 buttons together for
a second or two; successful disablement / removal will be indicated by three
blinks. To re-enable the Self-Destruct PIN mode, press the 7 + 4 buttons again and
three GREEN
Repeat steps 3 through 5.
LED will
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GREEN LED will glow solidly as if the key is being normally
GREEN LED will blink three times and at this
RED and BLUE
RED and BLUE LEDs blinking alternately.
LED blinks will indicate that it's ready to accept a new Self-Destruct PIN.
BLUE
LEDs will blink alternately.
GREEN
LED will blink three times
GREEN
LED will glow solidly
BLUE
RED LED
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