Read-Only Mode - Kingston Technology IronKey Vault Privacy 80 User Manual

Note: The User Menu can be accessed by tapping the Gear instead of tapping CONNECT. For detailed
information, see Using the User
Access User Data using the Admin Password
1. Power on your VP80ES.
2. Log in using the Admin password and unlock the drive
3. Connect. The User data is accessible on the private partition.
NOTE: Incorrect password attempts from both User and Admin are calculated cumulatively towards the
Password Counter. The counter will reset upon a correct password attempt if Secure Erase was not yet
activated. Please see Password
Access Drive to Reset User Password Using Admin Password
If the User password is forgotten, just use the Admin password to reset it:
1. Power off/on the VP80ES. Log in using the Admin password and unlock the drive.
2. Tap the Setup Gear icon.
3. Tap SET USER and tap DISABLE. CONNECT, Power off/on.
4. Unlock again using Admin password. Tap the Setup Gear icon.
5. Tap SET USER to ENABLE. CONNECT, power off/on
6. Enter and confirm the new User password. Connect to confirm and access your data.
NOTE: Incorrect password attempts from both User and Admin are calculated cumulatively towards the
Password Counter. The counter will reset upon a correct password attempt if Secure Erase was not yet
activated. Please see Password

Read-Only Mode

The Admin can select the READ-ONLY MODE to globally enforce the VP80ES to always unlock in read-
only (or write-protect) mode. Enabling this option will also enforce read-only access for the User profile (if
the user profile is enabled). Once the global Read-Only Mode is enabled, data can only be read from the
VP80ES and no data can be written or modified. Read-Only mode can also be used to protect the drive
from Malware being written to it when used on untrusted computers,
To enable Read-Only Mode, follow these steps:
1. Tap the READ-ONLY MODE feature from the Admin menu.
2. Tap ENABLE.
3. Tap Back from the upper left to save and exit to the Admin menu.
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