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  • Page 1 Chameleon User Manual...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Password Modification ....................20 Adding, Deleting, and Resizing Encrypted Drives ............... 21 Additional Functions and Limitations .................. 23 Using a Chameleon Device with Multiple Computers ..........23 Using Multiple Devices with the Same Computer ............23 Windows Paging File....................24 Safe Removal ........................

  • Page 3: Introduction

    USB encryption devices by protecting the files on your hard disk rather than transferring them to a USB device. Chameleon creates an encrypted drive using the free space in your hard disk. Files and applications stored in this encrypted drive are protected and can only be accessed when the Chameleon device is plugged in.
  • Page 4 A) Choose a Recovery Passphrase. This passphrase is only used for making duplicate copies of your Chameleon device (in case you lose it) and not used in normal operation. You can think of the Recovery Passphrase as a password stored on the device itself.
  • Page 5 After completing the installation, make several duplicate devices with this sequence as backups (See ). In order “5 Duplicating a Chameleon Device” to create additional duplicates in the future, save the random sequence in a secure location. Delete the sequence, otherwise.

  • Page 6: Uninstalling

    Windows. A forensic examination of your hard disk will reveal only encrypted, apparently random, data. Only files that are stored on the Chameleon drive are encrypted. Any files copied or read from the encrypted drive are automatically decrypted. For instance, if a user were to attach a file from an encrypted drive to an email, that file would be attached decrypted.
  • Page 7 “Secure Paste”. Like the secure move option, the secure paste command cleans away all traces of the unencrypted files from the hard disk. Secure commands are only available when the Chameleon device is plugged in. Copyright © 2011, LucidPort Technology, Inc.
  • Page 8 Deleting a file stored in an encrypted drive places it in the Windows’ Recycle Bin. You can recover the file from the Recycle Bin as long as the Chameleon device is still inserted. Deleted files disappear from the Recycle Bin when the device is removed. They reappear in the Recycle Bin when the device is reinserted.

  • Page 9: Encrypting Individual Files And Folders

    If an application is open with an encrypted file, that application and file may still be accessible even after you unplug the Chameleon device. For example, let’s say you are editing a protected file in Microsoft Word. If you unplug the device, a copy of this file is still open in Word. You cannot save this file to the encrypted drive until you re-insert the device.
  • Page 10 2. Enter your password (if enabled) 3. Click and hold down the right mouse button on the file or folder you want to protect. Copyright © 2011, LucidPort Technology, Inc. 485 E. Evelyn Ave., Sunnyvale, CA 94086 Tel: (408)720-8800 Fax: (408)720-8900...
  • Page 11 3. Right click on the file or folder you want to encrypt, then select “Cut” or “Copy”. You can also use the Cut (CTRL+x) or Copy (CTRL+c) keyboard shortcuts. Copyright © 2011, LucidPort Technology, Inc. 485 E. Evelyn Ave., Sunnyvale, CA 94086 Tel: (408)720-8800 Fax: (408)720-8900 www.lucidport.com...

  • Page 12: Decrypting Files

    The other methods for decrypting .cge files are essentially identical to encrypting: Copyright © 2011, LucidPort Technology, Inc. 485 E. Evelyn Ave., Sunnyvale, CA 94086 Tel: (408)720-8800 Fax: (408)720-8900...
  • Page 13 1. Plug in the device 2. Enter your password (if enabled) Copyright © 2011, LucidPort Technology, Inc. 485 E. Evelyn Ave., Sunnyvale, CA 94086 Tel: (408)720-8800 Fax: (408)720-8900 www.lucidport.com...
  • Page 14 3. Right click on the .cge file to be decrypted, then select “Cut” or “Copy”. You can also use the Cut (CTRL+x) or Copy (CTRL+c) keyboard shortcuts. Copyright © 2011, LucidPort Technology, Inc. 485 E. Evelyn Ave., Sunnyvale, CA 94086 Tel: (408)720-8800 Fax: (408)720-8900 www.lucidport.com...

  • Page 15: View Encrypted File Details

    4.3 View Encrypted File Details To view the details of an encrypted file: 1. Plug in the device 2. Enter your password (if enabled) Copyright © 2011, LucidPort Technology, Inc. 485 E. Evelyn Ave., Sunnyvale, CA 94086 Tel: (408)720-8800 Fax: (408)720-8900 www.lucidport.com...

  • Page 16: Duplicating A Chameleon Device

    5 Duplicating a Chameleon Device If you lose or break your Chameleon device, the data in the encrypted drive can be recovered using a new Chameleon device and the Recovery Passphrase you specified during installation. This process can also be used to create duplicate Chameleon devices. Devices without a Recovery Passphrase cannot be duplicated.

  • Page 17: Disabling Lost Chameleon Devices

    This new duplicate device will not have a password associated with it. Click on the “Password Management” tab to add one. You do not need the original Chameleon device to make a duplicate. But as a precaution, an encrypted drive must be present for successful duplication.
  • Page 18 You will be prompted to migrate them when they are later connected. To change the device and migrate the encrypted drives: 1. Plug in a duplicate of the original Chameleon device. 2. Enter your password (if enabled).

  • Page 19: Migrating Encrypted (.Cge) Files

    Doc# 100-03-090 This procedure creates replacement encrypted drives using the new Recovery Passphrase with all your encrypted files in it. The updated Chameleon device will not have a password associated with it. Click on the “Password Management” tab to add one.

  • Page 20: Password Protection

    By default, no passwords are required for Chameleon devices. However, adding password protection secures your data in the event that you lose your device along with your PC. When enabled, the Chameleon software requests the password whenever it is plugged in or when the computer is restarted or wakes from sleep.

  • Page 21: Password Modification

    (or no passwords at all). Be aware that a Chameleon device without password protection can access the data protected by a different device with password protection as long as they have the same Recovery Passphrase.

  • Page 22: Adding, Deleting, And Resizing Encrypted Drives

    You can add, delete, or resize encrypted drives at any time. As long as there is sufficient disk space, there is no limit to the number of encrypted drives you can have associated with a single Copyright © 2011, LucidPort Technology, Inc. 485 E. Evelyn Ave., Sunnyvale, CA 94086 Tel: (408)720-8800 Fax: (408)720-8900 www.lucidport.com...
  • Page 23 3. Start the Click on the Windows “Start” > All Programs > “Chameleon Manager” Chameleon > Chameleon Manager 4. Select the “Drive Management” tab. Copyright © 2011, LucidPort Technology, Inc. 485 E. Evelyn Ave., Sunnyvale, CA 94086 Tel: (408)720-8800 Fax: (408)720-8900 www.lucidport.com...

  • Page 24: Additional Functions And Limitations

    After Step #4, the installer will jump straight to Step #7 to create an encrypted drive if the device has already been initialized. If the Chameleon software has already been installed, refer to section “” to create an encrypted drive.

  • Page 25: Windows Paging File

    (if already enabled) 3. Start the Click on the Windows “Start” > “Chameleon All Programs > Manager” Chameleon > Chameleon Manager Copyright © 2011, LucidPort Technology, Inc. 485 E. Evelyn Ave., Sunnyvale, CA 94086 Tel: (408)720-8800 Fax: (408)720-8900 www.lucidport.com...

  • Page 26: Safe Removal

    Only Windows 7 supports page file encryption (ignored for other operating systems). 9.4 Safe Removal Unplugging the Chameleon device while writing data to the encrypted drive may result in data corruption. This is similar to removing an external hard disk in the middle of a write to it. To be absolutely sure that no writes are occurring, use the Windows Safe Remove function before unplugging the device.

  • Page 27: Backing Up Your Data

    LucidPort Technology, Inc. warrants to you that the Chameleon will be free from defects in materials and workmanship under normal use for the 90 day warranty period starting on your Copyright © 2011, LucidPort Technology, Inc.
  • Page 28 Replacement products and parts are warranted to be free from defect in material or workmanship for 90 days. LucidPort Technology, Inc., at its sole discretion, may subcontract to or engage a third party to provide the warranty services.
  • Page 29 Chameleon User Manual Doc# 100-03-090 The AES encryption technology in the Chameleon is classified by the United States government as an ECCN 5A002 item and can be exported under License Exception ENC, Sec. 740.17 (b)(3) of the Export Administration Regulations ("EAR"). The Chameleon may not be used or otherwise exported or re-exported into (or to a national or resident of) Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Sudan, or Syria.

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