Setting A Self-Destruct Pin - iStorage Datashure SSD User Manual

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14. 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
would be catastrophic. The datAshur SSD's Self-Destruct PIN defends against physically compromising situations by erasing
the datAshur SSD's contents, leaving it to look as if it never had any data written to it.
USE WITH CAUTION:
Self-Destruct PIN, it will effectively perform a crypto-erase on the datAshur SSD (complete reset), deleting
all of its data. Additionally, the encryption key will be deleted and replaced with a new encryption key. When
this Self-Destruct PIN is deployed, the datAshur SSD will unlock and the LED will illuminate
the datAshur SSD has been normally unlocked. However the datAshur SSD 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
datAshur SSD.
Note: The Self-Destruct PIN cannot match the Admin or User PIN.
1. Enter the Admin mode. (Hold
Admin PIN and press
the UNLOCK button.) The LED will now be solid BLUE.
2. Press UNLOCK + the number 3 button. The
3. Enter the new Self-Destruct PIN and press UNLOCK. The
to RED and BLUE LED's blinking alternately.
Should the PIN NOT meet the requirements, the
blinking GREEN (restart from step 3).
4. Re-enter the Self-Destruct PIN and press UNLOCK. The
will return to Admin mode, indicated by the solid
Should the PINs NOT match, the
GREEN (restart from step 3).
To remove the Self-Destruct PIN, the User PIN must be deleted. This will leave the Admin and all data
intact.
1. Enter the Admin mode. (Hold
the Admin PIN and
press the UNLOCK button.) The LED will now be solid BLUE.
2. Press and hold buttons 7 + 8 together for five seconds. The
RED and BLUE LED's blinking alternately.
3. Press and hold buttons 7 + 8 together for five seconds again. The
then will return to Admin mode, indicated by a solid
When this mode is activated and the datAshur SSD is unlocked with the
UNLOCK + the number 0 button for five seconds – with the
RED and BLUE
RED LED will blink three times, before returning to solid
GREEN
BLUE LED.
RED LED will blink three times, before returning to a solid
UNLOCK + the number 0 button for five seconds – with the
BLUE
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LED's will blink alternately.
GREEN LED will blink three times and then will return
LED will be solid for three seconds and then
GREEN LED will blink three times and then will return to
GREEN LED will be solid for three seconds and
LED.
GREEN as if
RED LED blinking, enter the
BLUE and
BLUE and blinking
RED LED blinking, enter
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