Brute Force Protection - iStorage diskashur PRO SSD User Manual

13. Brute Force Protection

What is Brute Force Attack?
A brute force attack is a method of defeating a cryptographic scheme by systematically trying a large number of possibilities;
for example, a large number of the possible keys in a key space in order to decrypt a message. In most schemes, the
theoretical possibility of a brute force attack is recognized, but it is set up in such a way that it would be computationally in-
feasible to carry out. Accordingly, one definition of "breaking" a cryptographic scheme is to find a method faster than a brute
force attack.
Brute Force Feature
After FIVE consecutive incorrect User or Admin PIN entries, the keypad will not respond and LED will turn off. The drive will
need to be unplugged from the USB port and re-plugged.
If the user, unsuccessfully tries to UNLOCK the drive on the 10th try the keypad will lock and the LED will begin blinking
RED quickly. Even after unplugging and re-plugging in the unit, the drive will remain locked and the LED will continue to
blink rapidly.
Here are the steps to allow the user to unlock the keypad for 10 more attempts to unlock this drive.
1. Unplug the device from the computer
2. Push and hold the number five key and plug-in the drive
3. The LED will be blinking alternating
4. Enter the PIN 5278879 and press UNLOCK.
5. The keypad will unlock and will be in the standby state with the LED solid RED, this will
allow only 10 more attempts
6. After a total of 20 Attempts the drive will remain locked with the LED flashing
quickly. You must now go through the reset process and reformat the drive to be able
to use the drive again.
RED and GREEN rapidly
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