Kingston IronKey Vault Privacy 50 16GB Encrypted USB | FIPS 197 | AES-256bit | BadUSB Attack Protection | Multi-Password Options | IKVP50/16GB

Great product. Great company. Kingston deserves your business and money. Their encrypted flash drives are quite expensive, this is not a ploy or gimmick. If you want your product to truly to be secured, it must undergo scrutinous audits, security test, etc. in order to be able to certify and attest it provides a high standard of security. These types of products are the ones you do not want to skimp out on, for reasons far too long to explain.What you must do in order to use this product successfully:1. Read their entire manual/user guide for the specific product on their website. That's right, the entire thing. Failure to do so is actually setting yourself up for the worst possible situation: complete deletion of your data. No company should be able to reset or even maintain data on your password for these types of products. That's the entire point, and any review giving less than five stars either didn't read how to use the product they are buying, or think that because this requires "work" to set up that it should be docked off stars. In other words they are completely unreliable reviews.2. Do every recommendation advised in the user guide. That mean's making the two different accounts, even if you're the only one who will be accessing the device. You will not be offered the full features if you do not do this.3. Do not store admin or one time passwords ANYWHERE in digital format. Write these down carefully, optionally multiple times, and store them in a secure location that only YOU will have access to. If you can't understand why this is necessary, then that is on you and you alone.4. Handle the device with the same care you would if you were holding the Mona Lisa. Avoid any potential scenarios that could damage the device to the best of your ability.4a (optional, but STRONGLY recommended). Buy an additional product that is either the same as this, or a variation of an encrypted flash drive offered by Kingston. Having two secure devices that maintain the same data by being backed up to both drives regularly will exponentially lessen the probability of losing all your important data. If your budget does not allow for this at the current time I understand, but make it a goal to acquire another Kingston encrypted-USB sooner rather than later.If parts of the manual on their site are confusing or hard to understand, email their support team in order to clarify the information. I cannot stress enough that if you want this product to be a lasting solution, you must understand how it works.In conclusion I just want to say that the idea of total and complete security online is a myth. It is not a problem that can be solved by throwing money at it, no matter how much a service markets itself as the silver bullet. This is the reality, and if you are interested in this product because you are privacy conscious, this is the best piece of insight I can give you.

I am very pleased. I have tried other encrypted and password protected storage devices. They are either very tricky or don't really work reliably overtime. This device is exactly what I was looking for all along. After it set up, all I have to do is plug it into the USB drive, click on an icon click on another icon put in the password and I'm good to go. And upload time is very quick. The online set up video is really easy to follow and helpful.

I have been using this product for 2+ years, and I do not regret its purchase. My only problem is that I did not purchase one with more storage! I am currently using an 8gb ironkey, and I am returning to purchase another with more storage.Design, build quality, and durability all amazing. Sometimes the size may interfere with other USBs that are just as bulky.Its software is simple, quick, and easy to use. Remember your password; otherwise, you'll be in a world of hurt.

I carried one of the original IronKey D2s for over 15 years before it failed. I became aware of Ironkey projects when working for a consulting company. We were dealing with sensitive CAD data that we did not want to transfer over the internet. The CAD data was stored on the IronKey, which was delivered by courier to the customer. While this particular device is a notch below the D2's level of security, it is more than adequate for consumer use. It can be used to store URLs and associated passwords, medical data, etc.

I have two Ironkey flash drives that are all metal. Got them for the security, but didn’t need them to be encased in metal. Got this one for backups and I think it will work perfectly fine. Good price and larger capacity.

There's comfort in the added security for storing sensitive personal files.Some of the prompts were not clear on the first time setup, and I had to restore it and start over because I couldn't edit certain entries.Overall, I'm happy with the device as it is easy to use once I got used to it.

Update: After contacting them, they RMAed the device and returned the entire amount I paid through Amazon.TL,DR:Do not rely on this version of IronKey as your sole/primary storage of data. My suggestion is to refrain from purchasing this altogether. Stick with the original versions, while they are still available.Information:I plugged in my IronKey this morning and it went to the device initialization screen - meaning that all of my data is now lost. There is nothing abnormal about my use of this key, versus my others. This key is used in a multiple backup/sync rotation, so the original source data is not lost - only the newest data I have added to this one particular key. Luckily I know the little data that was added/changed, so not all is lost. Had it been my only copy of my files then this would be catastrophic - SO BE WARY! This particular key has only been used on four computers (two laptops and two desktops).I have one key which has been used *hundreds* of times over the past 15 years. The others were newly purchased in the past 5 to 10 years, but were manufactured prior to this new version - also, they are the original metal casing versions.I am a 15+ year user of IronKeys - the original metal versions are the only versions with which I have had ZERO issues. I have several of them.If you are purchasing this as a primary/sole encrypted device then I would be VERY wary. Purchase duplicates, or purchase the original versions (the silver or black metal casing). My actual suggestion is to refrain from purchasing this device at all. I will probably physically destroy this device since I am probably past any return policies - I will be checking into that.