Apricorn 4TB Aegis Fortress L3 - Portable FIPS Validated SSD USB 3.0 Encrypted Drive

The Aegis Fortress L3 is designed to fully meet the NIST FIPS 140-2 Level 3 requirements, ensuring that the entire device - including the hard drive, electronics, external fasteners, and even the enclosure itself - is within the elevated FIPS Validation boundary. Milled from a solid block of aircraft-grade 6061 aluminum alloy, the enclosure features snap-off uni-directional security fasteners and a membrane-style keypad.

Inside the device, all data is encrypted on-the-fly as it is written to the drive, using AES-XTS 256-bit hardware encryption. This protects the data even if the hard drive is extracted from its enclosure. The L3 is ready to use right out of the box, with no software, drivers, or updates required. It is completely cross-platform compatible, excelling on any PC, Mac, Linux, or mass storage compliant system with a powered USB port.

Like all Apricorn secure drives, the L3 features forced enrollment, which addresses a common security vulnerability in other manufacturers' encrypted drives. This ensures that an Admin must first establish a PIN before the device can be used. All PIN entries are performed on the device's keypad, making it compatible with systems without keyboards and keeping the security parameters separate from the host computer.

The L3 has two Read-Only modes, perfect for accessing data on the drive in a public setting to protect against USB viruses, and ideal for applications that require data to be preserved in its original, unaltered state. Additionally, the device has a Brute Force Defense, which, after a predetermined number of consecutive incorrect PIN entries, will perform a crypto-erase, deleting the encryption key and rendering all of the drive's data useless.

For advanced customization, the L3 can be configured with custom profiles, and multiple Aegis devices can be mass-configured at once using Apricorn's Aegis Configurator (sold separately). The Aegis Fortress L3 is Apricorn's fastest and most rugged 256-bit AES XTS encrypted USB external drive, providing top-level security and a user-friendly experience.

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