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IME Features and Benefits

Provides Emergency Data Destruction without destroying equipment or losing data

Has mechanisms in place for data recovery and retrieval

Provides Authentication

Tamper protected

TEMPEST tested

Hardware and software independent

Works with any OS

Can be used in conjunction with any computer that uses an IDE hard drive

Requires no software drivers

IME use is transparent to the user

Use of the IME does not slow down the laptop or workstation

800 Mbit/sec throughput speed

Data is secure (stored encrypted) when at rest (unclassified)

Classified data can be transported via unclassified methods

Requires a Personal Identification Number (PIN)

Up to 10 user accounts can be assigned to each IME

For Mobile Users:

Protects data in the event the laptop is lost or stolen

Encrypted hard drive does not have to be couriered

Time and cost savings through use of commercial carrier vs. Defense Courier System

IME Key Management

• Self-Generating Storage Key
• No key distribution required
• Instantaneous key zeroization
• Recovery key stored off site for reconstitution of data
• Crypto-Ignition Key (CIK) is exclusive to the individual IME
• When separated, the IME and CIK are unclassified
• Key management conforms to NSA's Key Management Infrastructure