LaCie Safe
Storing your files on this mobile hard drive gives you multiple levels
of protection because it uses advanced encryption and biometric authentication
technology. The Safe uses 128-bit AES encryption (Advanced Encryption Standard)
which is the same standard used by governments to protect top secret
information.
Encryption converts information that is readable into a mixture of
unreadable characters. Decryption processes the encrypted unreadable characters
back into a readable format.
The algorithm that encrypts and decrypts the information is known as a
cipher. The cipher allows access to the readable information when you enter a
password.
Most ciphers will use passwords that are four to eight characters in
length, but a 128-bit AES cipher uses a 16 character password which is
extremely difficult to hack.
The AES cipher or "Rijndael" (pronounced Rein Dahl) is named
after the Belgian inventors Joan Daemen and Vincent Rijmen.
Biometric authentication is a technology that recognizes physical or
behavioral characteristics such as fingerprints, palm geometry, retina
patterns, voice and signature. Fingerprint recognition is the most popular
because it's easier to use.
Your finger is scanned for minutia, which are the points on a
fingerprint where a ridge ends or splits into two. An algorithm extracts the
minutia points and creates a template image that is used for authentication.
Source: lacie.com
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