Security options for the toughest deployments: 
SiKey™ Ties SiliconDrive to a specific host and/or software IP |
SiKey Software IP and Application Data Tied to a Specific SiliconDrive
- Host reads secure data through vendor-specific commands
- Data1 confirms the product is a SiliconDrive
- Data2 identifies the specific SiliconDrive
- Host uses this data to create encryption keys or other unique identifiers
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| SiZone™ Data zones with different security parameters |
SiProtect™ Software for read-only or password-required read/write access
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SiSweep™ Ultra-fast data erasure |
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SiScrub™ Ultra-fast data erasure followed by a programmed pattern |
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Ask yourself these questions: Would it be valuable to set your drive to be usable only on the originally intended host system? What about the value of securely storing an operating system and data on the same drive to cut storage costs?
Discover more about SiSecure technologies 
Application data and software IP theft prevention - Patent-pending SiKey ties application data and software IP to a specific SiliconDrive to prevent unauthorized duplication.
Unlike consumer applications where security needs to be implemented in the removable device because the data must be available on multiple host platforms, security for OEM storage is tied to the host system which verifies the drive and creates unique encryption keys to prevent theft. If the storage device is removed from the original system, the data is rendered unreadable.
Tying security to the host system is especially useful to companies that routinely ship software IP upgrades that could be vulnerable to theft and to prevent security breaches such as the theft of flash cards containing sensitive information.
Example: A voicemail system provider sells software upgrades to either increase the number of users, or provide some type of system level improvement. The upgrade is shipped on SiliconDrive as a "kit." The voicemail system provider wants to ensure that the software is tied only to that specific SiliconDrive so that even if the software is copied onto another device, it will not work properly in the host system.
Confidential data protection
Patent-pending SiSweep, SiScrub and SiPurge rapidly and completely remove data to prevent sensitive data from falling into the wrong hands.
Applications include data recorders, medical and diagnostic equipment, POS systems or voting machines where data must be rendered unreadable by anything other than the original host system.
Access control and permissions selection
In applications such as mobile, portable, wearable or handheld computers, patent-pending SiProtect works to prevent unauthorized access and/or unauthorized changes to data or files.
SiProtect employs software write protection for read-only access to prevent accidental or malicious overwrites or data tampering. In addition, SiProtect allows users to block unauthorized access to an entire drive by establishing a required password for read/write access.
Multiple security zone creation
Patent-pending SiZone enables every SiliconDrive to have up to five independent security zones with different security parameters for ultimate protection.
For example, application data, software IP and lookup tables can be stored in separate zones with different security parameters. Products such as wearable or field computers, industrial PCs or network security appliances can store sensitive data, databases, mission or patient data independently in each zone, providing maximum protection while decreasing costs by eliminating unnecessary storage devices.
Example: A gaming OEM manufactures video poker machines that use SiliconDrive as the storage technology. The machine has three different storage requirements, one to store and manage specific validation codes required by regulatory agencies, a second to store the game and its associated graphics images, and a third to provide player tracking statistics for casino marketing programs. Previously, the OEM needed three different storage products to accomplish this task, a secure EPROM for the validation codes, a CD-ROM for read-only access to the game itself, and a flash card for player tracking. All three requirements can now be satisfied by one SiliconDrive - with zone one implementing SiProtect to provide restricted access to the validation codes, and in zone two to provide read-only access to the game, and zone three to allow full read and write access to monitor player tracking.
Each zone can be configured with any combination of SiSweep and SiProtect. |