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Gemalto offers a series of portable security devices that protect sensitive mobile data and management platforms for these devices. Gemalto products for data loss prevention are easy to deploy and can be integrated into endpoint security policies to provide the highest level of security for portable data.

Smart Guardian is a zero-footprint personal security device that protects portable data with Gemalto's proven smart card technology. Unlike other secure USB memory products, it provides an unsurpassed level of data protection because all critical functions and cryptographic keys are managed from within the secure environment of the smart card module.

Features and Benefits
  • Zero-foot print plug-and-play on multiple operating systems.
  • Integrated with end-point port control products.
  • Supports PKCS#11 based smart card functionality and connected one-time password authentication
  • Metal outer housing for protection against physical damage
  • Available with FIPS 140-2 level 3 certification
  • Available with 2 and 4 GB memory capacities
  • Assembled in USA
News
April 2010: TLM (Token Lifecycle Manager) portal will run for a limited period of time
- New user registration will remain open until 31 August 2010 (PST). After this date, TLM will not accept token and user registrations.
- For users who have registered their devices before 31 August 2010, access to TLM will be available until 31 December 2010 (PST).

We highly recommended all users to switch to self mode token management before the end of the trial period, 31 December 2010. Please refer to "How To Change Your Device Management Method" section of the User Guide (also found in your device).

Enterprises and organizations looking for a comprehensive device management service are invited to check out Protiva SmartTMS.

April 2010: Flash drives stolen with thousands of students information
Two USB flash drives with approximately 26,000 students information stored on them were stolen from a Washoe County School District office during a recent burglary, according to a Washoe news report. A spokesman for the school district office said from now on the school district will make sure all information on any flash drives is encrypted so it is not accessible if it does end up in the wrong hands.

We recently sat down with Neville Pattinson, vice president of government affairs and business development at Gemalto North America, to discuss some of the concerns surrounding these memory sticks and some of the precautions organizations can take.

To listen to the podcast head over to SecureID News or click here.
To get more on this news story click here.

January 2009: Article/response from Gemalto to the USB drive hack news performed by SySS on the hardware-encrypted and FIPS-certified USB Flash Drives from the vendors SanDisk, Verbatim and Kingston

Technical Specifications

SG (Smart Guardian Token)
Last Update: April 29, 2010

Smart Card
General features
Supported Crypto
Architectures		 PKCS#11 for Windows over HID
Cryptographic support RSA up to 2048 bits, DES, AES, HMAC,
SHA1 and SHA2
OTP application OATH
Memory Rewrite > 500K r/w cycles
Data Retention >10 years
Smart Card Communication Max I/O Speed up to 223 Kbps
Host interface HID (Human Interface Device)
Flash Data Storage Flash memory options MLC 2GB, 4GB
USB 2.0 high speed 480 Mbps
Read/Write performance Up to 30MB/s Read* and 8MB/s* Write
Encryption Native 256-bit AES hardware encryption
256-bit encryption key
Chain Block Cipher (CBC) mode
Token form factor

 USB plug type A
Power indicator LED one color (blue)
Dimensions 75mm x 25mm x 14mm
Weight 42,5 grams
1,5 ounces
Power consumption Write 150mA*
Read 165mA*
Idle 91mA*
Rush/Peak 160mA*
Standby 620uA*
Environmental performances Operating temperature 0 to 60 degreeC
32 to 140 degreeF
Storage temperature -20 to 85 degreeC
-4 to 185 degreeF
Vibration 147 m/s^2 peak amplitude
10 to 2,000 Hz, 20 min. sweep
12 cycles per axis, 36 cycles for 3 axis
Shock Acceleration = 490 m/s^2 (50G)
Semi-sine wave, velocity change = 3.44 m/s (11.3ft/s)
Operating systems supported Microsoft Windows 32 bits platforms: 2000 SP4 or higher, XP SP2, Vista, WIN7
MAC OS X 10.4 (Tiger), 10.5 (Leopard)
(Intel-based Mac computers only)
Standards & Certifications Security CE, FCC part 15 Class B
OTP OATH
Environmental RoHS
WEEE
Device
Management System		 SmartTMS on Windows
or Self mode on Windows and Mac OS

* Datas based on internal testings. Actual performance may vary.

Compatibility

 

Next Steps

Useful Links:

  • encryption comparison methods: advantages of Smart card based encryption compared to software-based and hardware-based encryption
  • .NET P11 on SG: additionnal information on the .NET card usage in Smart Guardian token, regarding PKCS#11 applications.

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