The IronKey Basic is the world‘s most secure USB Flash drive. Designed speci cally for the needs of sensitive military, government and enterprise networks, it is extremely easy to deploy and use. IronKey Basic is the core technology platform for the IronKey family of secure storage and authentication products. Always-On Data Encryption All user data is encrypted with AES hardware encryption that has been validated to meet government FIPS requirements. Unlike software-based encryption, this "always-on" protection cannot be disabled. And since the Cryptochip generates and stores the strong, random encryption keys, the encryption routines run faster and more securely than any software-based encryption system