Usingyour IronKey in Read-Only Mode (Windows, Mac, Linux)

You can unlock your IronKey in a read-only state such that files on your IronKey cannot be ed- ited. An example of when this is useful is when you want to access a file on your IronKey while using an untrusted or unknown computer. If you unlock your IronKey in Read-Only Mode, you need not fear that malware on that machine will infect your IronKey or modify your files.

When you unlock your IronKey in Read-Only Mode, you will remain in Read-Only Mode until you lock your IronKey.

Note that some features are not available in Read-Only Mode because they require modifying files on your IronKey. Examples of unavailable features include the onboard Firefox, reformat- ting, updating and restoring applications and files to your IronKey, and using the Applications List.

On Windows and Mac OS X Computers:

 

Step

Description

1When unlocking your IronKey, select the “Unlock IronKey in Read-Only

Mode” checkbox

2You will see a message in the IronKey

Control Panel that confirms you are in

Read-Only Mode.

On Linux Computers:

 

Step

Description

1

To unlock your IronKey in Read-Only

ironkey --read-only

 

Mode on Linux, use:

 

 

 

 

2

To return to a normal state where you

ironkey --lock

 

can edit files again, lock your IronKey

 

 

 

 

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IronKey Enterprise manual Usingyour IronKey in Read-Only Mode Windows, Mac, Linux, On Windows and Mac OS X Computers