3

Create

 

 

 

 

Since you can have multiple IronKeys associated with

 

 

 

 

a device

 

 

 

 

one IronKey account, the nickname helps you distin-

 

password

 

 

 

 

guish between different IronKey devices.

 

and a

 

 

 

 

 

 

nickname

 

 

 

 

Your password is case-sensitive and must be at least 4

 

for your

 

 

 

 

characters in length. The threat of brute-force pass-

 

IronKey.

 

 

 

 

word attacks is removed by the IronKey’s self-destruct

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

feature.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

Back up your password to your

You have the option to back up your password online

 

online IronKey account

to your my.ironkey.com account. That way, if you ever

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

forget your password, you can safely log into https://

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

my.ironkey.com and recover it.

5

 

Agree to the License Agreements

A screen with IronKey’s End-User License Agreement

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

will appear. This can also be found online at:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.ironkey.com/terms

6

The IronKey will initialize.

During this process, it will generate the AES encryption

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

keys, create the file system for the secure volume, and

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

copy over secure applications and files to the secure

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

volume.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7 Activate your my.ironkey.com

my.ironkey.com is a secure site where you can man-

account.

age your IronKey account and devices. Accessing

 

my.ironkey.com requires two-factor authentication (your

 

IronKey and your password).

8 Follow the onscreen directions to

You will create a unique username and password, con-

setup your my.ironkey.com account. firm your email address for out-of-band authentication,

 

and answer Secret Questions for supplemental authen-

 

tication.

 

You will also select a Secret Image that you will see

 

whenever you log in, as well as a Secret Phrase that is

 

used as an anti-phishing measure when communicating

 

with you via email.

9 Respond to the confirmation

IronKey must verify your email address because it uses

email by entering in the activation

it to help you reset your account password, unlock

code on the website.

your my.ironkey.com account, and to notify you about

 

account security alerts.

At this point, your IronKey is ready to protect your data, identity, and online privacy.

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