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How GoldKey Works
Multiple Layers of Security
What makes GoldKey Secure Storage so effective is the combination of multi-factor authentication, symmetric encryption, and a hardware-based key management system that makes the user interface intuitive and powerful. Even though it utilizes strong AES encryption, it is easier to navigate than conventional alternatives without encryption.
What makes GoldKey Secure Storage so effective is the combination of multi-factor authentication, symmetric encryption, and a hardware-based key management system that makes the user interface intuitive and powerful. Even though it utilizes strong AES encryption, it is easier to navigate than conventional alternatives without encryption.
GoldKeyVaults and GoldKey Tokens
GoldKey Secure Storage isolates groups of files into secure containers called GoldKeyVaults. Each vault is owned by one user, but read only or read/write access can be given to groups of users. After loading the software, anytime a GoldKey token is inserted into the USB port of any computer connected to the Internet, a list appears with all the GoldKeyVaults owned by the user.
GoldKey Secure Storage isolates groups of files into secure containers called GoldKeyVaults. Each vault is owned by one user, but read only or read/write access can be given to groups of users. After loading the software, anytime a GoldKey token is inserted into the USB port of any computer connected to the Internet, a list appears with all the GoldKeyVaults owned by the user.
Transparent Data Access and Management
The GoldKeyVault Explorer with transparent encryption makes the task of moving files in or out of vaults transparent and as simple as though they were not encrypted. When the GoldKey is removed from the machine, the list of vaults vanishes. When another user inserts a GoldKey, a new list is displayed. Even though GoldKeyVaults are accessed over the Internet, the functionality and response is crisp due largely to special GoldKey developed software technology which greatly reduces the number of reads required for tasks as simple as changing directories.
The GoldKeyVault Explorer with transparent encryption makes the task of moving files in or out of vaults transparent and as simple as though they were not encrypted. When the GoldKey is removed from the machine, the list of vaults vanishes. When another user inserts a GoldKey, a new list is displayed. Even though GoldKeyVaults are accessed over the Internet, the functionality and response is crisp due largely to special GoldKey developed software technology which greatly reduces the number of reads required for tasks as simple as changing directories.
Next Steps
Resources
White Paper:
How GoldKey is Transforming Secure Storage in the Cloud
Solution Brief:
Protect Existing Web Servers & Storage with Multi-Factor Authentication & Encryption
How GoldKey is Transforming Secure Storage in the Cloud
Solution Brief:
Protect Existing Web Servers & Storage with Multi-Factor Authentication & Encryption
Hierarchical Security Protocol (HSP)
For information to be sent securely over the Internet, it must be encrypted on the sending end and decrypted on the receiving end. This works as long as both sides know a shared secret or cipher to be used as the encryption key. In the "real" world, however, users wishing to communicate securely are separated by vast distances and do not have a pre-arranged secret to use for encryption. Current technologies such as PKI utilize asymmetric keys, whereby a secure communication can be achieved without a shared secret. However, asymmetric algorithms require more computational power and are therefore typically hundreds to thousands of times slower than symmetric key algorithms.
The breakthrough, patent pending GoldKey Hierarchical Security Protocol (HSP), allows the secure utilization of symmetric keys, facilitating fast and secure data encryption/decryption for Internet communications.
For information to be sent securely over the Internet, it must be encrypted on the sending end and decrypted on the receiving end. This works as long as both sides know a shared secret or cipher to be used as the encryption key. In the "real" world, however, users wishing to communicate securely are separated by vast distances and do not have a pre-arranged secret to use for encryption. Current technologies such as PKI utilize asymmetric keys, whereby a secure communication can be achieved without a shared secret. However, asymmetric algorithms require more computational power and are therefore typically hundreds to thousands of times slower than symmetric key algorithms.
The breakthrough, patent pending GoldKey Hierarchical Security Protocol (HSP), allows the secure utilization of symmetric keys, facilitating fast and secure data encryption/decryption for Internet communications.