The Saturn Cipher Enclosure kit is one of the most advanced hardware based hard drive encryption solutions in the market. You can encrypt SATA hard drive, IDE hard drive or 2.5" IDE hard drive. It is easy to deploy and implement. There is no software to install and no training is required. Using proven standard encryption algorithms and the special Saturn hardware design, Saturn Cipher offers practically bullet proof protection to your sensitive data stored inside the hard drive.

You can use the Saturn Cipher drive enclosure as an external hard drive, as a removable hard drive or as a drive cartridge. Saturn Cipher enclosure kit design is almost identical to the regular Saturn enclosure kit. The only difference is the additional encryption key and electronics in the Saturn Cipher drive enclosure. As a result, Saturn Cipher has the same flexibility and convenience of the regular Saturn enclosure kit.

If you already have the regular Saturn drive kit, you can add the Saturn Cipher solution by just purchasing the Saturn Cipher drive enclosure. The Saturn Cipher drive enclosure will mix in nicely with your existing Saturn drive cradle, share the same Saturn interface cables, power adapter and all other Saturn accessories. You can swap out the regular Saturn drive enclosure with the Saturn Cipher enclosure in the same system via the Saturn drive cradle that is already mounted inside the drive bay. The only difference to use a Saturn Cipher enclosure is the addition of the encryption key that needs to be inserted prior to attaching the drive enclosure to the computer.

Illustration of Saturn Cipher configuration options

Product feature summary

• Security
  • Hardware based 64-bit DES/TDES or 128-bit DES/TDES full disk encryption
  • High performance - Data is encrypted and decrypted on the fly by a certified cryptographic engine inside an ASIC without taking any CPU resources
  • Encryption / Decryption via a hardware key, just like using a regular key to open a door.
  • Simple to deploy with no training required, no software to install and no password to remember
  • Platform independency - There is no software or driver to install to use Addonics encryption products. As a result, it can be deployed in any systems running any OS. This is important in organization with multi platform computing and legacy systems.

• Drive enclosure
  • Build in encryption electronics for real time data encryption / decryption
  • Choice of enclosure for SATA / SATA II or IDE hard drive
  • No drive capacity limitation
  • Drive enclosure can be used as external hard drive with USB 2.0, Firewire, SATA or CardBus/PCMCIA connection (require optional USIB interface cable and power adapter)
  • Drive enclosure can be used as internal removable hard drive or as a hot swap removable data cartridge (require optional Saturn USIB drive cradle)
  • SATA and IDE hard drive can be mixed in any system via the same 5 1/4" drive bay
  • 3.5", 2.5" and 1.8" IDE hard drive can all be installed into the same drive enclosure using optional Saturn 2.5" -3.5" converter kit
  • Aluminum housing and frame for efficient heat dissipation and durability
  • No interface cabling between drive and enclosure for reliable connection.
  • No switches or jumpers for switching between external and internal use.

Following are the primary components available in the Saturn Cipher Hard Drive Enclosure kit

Drive enclosure for SATA hdd SCSAUSCS64 (64-bit version)	Drive enclosure for SATA hdd SCSAUSCS128 (128-bit version)	Drive enclosure for IDE hdd SCIUSCS64 (64-bit verison	Drive enclosure for IDE hdd SCIUSCS128 (128-bit verison	Saturn USIB drive cradle AASIUSBY	Saturn IDE drive cradle AASIDEBY	USB 2.0 USIB interface cable AAUSBC-309 (6 feet)	USB 2.0 USIB interface cable AAUSBC-309-3F (3 feet)	adapter cable for pin header USB port AAUSB5F
external drive cartridge adapter AADCPAC12V	power adapter AAPAC12V	2.5" - 3.5" IDE converter kit AKS218IDE	SATA USIB interface cable AASAC-605 (3 feet)	Firewire USIB interface cable AAFWC-406 (3 feet)	CardBus USIB interface cable AAPCMCIA32	Firewire - iLink cable AAFWC6F4M	Saturn Cipher key AAENKEY64-2 (64-bit version)	Saturn Cipher key AAENKEY128-2 (128-bit )

Models

Because of the immense flexibility of the Saturn Cipher drive kit, Addonics puts together only a number of bundled kits which consist of different drive enclosures, cradles, USIB interface cables and power adapters. These various bundled kits address only some of the common applications. Each kit can be expanded by adding other optional components to meet your requirements. You can put together your own kit by ordering the necessary Saturn Cipher components for your application. The various features described in this web page may require additional Saturn parts, cables or adapters that are not included in these models.

Security Key management

There is no back door for the Saturn Cipher encrypted hard drive if the key is lost or stolen. To ensure there is a spare key, every Saturn Cipher bundled kit comes with one pair of Saturn Cipher keys. If you are ordering the Saturn Cipher enclosure only the first time, we recommend that you order at least 2 keys. One of these keys should be kept in a safe and secure location and can be sent back to Addonics for duplicating additional keys. If you are down to the last key, be sure to make a back up of all the data stored inside your encrypted hard drive prior to sending the last key to Addonics. Addonics is not responsible for keys lost in the mail or retrieval of the data inside the encrypted hard drive.

For organizations with large deployment, you may consider managing your own keys by investing in a Saturn Cipher key duplicating system.