Mar 28, 2022
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Forget sending out a technician or new hardware – use a custom Datakey memory token utilizing a Microchip CryptoAuthentication IC to load new features, also ensuring that a customer’s purchased configuration can be securely stored and later updated.
Feb 21, 2022
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The rate at which cyber attacks are taking place only seems to be growing. As enhanced methods of security continue to be devised and implemented, secure memory ICs are increasingly being integrated into the products prevalent in the environments in which we live.
Jan 31, 2022
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There are many possible applications for the pairing of wireless products in our world – especially in mission-critical situations requiring absolute certainty in pairing. Using a portable memory device is an intuitive way to positively pair up transmitter and receiver(s) and could be an option in your design.
Jan 20, 2022
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USB ports on embedded devices are handy, but cause security holes in an infrastructure. Datakey's alternative to decades-old USB port design improves security through a non-standard design.
Apr 1, 2021
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Only a tiny number of people have the right stuff to create a successful business and brand that lasts for decades. Bill Flies was such a person. Bill Flies (pronounced “fleece”) founded Datakey in the mid-1970’s and was one of the early pioneers of solid-state portable memory.
Jun 6, 2018
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How can embedded system manufacturers make sure their users don't use unsupported or counterfeit SD cards? It's a challenge when the cards look legit and plug-in.
Dec 20, 2017
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An over-the-air (OTA) update just bricked hundreds of remote devices. Now what? This blog looks at various Plan B options to consider before the unthinkable happens.
Dec 21, 2016
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Who doesn’t love a good product torture test video? Watch what happens when a 120,000-pound tank runs over a USB flash drive, an SD card and a Datakey RUGGEDrive memory token.
Jul 7, 2016
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Elbonians demonstrate the effectiveness and benefit of using a memory device (with SD card or USB flash drive functionality) with a non-standard/proprietary form factor.
Apr 13, 2016
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Are there SD cards that are physically more robust than others, when they all use the same form factor? The video in this blog post shows destructive testing of SD cards, in the search for the world’s toughest SD card.
Feb 4, 2016
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Removable memory can be used with IoT or cloud-connected devices to provide ID or location information. It can also provide a local backup for devices' settings or programming.
Jul 21, 2015
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A while ago, I experienced firsthand the importance of connector cycle life. I made a late-night run into a local supermarket to print some photos for a family event that was taking place the next day. I loaded the photos onto a USB flash drive, but when I plugged the drive into the self-service photo kiosk, something felt wrong.
Dec 4, 2014
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Think back to 1984. Ronald Reagan was the president of the United States. The first Apple Macintosh goes on sale. Michael Jackson’s album Thriller sells over 37 million copies, and the Soviet Union boycotts the summer Olympic Games in Los Angeles. This is also the year that Datakey introduced the parallel key family.
Aug 19, 2014
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A recent BBC article explained how USB devices can be used for malicious purposes without the user opening an infected file on a USB flash drive, for example. In fact, the USB device doesn’t have to be a USB flash drive at all. It could be a smart phone or even a USB light or fan. The article and associated videos explain how the USB device can spoof being a network card and steal username and password data when it unknowingly takes a user to a legitimate looking site that is set up to harvest this data.