BioCert® ClipBio™ Pro Biometric "Flip Clip" Flash Memory Drive

Smart Flash Memory Drive Comparison Matrix

The BioCert® ClipBio™ Pro is one of the most secure, innovative and advanced Personal Secure Portable Storage™ devices on the market.  This plug-and-play Secure Portable Storage device may just become the most used accessory you own.  Imagine, taking your files with you in an encrypted memory key that can only be opened with your fingerprint.   How well does the ClipBio Pro stack up against its competition? 

You be the judge:

Feature	BioCert® ClipBio Pro 1GB	SanDisk Cruzer® Profile 1GB	Kanguru BioDrive 1GB	Kanguru Bio Slider 1GB	MXI Stealth MXP™ 1GB	Buslink 1GB
Built-In "Flip Clip"	YES	no	no	no	no	no
Industry Standard Encryption	AES 128	no	no	no	YES	YES
Number of Fingerprints	10	10	5	10	6	10
Warranty Term (in Years)	3 Year Full Repair or Replacement	2 Year	1 Year Parts 90 Days Labor	1 Year Parts 90 Days Labor	1 Year P&L	1 Year P&L
Sensor Type	Swipe	Swipe	Touch	Swipe	Swipe	Swipe
Administrator Toolkit	Yes	no	no	no	no	no
Sensor Protected when Closed	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Secure Password Override - # of Characters	256	Unknown	16	16	40	40
PC Files & Outlook Synchronization Software	Yes	Trial Version $39.95	no	no	no	no
Includes Portable App Suite	Yes	no	no	no	no	no
Includes Security Software to Secure Host PC	Yes	no	no	no	no	no
MSRP (12/08/2006)	$ 69.95	$ 74.95	$ 149.95	$ 129.95	$ 199.95	$ 70.00
Final Assesment

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Important Feature Explanations:

Built-In "Flip Clip" - The ClipBio Pro's built-in "Flip Clip" case design means that there is no piece of the drive to remove and get lost.  Almost all of our competition has a USB "cap" that must be removed and can be easily lost or damaged.  Some drives even split into two large sections that are substantially larger and more clumsy to use and carry.

Industry Standard Encryption - Important "standards based" methodologies are involved in using standard encryption.  Most companies and government agencies will not support "non-standard" proprietary encryption methods - many of which are untested and not approved by the NIST (National Institute of Standards and Technology). 

How secure is 128bit AES Encryption?  Assuming that you could build a supercomputer that could "crack" a single DES (Data Encryption Standard) key in a second (i.e., by using a brute force method to try 2⁵⁵ keys per second), then it would take that supercomputer approximately 149 thousand-billion (149 trillion) years to crack a 128-bit AES key. To put that into perspective, the universe is believed to be less than 20 billion years old.  Grab a cup of coffee, pack a lunch - this will take a while.

Administrator Toolkit - This toolkit installs an Administrator Approved Device Driver on the local machine that allows any user at that point to plug in and use their BioCert ClipBio Pro Flash Drive on the approved hardware.   iQBio as a company believes that data security and corporate network integrity is absolutely paramount to today's business environment and we provide the Administrators of these networks total control over their ability to decide if a user is able to operate the BioCert ClipBio Pro Flash Drives on the local PC through the use of this toolkit. 

Secure Password Override - # of Characters - Security is based upon the ability to breach authentication methods.  A fewer number of characters in a password makes a devices security "weaker".   See this article on Weak Passwords for clarification.

MSRP - Manufacturers Suggested Retail Price or the price on the company's webstores.