Final Thoughts:
The diskAshur PRO2 is a great choice for the security conscious professional looking for an ultra-secure, yet easy to use, portable hard drive. In addition to its stylish, tamper proof design, the diskAshur PRO2 offers real-time military grade AES-XTS 256-bit full disk hardware encryption. The drive also utilizes a dedicated on-board Common Criteria EAL4+ ready secure microprocessor to protect itself from any external tampering, bypass laser attacks and fault injections. Despite its many layers of security, the diskAshur PRO2 is very easy to use. Simply plug it into a USB port, enter your PIN on the keypad, and you have access to your data.
When it comes to performance, the diskAshur PRO2 did relatively well in our tests. With all of the encryption being done at the hardware level, we found it to be just as fast as a non-encrypted hard drive. Thanks to its USB 3.1 interface, the diskAshur PRO2 was able to read at 134 MB/s and write at speeds as high as 139 MB/s. The drive is also backwards compatible with USB 2.0. However, as you saw in our tests, it's much slower when operating in this mode.
The diskAshur PRO2 portable hard drive is available now in capacities ranging from 500GB up to 5TB. Prices on Amazon.com currently range from $222 up to $451, with the 2TB version reviewed here retailing for about $313.
Highs:
- Available in 500GB, 1TB, 2TB, 3TB, 4TB and 5TB capacities
- NCSC CPA, FIPS 140-2 Level 2/3, NLNCSA BSPA and NATO restricted level certified
- Real-time military grade AES-XTS 256-bit full disk hardware encryption
- Common Criteria EAL4+ ready on-board secure microprocessor
- PIN authentication with easy-to-use keypad
- USB 3.1 Gen 1 interface
- Good looking, tamper proof design
- Brute force hack defense mechanism
- Self-destruct feature
- OS and platform independent
- 2 year warranty
Lows:
- Slightly larger and heavier than non-encrypted hard drives
- Short USB 3.1 cable
- Pricey
