Security is an important issue in these days, and there are people that need a high level of security to store data on their USB flash drives. Some models are provided with a fingerprint sensor to allow data access to authorized users only, but there is also a different mechanism to secure data on the drive: hardware encryption.

IronKey is an USB USB flash drive with an enbedded Cryptochip that provides hardware encryption using AES algorithms.

The encryption keys used to protect your data are generated in hardware by a FIPS 140-2 compliant True Random Number Generator on the IronKey Cryptochip. This ensures maximum protection via the encryption ciphers. The keys are generated in the Cryptochip when you initialize your IronKey, and they never leave the secure hardware to be placed in flash memory or on your computer.

More information can be found at IronKey. A review of this pendrive can be found at Legit Reviews.