Add a layer of physical security to your USB drive data with this beautifully designed and machined thumb drive inside a cryptex-style combination lock cylinder, from Russian Steampunk enthusiast Tarator (machine translation).
Practically speaking, of course, anyone who managed to steal the drive could probably defeat the lock without too much effort, and its striking beauty might actually create more of an incentive to steal it than would otherwise exist. As I recall, Dan Brown’s original cryptex included a self-destruct mechanism for the (paper) data in the from of a vial of acid that broke if the lock was opened incorrectly. Maybe that’s the n + 1 iteration of this idea?
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I gotta have one of these !!!1
Oh wow. That’s kinda hot. Wonder if I can make one of those.
Kickstarter has one of these. Pretty cool, although I wouldn’t be able to justify the $130 price tag.
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/crypteks/crypteks-usbtm-encrypted-and-lockable-usb-solution
That’s just awesome!
How about a little magnet separated by some magnetic isolator which breaks or is moved if the codex is broken? That way if you don’t open the codex correctly the data on the USB is corrupted : )
Love its design! cool!
We are currently in the process of getting these drives manufactured! We’ve put up an update page to keep people up-to-date with the latest progress: http://www.usbmemorydirect.com/cryptex_usb_drive_update_page.htm
you can find it here http://www.csmstore.at/top/product_info.php?products_id=1977&language=en