Kingston DataTraveler Locker 16 GB USB 2.0 Flash Drive with Encryption DTL/16GB (Black)

The Kingston "DataTraveler Locker (8g)" is a good choice for those needing to carry important or sensitive data between multiple computers. We provide training at our customer's sites and often have to use their equipment, so this drive filled our requirement of having a way to get the material there without having to worry about someone accessing our proprietary data if we should misplace the drive.

This is a reasonably priced flash drive that works pretty much as expected, here are my observations:

Setup:
When initially inserted into the computer, the USB drive is recognized and is accessible through the normal "My Computer" drive listing. It comes preformatted for FAT32 and does not have an encrypted partition. There are two files on the drive, the encryption program and the instruction PDF (NOTE: make sure to copy this to your hard drive if you want to keep it because it is erased when the encrypted partition is set up). The setup program walks...Read more

If you need that protection, then this is a good choice.. Be aware that some security programs will try to lock you out, because they do not recognize what is happening when they scan it, and especially if you try to change security programs after you have coded your PC to the USB stik. You can spend some time on the phone with tech people before you get in... I installed when I had McAfee, then later switched to Shield Deluxe, and was locked from accessing even the password entry site.

This drive may be denied access on public computers. It works just great on my own personal computer, encrypting/decrypting stuff easily. But when I tried to use it on a trip, in the hotel guest computers, the decryption program would not run, and I was denied access to all the encrypted files. I also tried it on the computers at my local Kinko's, which also denied access. I called Kingston's Customer Support, but got no resolution. BEWARE.