Ecos SECURE BOOT STICK FX, Administrator'S Manual

Page 1: ...Administrator Manual English ECOS SECURE BOOT STICK SX FX Hardware Revision 0101 Sep 2018 DE Dec 2018 EN ECOS TECHNOLOGY GMBH www ecos de ...

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Page 3: ...sidessecuringthebootstick thesmartcardisalsoused to encrypt the data safe During Easy Enrollment the stick is tied to the smartcard and can from then on only be used in combination with this smartcard The boot stickand or thedata safecanonly be usedafterthis couplingofthe ECOSSECURE BOOT STICK by Easy Enrollment For a description of Easy Enrollment cf ECOS SECURE BOOT STICK User or Administrator G...

Page 4: ...or USB A USB B or USB C Once the stick is plugged in and connected the ECOS key first lights white then flashes green briefly to signalize that the stick s smartcard has been detected finally lights white again If there s no smartcard in the tray if it hasn t been inserted correctly or turns out unreadable the ECOS key will flash red In this case disconnect it from the computer insert the smartcar...

Page 5: ...OOT STICK SX FX HARDWARE 1 2 ECOS SECURE BOOT STICK SX FX Keys ECOS SECURE BOOT STICK SX FX has 13 keys The ECOS key calls up the menu The key confirms an entry The X key cancels an entry The 10 numeric keys 0 9 select the function in menu mode or allow a PIN entry ...

Page 6: ...ivated purple the boot stick is fully active the data safe is unlocked but write protected green the boot stick is fully active the data safe is fully unlocked magenta the data safe is unlocked but write protected The boot stick isn t active light green the data safe is fully unlocked The boot stick isn t active 1 3 2 How to Execute Functions The ECOS key calls up different functions Pressing the ...

Page 7: ...timeout key 8 purple to change the stick s admin PIN key 9 red to reset the coupling of smartcard and stick key 0 The different functions are described in detail hereafter 1 3 3 Colors of PIN Entry For security reasons the different functions are protected by PIN The ECOS key flashes in different colors according to the PIN entry ECOS key flashes yellow when the smartcard PIN is required ECOS key ...

Page 8: ...d When the smartcard PIN is required on startup the ECOS key flashes yellow After PIN entry the ECOS key briefly lights orange to signalize that the smartcard is released then yellow once the boot stick is operating If the data safe is being unlocked during operation the color will change accordingly see 1 3 1 Colors during Operation on page 7 1 4 2 Use as Date Safe When the stick is connected the...

Page 9: ...st first be unlocked for a secure data storage see 1 5 1 Unlock Data Safe Key 1 on page 11 Once unlocked another drive appears This drive is hardware encrypted and allows tostoredataina secure way Fora betterdifferentiation thisdrive isnamed DATENSAFE in the delivery state When the stick is disconnected or the computer turned off the access to the data safe is locked again It is also possible to u...

Page 10: ...ows to unlock the data safe ECOS key lights green 3 Press key to confirm ECOS key flashes yellow 4 Enter smartcard PIN ECOS key flashes yellow during entry of smartcard PIN 5 Press key to confirm ECOS key briefly lights green when the smartcard PIN is correct red if the smartcard PIN is wrong The ECOS key then lights in a color according to the stick s status see 1 3 1 Colors during Operation on p...

Page 11: ...performed 1 Press ECOS key to access the menu mode ECOS key lights blue 2 Press key 2 to activate the data safe ECOS key lights magenta if the data safe is only active for read access ECOS key lights green if the data safe is active for write access 3 Press key to confirm ECOS key flashes yellow 4 Enter smartcard PIN ECOS key flashes yellow during entry of the smartcard PIN 5 Press key to confirm ...

Page 12: ... Following steps must be performed 1 Press ECOS key to access the menu mode ECOS key lights blue 2 Press key 3 to select the function that allows to change the smartcard PIN ECOS key lights yellow 3 Press key to confirm ECOS key flashes yellow 4 Enter smartcard PIN ECOS key flashes yellow during entry of the smartcard PIN 3 Press Key Status Step 1 4 2 3 3 3 5 Smartcard PIN 6 3 7 8 3 9 0 9 0 9 0 9 ...

Page 13: ...Press key to confirm ECOS key briefly lights green if the new smartcard PIN is correct then the ECOS key flashes yellow again ECOS key briefly lights red if the new smartcard PIN is wrong The modifi cation is canceled The ECOS key then lights in a color according to the stick s status see 1 3 1 Colors during Operation on page 7 8 Enter new smartcard PIN a second time ECOS key flashes yellow during...

Page 14: ...d 1 Press ECOS key to access the menu mode ECOS key lights blue 2 Press key 4 to reset the smartcard PIN ECOS key glows light blue 3 Press key to confirm ECOS key flashes light blue 4 Enter SO PIN ECOS key flashes light blue during entry of the SO PIN 5 Press key to confirm ECOS key briefly lights green if the SO PIN is correct then the ECOS key flashes yellow 4 Press Key Status Step 1 4 2 3 3 3 5...

Page 15: ...he new smartcard PIN is correct then the ECOS key flashes yellow again ECOS key briefly lights red if the new smartcard PIN is wrong The modifi cation is canceled The ECOS key then lights in a color according to the stick s status see 1 3 1 Colors during Operation on page 7 8 Enter new smartcard PIN a second time ECOS key flashes yellow during reentry of the new smartcard PIN 9 Press key to confir...

Page 16: ...eps must be performed 1 Press ECOS key to access the menu mode ECOS key lights blue 2 Press key 7 to select the function that allows to generate the DEK ECOS key lights orange 3 Press key to confirm ECOS key flashes yellow 4 Enter smartcard PIN ECOS key flashes yellow during entry of smartcard PIN 5 Press key to confirm ECOS key briefly lights green when the smartcard PIN is correct red if the sma...

Page 17: ...t be performed 1 Press ECOS key to access the menu mode ECOS key lights blue 2 Press key 8 to start processing ECOS key turns light green 3 Press key to confirm ECOS key flashes magenta 4 Enter stick admin PIN for authentication ECOS key flashes magenta on admin PIN entry 8 Press Key Status Step 1 4 2 3 3 3 5 6 3 7 0 9 0 9 current Admin PIN ...

Page 18: ...ed The ECOS key then lights in a color according to the stick s status see 1 3 1 Colors during Operation on page 7 6 Enter a number from 0 to 30 to set the desired storage timeout in seconds ECOS key lights blue during entry 7 Press key to confirm ECOS key briefly lights green if the modification was successful ECOS key briefly lights red if the modification couldn t be performed The ECOS key then...

Page 19: ...min PIN must have 4 to 12 digits Following steps must be performed 1 Press ECOS key to access the menu mode ECOS key lights blue 2 Press key 9 to select the function that allows to change the stick s admin PIN ECOS key lights magenta 3 Press key to confirm ECOS key flashes magenta 4 Enter present admin PIN ECOS key flashes magenta on admin PIN entry 5 Press key to confirm 9 Press Key Status Step 1...

Page 20: ...ry 7 Press key to confirm ECOS key briefly lights green if the new admin PIN is correct then the ECOS key flashes magenta ECOS key briefly lights red if the new admin PIN is wrong The process is cancelled The ECOS key then lights in a color according to the stick s status see 1 3 1 Colors during Operation on page 7 8 Enter new admin PIN a second time to confirm ECOS key flashes magenta during entr...

Page 21: ...ickwith another smartcard 1 Press ECOS key to access the menu mode ECOS key lights blue 2 Press key 0 to reset the smartcard coupling ECOS key lights red 3 Press key to confirm ECOS key flashes magenta 4 Enter the stick s admin PIN ECOS key flashes magenta on admin PIN entry 5 Press key to confirm ECOS key briefly lights green when the admin PIN is correct red if the admin PIN is wrong The ECOS ke...

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