Ensurity Technologies ThinC-VAULT, User Manual

Page 1: ...ThinC VAULT Secure USB with Biometric authentication ThinC Manager User Manual A product by Ensurity Technologies https thinc ensurity com ...

Page 2: ...tionality for Admin User 12 Basic Functionalities 16 Create Delete Users 16 Register De Register Users fingerprints 19 Create Delete Groups 24 Add Remove Group Members 26 Set Edit Manage Partitions without Password 28 Manage Device Settings 32 Others 35 Advanced Functionalities 38 Set Edit Manage Partitions with Password 39 Set Edit Manage Access Rights 44 Set Edit Manage Passwords 47 Reassign Par...

Page 3: ...cess control to the device using fingerprint based biometric security This touch based sensor is exceptionally responsive ThinC VAULT uses hardware to match enrolled fingerprint and unlocking device The ordered ThinC VAULT is with 128GB storage capacity Ensurity provides two complementary tools for ThinC range of devices viz ThinC Manager and ThinC Agent ThinC Manager is a standalone management to...

Page 4: ...p Key generation Design in compliance with FIPS 140 2 Level 2 standards Individual partitions are encrypted with different key 5 Certifications FCC CE 6 Partitions Upto 8 partitions are supported 7 Access Control Read Write Read Only Password for partition 8 Performance Durability 20 000 insertion cycles Typical Average Read speed 38 Mbps Typical Average Write speed 35 Mbps 9 Environment Storage T...

Page 5: ...s Power On Typically 1 2 seconds BITE Built in Test BITE Successful BITE Failure after 7 sec Fingerprint Wait Wait for fingerprint 30 sec time out Process Success Typically 1 2 seconds Fail Delete Fingerprint Success Fail Factory Reset Success After Reset Disconnect and reconnect the device Fail Typically 1 2 seconds SD Card Operations Read Write Data read write from the device Blinking Slow Blink...

Page 6: ...ons to the partitions To utilize the device the following steps has to be followed 1 Register Enroll fingerprint biometrics using ThinC Manager Tool 2 Create partition and assign permissions The ThinC Manager tool installer can be downloaded from the URLs web links provided below or kindly contact thinc support ensurity com with subject ThinC tool Windows to get your copy delivered to your electro...

Page 7: ...read the Ensurity Software Applications End Users License Agreement completely and choose to accept by selecting on I accept the agreement and click on Next to proceed further with the wizard Choosing cancel any time during the installation process will abort the installation Step 3 By default the tool installs in C Program Files ThinC Manager To choose a different folder click on Browse and selec...

Page 8: ...Step 4 The Installation window will show progress of installation Once the installation process is initialized this process can t be stopped aborted If installation is stopped or aborted tool will not be installed Step 5 After the installation is successfully completed ...

Page 9: ...desktop shortcut or start menu shortcut or navigate to install path to run ThinC Management tool In case of any issue or error during the installation please contact support at thinc support ensurity com or visit us on ensurity com for technical support Uninstallation Microsoft Windows Follow the below steps to uninstall ThinC Manager tool from Windows Step 1 Goto Windows Control Panel Programs an...

Page 10: ...ge During uninstallation process Microsoft Windows can request permission to uninstall ThinC Manager tool choose to accept or click Yes to continue uninstall Choose No to abort the operation Step 3 ThinC Manager tool uninstall window will ask to reconfirm Uninstallation process To proceed further choose Uninstall and to abort choose Cancel ...

Page 11: ...ent files from installation directory After uninstalling the tool Microsoft Windows will show ThinC Manager has been uninstalled from your computer click Finish to complete the uninstallation process In case of any issue during uninstallation kindly contact thinc support ensurity com with subject Uninstall Windows ...

Page 12: ... ThinC VAULT device has two types of users A Admin User AU The following are the functionalities that the Admin User can perform Basic Functionalities 1 Create Delete Users 2 Create Delete Groups 3 Add Delete Members to the Group 4 Register De Register Users fingerprints 5 Set Edit Manage Partitions 6 Manage Device Settings Advanced Functionalities 1 Set Edit Manage Access Rights 2 Set Edit Manage...

Page 13: ...e is not connected properly or not available in computer the below screen would be displayed prompting the user to reconnect the device If it continues to be unrecognized device please contact thinc support ensurity com ThinC VAULT device supports up to 15 fingerprint registrations ...

Page 14: ...td All Rights Reserved 14 75 ThinC VAULT The below screen provides an overview of the tabs available in ThinC Manager tool User Tab Partitions Tab Note Capacity showcased by the doughnut chart varies based on ThinC VAULT variant ...

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Page 16: ...new members or removing existing members from group Setting Editing Managing Partitions Creating the partitions and assigning the user to the partitions or deleting the partition Others Describes the options such as disconnecting the device from ThinC Manager and lists the FAQ s Create Delete Users User Creation ThinC Manager tool has capability to automatically distinguish between fresh reset unr...

Page 17: ...cally for fresh reset unregistered device The device has mechanism to prevent unauthorized access More than 10 continuous unsuccessful authentications would initiate factory reset Step 2 Click on Add User Group button to register a new user to the device The tool displays a dialog box Create New User In the dialog box select User option and enter the Display Name User Name Click on Create to creat...

Page 18: ...er for device to register and store the user Clicking on cancels the user creating process Only the device administrator can add remove users or fingerprints User Deletion In the user management window click on in the user tile to delete the user After successful deletion of the user Delete User Successful notification will be displayed by the tool ...

Page 19: ...emoved Register De Register Users fingerprints Register Users fingerprints The tool will automatically showcase fingerprint management window for the user created Fingerprint management window provides 10 slots to choose for enrolment of finger Choose the finger slot of your choice by clicking on icon to enroll the fingerprint Click on Yes enroll to initiate enrollment process click No to abort en...

Page 20: ...prints or device access information is stored in the management tool All fingerprint information is stored on ThinC VAULT in an encrypted format Place the finger repeatedly on fingerprint sensor to continue and complete the enrollment process finger has to be repeatedly placed on fingerprint sensor till enrollment process reaches 100 As a best practice placing finger repeatedly in slightly differe...

Page 21: ...ay the fingerprint slots that are available in USB device for enrollment with symbol The Tool would display the fingerprint slots that are already used with fingerprint symbol and icon is displayed on the Management tool finger image ThinC Device supports upto 5 users and each user can enroll upto 3 fingerprints If these slots are exceeded and after enrollment process instead of Fingerprint enroll...

Page 22: ...choose to verify the enrolled fingerprints by using Verify Finger option In Fingerprint management window click on Yes verify place the finger on sensor Tool will automatically initiate the verification and shall provide results by notifying Your fingerprint verified Successful if fingerprint matches enrolled finger or Authentication Failed if fingerprint does not match ...

Page 23: ... individual fingerprints In the fingerprint management window click on delete trash icon on the given slot to delete de register fingerprint After successful deletion of the fingerprint Your fingerprint data is successfully deleted from the device notification will be displayed by the tool It is mandatory for the Admin to have at least one fingerprint enrolled ...

Page 24: ... register a new group to the device The tool displays a dialog box Create New User In the dialog box select Group option and enter the Group Name A group can only be created if there are any users in the device The list of all the users in the device is displayed under Selected Users Check the necessary members from the list to add them to the group and click the Create Group button At least one u...

Page 25: ...T Maximum of 3 groups can be created with maximum of 5 users per group Group Deletion In the user management window click on in the Group tile to delete the Group After successful deletion of the user Delete Group Successful notification will be displayed by the tool ...

Page 26: ...eserved 26 75 ThinC VAULT Add Remove Group Members Add Members to the Group Admin can add multiple members to the group To add a member to the group click on Add Member and select one or more users in the list of users and click on Add Members ...

Page 27: ...27 75 ThinC VAULT Delete Members from the Group To remove the user from a group click on and the tool displays a pop up message Are you sure You want to remove user from group click on Yes Remove to remove the user from the group else click on No Keep ...

Page 28: ...t describes the process of creating deleting partitions with and without password in ThinC Manager application Create Partition To manage the partitions on ThinC VAULT device goto ThinC Manager tool partition tab by clicking on partitions This tab shows the partition information Name Size and unallocated space in the form of doughnut chart ...

Page 29: ...Under Permissions Tab choose the required access control Read Only or Read Write After modifying the access rights click on to save the changes Clicking on will discard the modified changes Click on Create to create the partition The maximum of 15 characters are allowed for partition name If User is not assigned to the partition tool displays a prompt Please select at least one user for creating p...

Page 30: ...30 75 ThinC VAULT The tool displays a pop up Partition Added successfully The new partition will be accessible from next device connection Remove the ThinC VAULT device from computer reconnect and authenticate to enumerate the newly created partitions ...

Page 31: ...ns ThinC VAULT supports deletion of selected partitions Please use the following procedure to delete partition s In the partition management tab click on Delete Partition to delete the selected partition Click on Yes delete to proceed with the deletion or click on No to abort the operation ...

Page 32: ... login Please remove and reconnect ThinC VAULT device after delete operations Deleting a given partition will delete the contents stored in the partition Deleting all partitions will delete contents stored in all partitions Manage Device Settings The settings tab in ThinC Manager provides access to device information and factory reset It displays the complete details of device i e Firmware version...

Page 33: ...n the Settings to display the device info The info displayed consist of firmware version and serial number This information is required during support The value of content displayed in device info could be different for each device connected Device Name Admin has the ability to set a unique name for each device To set a device name enter the name and click on Update in the Device Settings section ...

Page 34: ... the device to factory default settings click on Factory Reset A pop up warning window will be displayed requesting the permission to proceed further choose Yes reset and No don t reset to abort Once Yes reset is chosen tool will request user to authenticate the device click on authenticate and place already enrolled finger on fingerprint sensor to initiate factory reset process ...

Page 35: ...licking on Reset the blue LED s blink once and red LED blinks continuously indicating the device is being reset to factory settings Disconnecting the device immediately during this process will terminate the reset process Factory reset will erase all stored data including fingerprints and reset the device to factory default Others Disconnect Disconnect is used for disconnecting the device and log ...

Page 36: ... ensurity com Please note that the support will is available only on weekdays Monday to Friday between 10 00 AM and 7 00 PM IST FAQ Without the User biometric authentication can ThinC VAULT be used to access the Encrypted Storage partition NO The device will be accessible only after the user s successful biometric authentication to the device How many fingerprints can be registered onto the device...

Page 37: ...es support upto 8 storage partitions The ownership accessibility of storage partitions can be assigned to either a single fingerprint or a group of fingerprints with read only or read write permissions How many users are supported for ThinC VAULT ThinC VAULT support upto 5 users and 3 groups Each group can contain upto 5 members ...

Page 38: ...n Passwords Password authentication can also be used as a authentication method for ThinC VAULT devices Setting a password for a partition prevents the partition from opening after the device is connected to a PC Laptop The password for the partition is set after the partition is created PC Binding It s a security function that binds ThinC VAULT device to given computer Laptop Desktop IP address M...

Page 39: ... chart To create a new partition click on the doughnut chart Enter the partition name and required partition size Select one or more users in the list of Assign Access to user group The default access rights will be Read Write Assign access rights to the partition by clicking on under Manage column Now drop down menu under Under Permissions tab choose the required access control Read Only or Read ...

Page 40: ...s assigning of Password based access control to the partition during the creation of partition Click on Enable Password check box Please enter Password and confirm Password click on Create button to create the partition Partition Password supports only 16 characters The tool displays a pop up Partition Added successfully The new partition will be accessible from next device connection Remove the T...

Page 41: ...erved 41 75 ThinC VAULT Deletion of Partitions ThinC VAULT supports deletion of selected partitions Please use the following procedure to delete partition In the partition management tab click on Delete Partition to delete the selected partition ...

Page 42: ...ologies Pvt Ltd All Rights Reserved 42 75 ThinC VAULT Click on Yes delete to proceed with the deletion or click on No to abort the operation Unlock the partition by entering the Password to proceed with the deletion ...

Page 43: ... be displayed by the tool Kindly disconnect and reconnect the ThinC VAULT device Authenticate the device using enrolled fingerprint to re login Please remove and reconnect ThinC VAULT device after delete operations Deleting a given partition will delete the contents stored in the partition Deleting all partitions will delete contents stored in all partitions ...

Page 44: ...he device admin To assign access rights to the partition in tools go to partition tab click on the required partition to manage access rights Under the Manage column clicking on Now drop down menu under Permissions tab choose the required access control Read Only or Read Write Refer to Best practices section below while assigning read only permissions After modifying the access rights click on to ...

Page 45: ... It is a best practice to first perform all operations e g copy documents to the drive in Read Write mode then change the mode to Read only Step 1 Only for new reset devices without any partitions skip to step 2 for others Using ThinC Manager tool create the partition The drive gets automatically initialized Now choose to format the drive follow the steps provided in Formatting Partitions Step 2 T...

Page 46: ...td All Rights Reserved 46 75 ThinC VAULT In the tool go to Partition tab click on the desired Partition to change the Access Rights Click on permissions for a given user click on to change the partition Access rights to Read only ...

Page 47: ...sswords Setting Password Admin can also set the password for the partition after the partition is created In the partition management tab select the partition and click on Set Password to set the password to the selected partition Please enter Enter Password and Re enter Password click on Enable button to enable password to the partition The password will be effective only when the device is disco...

Page 48: ...assword for the partition Launch ThinC Manager click on Partitions tab Select the partition to modify the password and click on Change Password Enter the Old password new password and click on Change to modify the password and the tool displays a prompt Password has been changed successful else click on Cancel to abort the operation ...

Page 49: ... Admin has the privileges to remove existing password for the partition Launch ThinC Manager click on Partitions tab Select the partition to clear the password and click on Clear Password When prompted click on Clear to remove the password else click on No keep it to abort the operation ...

Page 50: ...sign the partition to another user without deleting the user s fingerprints To reassign the partition select the partition and click on Reassign The tool prompts the user to confirm the reassigning the partition click on Yes reassign and select the user group from the drop down and click on Add Access else click on No keep it to discard the changes ...

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Page 52: ...tly Admin can add upto 10 Binding rule to any given ThinC VAULT device PC Binding It s a security function that binds ThinC VAULT device to given computer Laptop Desktop If any ThinC VAULT is binded to computer then it can only be used in that computer and it does not work function with any other computer machines Adding Computer will trigger and enable the binding security function in the device ...

Page 53: ...d All Rights Reserved 53 75 ThinC VAULT After successfully adding the computer to Device Binding Rule list the tool displays a notification stating Binding rule has been added successfully message and the screen would get updated ...

Page 54: ... the ThinC SystemID Generator ID tool and click on Add Removing PC Laptop from ThinC VAULT Binding list In the Device Binding section click on to delete the selected PC from the Binding Rules Click on Delete to proceed with the deletion or click on Cancel to abort the operation After successful deletion of the device from the binding list Delete computer from device successful notification will be...

Page 55: ... to PC Laptop After adding the PC Laptop to the Binding list check the check box under Device Binding section to bind the computer to ThinC VAULT device Click on Bind to proceed with the Binding or click on Cancel to abort the operation After successfully adding the computer to the binding list the tool displays a notification stating Computer has been bound to the device successfully ...

Page 56: ...top In the Device Binding section click on to delete the selected PC from the binding list Click on Yes Unbind to proceed with the unbinding or click on No keep to abort the operation After successful unbinding the tool will display a notification stating Binding rule has been deactivated successfully ...

Page 57: ...s Adding IP will trigger and enable the binding security function in the device Adding IP Address to ThinC VAULT Binding list To enable Add IP Address to the binding list navigate to Binding tab The bindings tab lists all the available Binding features Check the checkbox IP Binding and the tool will provide a text area to enter the IP Address of the system that needs to be binded Click on Add and ...

Page 58: ...lays a notification stating Binding rule has been added successfully message and the screen would get updated Removing PC Laptop from ThinC VAULT Binding list In the Device Binding Rule section click on to delete the selected IP Address from the Binding rules Click on Delete to proceed with the deletion or click on Cancel to abort the operation ...

Page 59: ...be displayed by the tool Deleting the computer will unbound all the bound partitions and also removes the computer binding Binding ThinC VAULT to IP Address After adding the IP Address to the Binding list check the check box under Device Binding Rules section to bind the IP address to ThinC VAULT device Click on Yes Bind to proceed with the Binding or click on Cancel to abort the operation ...

Page 60: ... binding list the tool displays a notification stating Binding rule has been activated successfully Unbinding ThinC VAULT from IP Address In the Device Binding section click on to delete the selected PC from the binding list Click on Yes Unbind to proceed with the unbinding or click on No keep to abort the operation ...

Page 61: ... successfully MAC Binding It s a security function that binds ThinC VAULT device to a computer using the MAC If any ThinC VAULT is binded to a computers MAC address then it can only be used in a computer with that MAC address and it does not work function with any other computer machines Adding MAC address will trigger and enable the binding security function in the device ...

Page 62: ...ures Check the checkbox MAC Binding and enter the MAC address of the computer that needs to be added Click on Add and a pop up warning window will be displayed requesting the permission to add the binding rule choose Yes Add and Cancel to abort After successfully adding the MAC address to Device Binding Rule list the tool displays a notification stating Binding rule has been added successfully mes...

Page 63: ...e Device Binding section click on to delete the selected MAC Address from the Binding list Click on Delete to proceed with the deletion or click on Cancel to abort the operation After successful deletion of the device from the binding list Binding rule has been deleted successfully notification will be displayed by the tool ...

Page 64: ...to ThinC VAULT After adding the MAC Address to the computer list check the check box under Device Binding section to bind the computer to ThinC VAULT device Click on Bind to proceed with the Binding or click on Cancel to abort the operation After successfully adding the MAC Address to the binding list the tool displays a notification stating Binding rule has been activated successfully ...

Page 65: ...AULT In the Device Binding section click on to delete the selected PC from the binding list Click on Yes Unbind to proceed with the unbinding or click on No keep to abort the operation After successful unbinding the tool will display a notification stating Binding rule has been deactivated successfully ...

Page 66: ...work function with any other computer machines Adding MAC address will trigger and enable the binding security function in the device Adding Network information to ThinC VAULT Binding list To add a network range to the binding list navigate to Binding tab The bindings tab lists all the available Binding features Check the checkbox PC Binding and enter the Network Address and Subnet Mask Click on A...

Page 67: ...plays a notification stating Binding rule has been added successfully message and the screen would get updated Removing Network information from ThinC VAULT Binding list In the Device Binding section click on to delete the selected Network Address from the Binding list Click on Delete to proceed with the deletion or click on Cancel to abort the operation ...

Page 68: ...ill be displayed by the tool Deleting the computer will unbound all the bound partitions and also removes the computer binding Binding ThinC VAULT to Network After adding the Network Address to the binding list check the check box under Device Binding section to bind the Network Address to ThinC VAULT device Click on Bind to proceed with the Binding or click on Cancel to abort the operation ...

Page 69: ...nding list the tool displays a notification stating Binding rule has been activated successfully Unbinding ThinC VAULT from Network In the Device Binding section click on to delete the selected Network Address from the binding list Click on Yes Unbind to proceed with the unbinding or click on No keep to abort the operation ...

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Page 71: ...ows and Apple macOS Only Read Write access rights assigned partition can be formatted The partitions with Read Write access rights can be formatted In case there is an error in formatting partitions kindly recheck assigned access rights Connect ThinC VAULT device and authenticate to automatically initialize the drive After initialization the partitions associated with authenticated user will be en...

Page 72: ...are using For instance if your device is displayed as E in your computer the error message will be You need to format the disk in drive E before you can use it Enter required name for the partition and then select disk file format and choose the allocation unit size To avoid confusion it is suggested to enter the same name that is mentioned in ThinC Manager tool while creating the partition Choose...

Page 73: ... drive Once the formatting is completed a message will be displayed on the screen Click OK when prompted All pictures shown in this document are for illustration purpose only Actual pictures may vary with different operating systems Alternate procedure to format the drive using Disk Management Disk Management can be opened by typing diskmgmt msc in the Run dialog box or the Start menu Right click ...

Page 74: ...ontinue formatting and Cancel the formatting Formatting the drive can take few seconds to few minutes depending on the size of the volume For Partitions with PIN based access control it is mandatory to unlock the partition and then perform formatting process Refer to the following brief steps to quickly unlock for detailed procedure kindly follow steps provided in Partition Creation with PIN secti...

Page 75: ...Ensurity Technologies Pvt Ltd All Rights Reserved 75 75 ThinC VAULT Enter the partition PIN and click on Unlock to enable the partition in explorer ...