“SanDisk SecureAccess 3.02 was using a one-way cryptographic hash with a predictable salt making it vulnerable to dictionary attacks by a malicious user,” WD said in an advisory. Researcher Sylvain Pelissier has discovered that SanDisk SecureAccess is affected by a couple of key derivation function issues that can allow an attacker to crack user passwords. SanDisk SecureAccess, recently rebranded SanDisk PrivateAccess, is a piece of software that allows users to encrypt files and folders stored in a protected vault on SanDisk USB flash drives. Important: While exiting SecureAccess program after adding a file to the vault, please click the log off button and then close the program.Western Digital has updated its SanDisk SecureAccess product to address vulnerabilities that can be exploited to gain access to user data through brute force and dictionary attacks. To remove a file from SecureAccess vault, open up the vault by entering the password, right-click on the file and then click Delete. If you see “Would you like to remove the original file completely from your computer” message, click Yes button if you want to delete the file from its original location on the USB drive. Step 3: To password protect a file or folder, click the File menu and then click Add File(s), browse to a file on your USB drive, select the file and then click Encrypt button.
And if you see “4 ways to protect your screen” after entering the password, simply click the Next button to see the home screen. Step 2: Enter the previously set up password to see the home screen of SecureAccess. Double-click on the SanDiskSecureAccess program to see the following screen. To open SanDisk SecureAccess again, open up the USB drive and then double-click the SanDiskSecureAccess program file. Click the Next button to see the home screen of the SanDisk SecureAccess program. Also, make sure that there are at least six characters in your password.įinally, click the OK button to create a new vault on your USB drive. SanDisk recommends you create a strong password by including both upper and lower case letters, numeric and alpha numeric numbers, and special characters. Enter a strong password, confirm the same by entering again, type a hint if you feel that you might forget the password (this is optional), and finally, click OK button. Step 5: You will be asked to set up a password.
Check I accept the license terms and then click the Next button. Step 4: Next, you will see the license agreement screen.
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