Kingston IronKey Vault Privacy 50C IKVP50C/32GB Encrypted USB Flash Drive 32GB USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-C XTS-AES 256-bit
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Kingston IronKey Vault Privacy 50C IKVP50C/32GB Encrypted USB Flash Drive 32GB USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-C XTS-AES 256-bit
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IKVP50C/32GB
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Kingston IronKey Vault Privacy 50C — 32GB Hardware-Encrypted USB Type-C Drive
XTS-AES 256-bit hardware encryption250 MB/s read, 180 MB/s writeAdmin, User and Recovery passwordsIPX8 water resistant
The Kingston IronKey Vault Privacy 50C (IKVP50C/32GB) is a 32GB USB Type-C flash drive with XTS-AES 256-bit encryption built into the drive’s own controller rather than run by software on the computer. You unlock it through a small launcher that lives on a read-only partition of the drive itself, so nothing is installed on the host machine and no admin rights are needed. It is the drive to reach for when a laptop leaves the office with client files on it and you want the loss to be an inconvenience rather than a data-breach notification.
Compatibility — check before buying:
This drive is FIPS 197 certified, not FIPS 140 validated. FIPS 197 certifies the AES algorithm; it is not the NIST CMVP module validation that public-sector and regulated tenders usually mean when they write “FIPS”. Kingston holds no CMVP certificate for the Vault Privacy 50 family — if your tender requires a certificate number, look at the IronKey Keypad 200 (CMVP #5133) or the IronKey D500S (CMVP #5029) instead. Kingston lists Windows 11, Windows 10 and macOS 12.x to 15.x as the supported systems; Linux is not on that list. This is the Type-C model — it will not fit a standard USB-A port without an adapter, and the IKVP50 is the other connector. Kingston does not state what else is in the box beyond the drive.
Best For
✓ Laptop bags that leave the building
✓ Client, HR and legal files on the move
✓ Companies that cannot install software on endpoints
✓ Handing files to an external accountant or auditor
✓ Replacing an unencrypted stick after an incident
✓ Windows and macOS fleets, mixed
Key Features
Encryption that does not depend on the PC
The AES engine sits on the drive. The computer only ever sees an unlocked disk, so nothing needs installing, no drivers load and there is no software licence to renew.
Three ways in, deliberately
You can set an Admin password, a User password and a One-Time Recovery password. If a user forgets theirs, the Admin or the Recovery password gets the data back — without one of those, ten wrong tries crypto-erase the drive permanently.
Passwords or passphrases
Complex mode takes 6 to 16 characters using three of the four character types. Passphrase mode takes 10 to 64 characters, including non-English ones, which is far easier to remember and harder to shoulder-surf.
250 MB/s, and IPX8
Kingston rates this capacity at 250 MB/s read and 180 MB/s write over USB 3.2 Gen 1, and the drive is IPX8 rated for water immersion to 4 ft with the cap on.
Technical Specifications
Frequently Asked Questions
Singular Expert Insight
The honest way to place this drive: it is the everyday encrypted stick, not the compliance one. XTS-AES 256-bit in hardware, three password roles, a recovery path, 250 MB/s and an IPX8 body cover almost every real office scenario — a lawyer carrying case files, an accountant taking a client’s books home, an engineer moving drawings. Where it stops is the paperwork: FIPS 197 is an algorithm certificate, and an auditor who asks for a CMVP number will not accept it. That is not a flaw in the drive, it is a different product tier, and the Keypad 200 is where that tier starts. The other thing worth saying plainly is that the recovery password is not optional in practice. Drives come back to us wiped because someone set a single user password, forgot it, and tried eleven times.
Buyer’s Guide
Buy it if
You want strong hardware encryption on Windows and macOS with no software to install, and you want a recovery path if a user forgets their password.
Skip it if
Your tender or auditor asks for FIPS 140-2 or 140-3 with a CMVP certificate number — this drive is FIPS 197 only. Also skip it if your machines run Linux, which Kingston does not list as supported.
Also consider
IronKey Keypad 200 for FIPS 140-3 Level 3 with a keypad and no software at all, or IronKey D500S for FIPS 140-3 with Linux support and a 128-character passphrase.
Interface
- USB3.2
Technical specifications
Μέγεθος
32GB
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Product Code
03:203833
EAN Code
0740617330267
Manufacturer
Kingston