Kingston′s Data Traveler 6000 USB (Universal Serial Bus) Flash drive protects even the most sensitive data with 256-bit AES hardware-based encryption using XTS block cipher mode. XTS, the newest cipher mode, provides stronger protection than other block cipher modes such as CBC & ECB. DT6000 is FIPS 140-2 Level 3 validated & password protected; the drive locks down after 10 failed intrusion attempts. DT6000 uses elliptic curve cryptography (ECC), which is recommended by the United States National Security Agency (NSA) as part of the NSA Suite B set of cryptographic algorithms. Rugged & waterproof (up to 4ft.), DT6000 is backed by a five-year warranty, free technical support & legendary Kingston reliability.