The Cyclone USB Vault is a powerful yet simple file encryption utility. It provides AES-128 bit encryption for your files, wherever they may go.AES or Advanced Encryption Standard gives you 3.4 x 1038 possible 128-bit keys. By comparison, the Digital Encryption Standard (DES) keys are only 56 bits long, which means there are approximately 7.2 x 1016 possible DES keys. Thus, there are about 1021 times more possible AES 128-bit keys than DES 56-bit keys. "Assuming that one could build a machine that could recover a DES key in a second, it would take that machine approximately 149 trillion years to crack a 128-bit AES key."The USB Vault software loads on the USB drive (flash drive,hard drive, or iPod) and stays with the USB drive. It does not require the install or uninstall of any files on any computer. Simply drag your files or folders to the USB Vault desktop icon. They will instantly be encrypted and transferred to the USB drive. Easy access for you, but not for strangers who donТ‘t know your password. Just double click on the encrypted file, enter the password and itТ‘s decrypted. Several files and folders can be quickly and simultaneously encrypted or decrypted back to the hard drive or any other connected drive. Note: The developer requires your email address to install the USB Vault software, because the software is currently free. If you own a USB drive they would like to keep you informed of a new product that we are developing called USB Suite, which will offer many more exciting features on top of the USB Vault secure foundation.