The DARC-ssd^® 600 uses Viasat's integrated military level 256-bit Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) hardware with full drive hardware encryption for all data and the operating system. Data is decrypted upon bootup of the device with mandatory two-factor authentication and then encrypted immediately when the device is powered off. Unlike software encryption managed by the operating system, this hardware encryption approach limits the impact on overall device performance and manages secure authentication and encryption within the hardware container itself, which decreases the opportunity for tampering.

In addition, DARC-ssd^® is designed to offer quicker loading times and lower power consumption, as well as a covert and seamless user experience making it a highly effective data security solution for defense customers that is available in capacities ranging from 256GB, 512GB and 1 terabyte (TB).

More guidance and technical documentation are available directly from Viasat's customer portal.

When the DARC-ssd^® 600 is unpowered and stored separately from its authentication tokens, it allows for a reduction in classification of data held on it to NATO UNCLASSIFIED.

DARC-ssd^® is not a Cryptographic Controlled Item (CCI) despite holding a single Cryptographic Key in the DARC^® electronics.

DARC User tokens, including the admin KeyStone token, are not CCI.