Citadel FIPS-certified self-encrypting drives (SEDs) are the only SSDs to integrate multifactor authentication pre-boot authentication (PBA) and hardware encryption into a complete low cost solution.

Powered by Cigent® our built-in PBA unlocks access to the encrypted operating system or virtual machine on the Citadel C-SEL SED as well as the data stored there. This secured data is encrypted by NSA-approved Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) 256-bit encryption at the hardware level. Once booted Citadel allows no-overhead hardware-speed access to encrypted data at the full performance of the system.

Unreadable storage partition protected by non-recoverable key.

Cigent software is tested and validated for use with Citadel C-SEL SEDs.

Requires more than one authentication for access. Multiple authentication methods include password CAC/PIV smartcard and PIV-supported Yubikey.

Zero-day ransomware malware and software service bypass prevention.

Protected with AES 256-bit encryption and random key generation at the hardware level ensuring fast file access without any overhead.

Citadel C-SEL SEDs are TAA compliant so they can protect information on government systems.

Citadel C-SEL SEDs meet CMMC HIPAA GDPR GLBA PCI-DSS and CCPA requirements.