General
What is VaultWares?
What is VaultWares?
Which product is right for me?
Which product is right for me?
- Small business: VaultDrive Pro + VaultCrypt Professional
- Enterprise: VaultHSM + VaultGate + VaultCrypt Enterprise
- Individual users: VaultDrive Pro + VaultCrypt Standard
- Developers: VaultHSM + API access
Do you offer free trials?
Do you offer free trials?
What certifications do your products have?
What certifications do your products have?
- FIPS 140-2 Level 3 and FIPS 140-3 Level 4
- Common Criteria EAL4+ and EAL5+
- ISO 27001
- SOC 2 Type II
- FBI PIV-071006 (biometric devices)
Licensing and pricing
How does licensing work?
How does licensing work?
- Hardware products: Perpetual license included with purchase
- Software products: Annual or perpetual licenses available
- Enterprise: Volume licensing with centralized management
- Cloud HSM: Pay-per-use or reserved capacity pricing
Can I transfer my license?
Can I transfer my license?
What happens when my license expires?
What happens when my license expires?
- Hardware: Continues to function normally
- Software: Grace period of 30 days, then features are limited
- Updates: No access to updates or new features after expiration
- Support: Technical support ends with license expiration
Do you offer educational or non-profit discounts?
Do you offer educational or non-profit discounts?
Technical questions
What encryption algorithms do you use?
What encryption algorithms do you use?
- Symmetric: AES-256-XTS, AES-256-GCM
- Asymmetric: RSA-2048/4096, ECC (P-256, P-384, P-521)
- Hashing: SHA-256, SHA-384, SHA-512
- Key derivation: PBKDF2, HKDF
Can I use VaultWares products in virtual environments?
Can I use VaultWares products in virtual environments?
- VMware vSphere 7.0+
- Microsoft Hyper-V
- KVM
- Docker containers
Do you support cloud deployments?
Do you support cloud deployments?
- Amazon Web Services (AWS)
- Microsoft Azure
- Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
- Private cloud environments
What operating systems are supported?
What operating systems are supported?
- Windows: 10, 11, Server 2016+
- macOS: 11 (Big Sur) and later
- Linux: Ubuntu 20.04+, RHEL 8+, CentOS 8+, Debian 11+
Can I integrate VaultWares with my existing infrastructure?
Can I integrate VaultWares with my existing infrastructure?
- Active Directory / LDAP
- SAML / OAuth / OpenID Connect
- SIEM systems (Splunk, QRadar, ArcSight)
- PKI infrastructure
- Physical access control systems
Security and compliance
How secure is my data?
How secure is my data?
- All data is encrypted with AES-256 encryption
- Keys are stored in tamper-resistant hardware
- Multi-factor authentication available
- Regular security audits and penetration testing
- Zero-knowledge architecture (we cannot access your data)
Are you GDPR compliant?
Are you GDPR compliant?
- Data encryption (Article 32)
- Right to erasure (Article 17)
- Data portability (Article 20)
- Privacy by design (Article 25)
Do you comply with HIPAA?
Do you comply with HIPAA?
- Encryption of ePHI at rest and in transit
- Access controls and audit logging
- Integrity controls
- Transmission security
What happens if I forget my password?
What happens if I forget my password?
- Hardware devices: Contact support with proof of ownership. Data cannot be recovered without the password due to hardware encryption.
- Software: Use recovery key generated during setup
- Enterprise: Administrators can reset passwords via management console
- HSM: Security Officer can reset user PINs
Can VaultWares access my encrypted data?
Can VaultWares access my encrypted data?
Support and maintenance
What support options are available?
What support options are available?
- Standard: Email support (24-hour response time)
- Professional: Email + phone support (4-hour response time)
- Enterprise: 24/7 phone support + dedicated account manager (1-hour response time)
- Community: Free community forum
How do I get technical support?
How do I get technical support?
- Email: [email protected]
- Phone: +1-800-VAULT-WARE (Enterprise customers)
- Portal: https://support.vaultwares.com
- Community: https://community.vaultwares.com
How often are updates released?
How often are updates released?
- Security updates: As needed (critical vulnerabilities)
- Feature updates: Quarterly
- Firmware updates: Semi-annually
- Signature updates: Daily (for network appliances)
What is your warranty policy?
What is your warranty policy?
- Hardware: 3-7 years depending on product
- Defects: Free replacement for manufacturing defects
- Damage: Advanced replacement available (fee applies)
- Extended warranty: Available for purchase
Do you offer professional services?
Do you offer professional services?
- Implementation and deployment services
- Security consulting
- Custom integration development
- Training and certification programs
- Managed services
Product-specific questions
Encrypted storage devices
Can I use VaultDrive on multiple computers?
Can I use VaultDrive on multiple computers?
What happens if I enter the wrong password too many times?
What happens if I enter the wrong password too many times?
Can I recover data if the device fails?
Can I recover data if the device fails?
Hardware security modules
What's the difference between PCIe and network HSMs?
What's the difference between PCIe and network HSMs?
- PCIe HSM: Installed inside a server, lower latency, single server access
- Network HSM: Standalone appliance, accessible by multiple servers, easier to cluster
Can I cluster HSMs for high availability?
Can I cluster HSMs for high availability?
How do I backup HSM keys?
How do I backup HSM keys?
Biometric devices
How accurate are your biometric devices?
How accurate are your biometric devices?
- False Acceptance Rate (FAR): < 0.001% (fingerprint), < 0.0001% (face)
- False Rejection Rate (FRR): < 0.1% (fingerprint), < 0.1% (face)
Can biometric data be stolen?
Can biometric data be stolen?
What if my fingerprint changes (injury, aging)?
What if my fingerprint changes (injury, aging)?
Network appliances
Can VaultGate replace my existing firewall?
Can VaultGate replace my existing firewall?
How many VPN users can connect simultaneously?
How many VPN users can connect simultaneously?
- VaultGate 1000: 50 concurrent VPN users
- VaultGate 5000: 250 concurrent VPN users
- VaultGate 10000: 1,000 concurrent VPN users
- VaultGate Enterprise: Unlimited
Do you support SD-WAN?
Do you support SD-WAN?