iStorage M2 2TB PIN Authenticated Portable SSD Review

The compact diskAshur M2 by iStorage might be the very first SATA III/600 M.2 based drive in their product lines but exactly like their previous portable SSD models we’re still talking about a PIN authenticated (platform/device independent with 7-15 digit codes) USB 3.2 portable drive (currently available in 120GB/240GB/500GB/1TB/2TB capacities) that features numerous tamper-proof protections (protected against brute attacks, external tamper, bypass laser attacks and fault injections), real-time military grade FIPS PUB 197 validated AES-XTS 256-bit hardware encryption (FIPS 140-3 Level 3) and an built-in dedicated hardware based secure microprocessor (Common Criteria EAL5+ / FIPS and common criteria wrapping algorithms).