Editing USB flash drive (section)

===Secure storage of data, application and software files===
With wide deployment of flash drives in various environments (secured or otherwise), data and information security remain critical issues. [[Biometrics]] and [[encryption]] are becoming the norm as data security needs increase; [[on-the-fly encryption]] systems are particularly useful in this regard, as they can transparently encrypt large amounts of data. In some cases, a [[USB flash drive security|secure USB drive]] may use a hardware-based encryption mechanism that uses a hardware module instead of software for strongly encrypting data. [[IEEE 1667]] is an attempt to create a generic authentication platform for USB drives. It is supported in [[Windows 7]] and Windows Vista (Service Pack 2 with a hotfix).<ref>[http://support.microsoft.com/kb/981319 "An update is available that enables the support of Enhanced Storage devices in Windows Vista and in Windows Server 2008"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110606054642/http://support.microsoft.com/kb/981319 |date=2011-06-06 }}. Microsoft Support. November 23, 2010.</ref>