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Duress Mode: Your Digital Escape Plan

When forced to unlock your drive, show a decoy instead of your real data. Plausible deniability built-in.

Professional & Power plans

Two Passwords, Two Realities

Normal Password

Password: mysecret123
โ†“ Shows:
๐Ÿ“‚ Real Drive
โ”œโ”€โ”€ ๐Ÿ“ Confidential-Documents/
โ”œโ”€โ”€ ๐Ÿ“ Client-Data/
โ”œโ”€โ”€ ๐Ÿ“ Financial-Records/
โ””โ”€โ”€ ๐Ÿ“ Sensitive-Photos/

Duress Password

Password: vacation456
โ†“ Shows:
๐Ÿ“‚ Decoy Drive
โ”œโ”€โ”€ ๐Ÿ“ Family-Photos/
โ”œโ”€โ”€ ๐Ÿ“ Vacation-2024/
โ”œโ”€โ”€ ๐Ÿ“ Recipes/
โ””โ”€โ”€ ๐Ÿ“ Random-Downloads/

Key Feature: Same drive, different passwords, completely different content

Simple 5-Step Setup

1

Enable Duress Mode

Navigate to Advanced Features and toggle Duress Mode on

2

Create Decoy Drive

Choose a believable name like Personal Photos or Vacation Pictures

3

Set Duress Password

Create a different password from your real one. Make it memorable but different

4

Auto-Generated Content

System creates harmless placeholder content. You can customize if needed

5

Test It

Use test mode to verify duress detection works without locking your real drive

When Duress Mode Saves You

Border Crossing

Scenario:

Airport security demands to see your files

Solution:

Unlock with duress password, show vacation photos. Real work documents stay hidden.

Home Security Threat

Scenario:

Break-in, attacker demands password

Solution:

Provide duress password, show personal photos. Financial docs stay hidden.

Business Travel

Scenario:

High-risk country, risk of device inspection

Solution:

Keep decoy drive ready with benign work files. Real client data stays encrypted.

Journalist Protection

Scenario:

Protecting sources and sensitive information

Solution:

Real sources and documents in real drive, public information in decoy.

Protect Yourself with Duress Mode

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