Functional Description
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2.4.4.2 Sanitization Standards
Zeus SSDs comply with the sanitization requirements described in Table 9.
Table 9.
Sanitize Standards Compliance
Specification
Document Description/Comment
USA DoD 5220.22-M
National Industrial Security Program
Operation Manual (NISOM)
January 1995
Specifies the sanitization process for various media types in
order to be considered declassified.
NSA 130-2
Media Declassification and Destruction
Manual
November 2000
Specifies the sanitization procedure for semiconductor memory
devices.
AR 380-19
Information Systems Security (ISS)
27 March 1998
Provides the security requirements for systems processing
Special Access Program (SAP) information and describes the
ISS policy as it applies to security in hardware, software
procedures, telecommunication, personal use, physical
environment, networks and firmware.
Section VII, Automated Information System Media, Section 2-20,
describes cleaning, purging, declassifying and destroying media.
Appendix F-2 describes how to sanitize flash memory.
AFSSI 5020
USA Air Force System Security
Instruction (AFSSI) 5020
20 August 1996
Specifies the sanitization procedure for confidential media.
Chapter 5, Semiconductor Devices, describes the security
procedure for all types of semiconductor media. Paragraph 5.3
describes the procedure for sanitizing flash memory.
Navso P-5239-26
Information Systems Security (INFOSEC)
Program Guidelines
Provides policy, guidelines, and procedures for clearing and
purging computer system memory and other storage media for
release outside of and for reuse within controlled environments.
It pertains to both classified and sensitive unclassified
information. Implements DOD 5200.28-M and CSC-STD-005-85.
Chapter 3 describes the cleaning and purging of data storage
media.
