Security Features and Document of Volatility
Security Terms and Definitions
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Security Terms and Definitions
Term
Definition
Clearing
As defined in Section 8-301a of
DoD 5220.22-M, “National Industrial Security Program Operating
, clearing is the process of eradicating the data on media before reusing the
media in an environment that provides an acceptable level of protection for the data that was on the
media before clearing. Hence, clearing is typically used when the instrument is to remain in an
environment with an acceptable level of protection.
Instrument
Declassification
A term that refers to procedures that must be undertaken before an instrument can be removed
from a secure environment, such as is the case when the instrument is returned for calibration.
Declassification procedures include memory sanitization or memory removal, or both. Keysight
declassification procedures are designed to meet the requirements specified in
“National Industrial Security Program Operating Manual (NISPOM)”
, Chapter 8.
Sanitization
As defined in Section 8-301b of
DoD 5220.22-M, “National Industrial Security Program Operating
, sanitization is the process of removing the data from media before reusing the
media in an environment that does
not
provide an acceptable level of protection for the data that
was in the media before sanitizing. Hence, instrument sanitization is typically required when an
instrument is moved from a secure to a non-secure environment, such as when it is returned to the
factory for calibration.
Keysight memory sanitization procedures are designed for customers who need to meet the
requirements specified by the US Defense Security Service (DSS). These requirements are specified
in the “Clearing and Sanitization Matrix” in Section 5.2.5.5.5 of the
Certification and Accreditation of Classified Systems under the NISPOM
.
Secure Erase
Secure Erase is a term that is used to refer to either the clearing or sanitization features of Keysight
instruments.
