Functional Description

ATA Commands

 

 

2.4.4.2Sanitization 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

Specifies the sanitization process for various media types in

National Industrial Security Program

order to be considered declassified.

 

Operation Manual (NISOM)

 

January 1995

 

 

 

NSA 130-2

Specifies the sanitization procedure for semiconductor memory

Media Declassification and Destruction

devices.

 

Manual

 

November 2000

 

 

 

AR 380-19

Provides the security requirements for systems processing

Information Systems Security (ISS)

Special Access Program (SAP) information and describes the

ISS policy as it applies to security in hardware, software

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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

Specifies the sanitization procedure for confidential media.

USA Air Force System Security

Chapter 5, Semiconductor Devices, describes the security

procedure for all types of semiconductor media. Paragraph 5.3

Instruction (AFSSI) 5020

describes the procedure for sanitizing flash memory.

20 August 1996

 

 

 

Navso P-5239-26

Provides policy, guidelines, and procedures for clearing and

Information Systems Security (INFOSEC)

purging computer system memory and other storage media for

Program Guidelines

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.

 

 

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