Date Published: September 2025
Supersedes:
SP 800-88 Rev. 1 (12/17/2014)
Author(s)
Ramaswamy Chandramouli (NIST), Eric Hibbard (Samsung Semiconductor)
Media sanitization refers to a process that renders access to target data on the media infeasible for a given level of effort. This guide will assist organizations and system owners in setting up a media sanitization program with proper and applicable techniques and controls for sanitization and disposal based on the sensitivity of their information.
Media sanitization refers to a process that renders access to target data on the media infeasible for a given level of effort. This guide will assist organizations and system owners in setting up a media sanitization program with proper and applicable techniques and controls for sanitization and...
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Media sanitization refers to a process that renders access to target data on the media infeasible for a given level of effort. This guide will assist organizations and system owners in setting up a media sanitization program with proper and applicable techniques and controls for sanitization and disposal based on the sensitivity of their information.
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Keywords
cryptographic erase; ensuring confidentiality; media sanitization; media types; secure erase; media sanitization program; sanitization methods
Control Families
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