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Secure data erasure standards

Blancco data erasure solutions are supported by more than 13 international certifications and align with more than 25 data erasure regulations and standards.

Blancco supports more than 25 global data sanitization standards, ensuring compliance with information security policies and regulations. These standards include internationally recognized guidelines for secure data deletion in different industries and government contexts, ranging from overwriting methods to purging and wiping storage devices. This allows organizations to comply with secure data erasure, adapting to the needs of various industries and regulations such as GDPR, CCPA, and HIPAA.

Erasure standards

  • Air Force System Security Instruction 5020
  • Aperiodic Random Overwrite
  • Australian Government Information Security Manual (AGISM)
  • Blancco SSD Erasure
  • Bruce Schneier’s Algorithm
  • BSI-GS
  • BSI-GSE
  • BSI-GSK-CON.6
  • BSI-2011-VS
  • CESG CPA – Higher Level
  • DoD 5220.22 M
  • DoD 5220.22 M ECE
  • NIST 800-88 Clear
  • NIST 800-88 Purge
  • Firmware Based Erasure
  • Extended Firmware Based Erasure
  • HMG Infosec Standard 5, Higher Standard
  • HMG Infosec Standard 5, Lower Standard
  • IEEE 2883-2022 Clear
  • IEEE 2883-2022 Purge
  • National Computer Security Center (NCSC-TG-025)
  • Navy Staff Office Publications (NAVSO P-5239-26)
  • NSA 130-1
  • OPNAVINST 5239.1A
  • Peter Gutmann’s Algorithm
  • U.S. Army AR380-19
  • Royal Canadian Mounted Police RCMP TSSIT OPS-II
  • Cryptographic Erasure
  • TCG Cryptographic Erasure
  • Random Byte Overwrite (3x)

Normative compliance

Blancco data erasure solutions make it easier for organizations to comply with regulations by comprehensively meeting the privacy and data protection requirements set out in a wide range of regulations, laws and guidelines, including: