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NAVSO P-5239-26

Another commonly used data sanitization method to securely and efficiently purge all stored data from the Flash storage device is NAVSO P-5239-26. Defined originally in Navy Staff Office Publication 5239 Module 26: Information Systems Security Program Guidelines, published by the US Navy.  This method requires the destructive sequence below to overwrite existing information on a hard drive, SSD, Flash card or other storage device.

The NAVSO P-5239-26 data sanitization method is defined to be implemented in the following way:

• Pass 1: Erases fully all data
• Pass 2: Programs a random character and verifies the write
• Pass 3: Erases fully all data

Erasing and re-writing a Solid State Drive using the NAVSO P-5239-26 data sanitization method will prevent all software and hardware based file recovery methods from re-creating previously stored information from the drive. Fortasa Memory Systems Military SSDs incorporate purge sequences that adhere to multiple government standards for secure removal of stored data .

Please contact Fortasa to discuss your security requirements in your Solid State Storage needs.