A Guide to Understanding Data Remanence in Automated Information Systems

Abstract

The purpose of A Guide to Understanding Data Remanence in Automated Information Systems is to provide information to personnel responsible for the secure handling of sensitive automated information system (AIS) memory and secondary storage media. This guideline discusses the clearing, purging, declassification, destruction, and release of most AIS storage media. While data remanence is not a directly evaluated criterion of trusted computing systems, it is an issue critical to the safeguarding of information used by trusted computing systems and, as such, is addressed in this National Computer Security Center guideline. Additionally, readers should note that this is a guideline only and they should not use it in lieu of policy.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1991
Accession Number
ADA393188

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Coercivity
  • Computers
  • Cybersecurity
  • Data Storage Systems
  • Department Of Defense
  • Information Security
  • Information Systems
  • Magnetic Cores
  • Magnetic Drums
  • Magnetic Fields
  • Magnetic Flux
  • Magnetic Materials
  • Magnetic Tape
  • National Security
  • Security
  • Security Personnel

Fields of Study

  • Computer science

Readers

  • Defense Technology Research and Development.
  • Instructional Design and Training Evaluation.
  • Strategic Security Studies

Technology Areas

  • Cyber