About Standards Compliance
- ShredIt can be configured to comply with more than one standard at the same time
US Department of Defense 5220
- ShredIt for Windows can be configured to comply with the US Department of Defense 5220 shredding standard.
- Keep in mind that ShredIt for Windows is always compliant to the US Department of Defense 5220 Clear shredding standard.
- Erasing data with US Department of Defense 5220 Sanitize standard compliance enabled will take longer
US Department of Energy overwrite standard (DoE)
- The DoE approved procedure is to overwrite all locations 3 times – twice with a pseudorandom pattern, and then overwrite all locations with a known pattern.
- Since erasing with this standard requires 3 passes, it will take longer.
NSA
- Since erasing with this standard requires multiple passes, it will take longer.
Requirements
- ShredIt for Windows
Instructions
- From the “ShredIt for Windows” main dialog, check the appropriate check box to enable standard’s compliance.Default value is “off”.
- To enable DOD 5220 Sanitize Standard compliant shredding, tick the “DOD 5220 Sanitize” checkbox
- To enable DoE Standard compliant shredding, tick the “DoE” checkbox. From the Final DoE Pattern menu, pick a final pattern.
- To enable NSA compliant shredding, tick the “NSA” checkbox.
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