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NIST Special Publication 800-88, Revision 1: Guidelines for Media Sanitization
Published
Author(s)
Andrew R. Regenscheid, Larry Feldman, Gregory A. Witte
Abstract
NIST has published an updated version of Special Publication (SP) 800-88, Guidelines for Media Sanitization. SP 800-88 Revision 1 provides guidance to assist organizations and system owners in making practical sanitization decisions based on the categorization of confidentiality 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. Information disposition and sanitization decisions occur throughout the information system life cycle.
Regenscheid, A.
, Feldman, L.
and Witte, G.
(2015),
NIST Special Publication 800-88, Revision 1: Guidelines for Media Sanitization, ITL Bulletin, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD, [online], https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=917935
(Accessed October 9, 2025)