Hey everyone! I'm currently tasked with finding a proper solution for sanitizing SSDs and HDDs to meet NIST SP 800-88 Rev. 1 standards for my company. I need something reliable that can generate audit-ready reports and can handle multiple SSDs and HDDs. I know that tools like DBAN aren't suitable for SSDs and don't provide logs or certificates. While I'm considering using hardware erasers, I'm curious to know about both paid and open-source software options that actually comply with the NIST recommendations for SSD sanitization. Specifically, I want to know which tools are truly compliant (Clear/Purge options for SSDs) and whether there are any solid open-source choices for corporate use, or if it's primarily paid solutions I should focus on. Thanks in advance for your help!
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I found some great options that might help you out. Check out BitRaser for Data Erasure; they have a NIST-compliant tool that can generate reports. But it might be on the pricier side. Also, Miray Software's HDShredder is highly recommended; they offer options without charging per drive. Instead, you pay per technician, which is more cost-effective if you have a lot of drives to manage! They also provide compliant certificates for each erasure. Definitely worth looking into!
Just a heads up – if you're not reusing the drives, sometimes physical destruction is a foolproof option. But if sanitation is a must, those software options should work!
Don't forget to check out ShredOS and Blanco. They're open-source and have some solid features for SSD handling. ShredOS even simplifies the process for NVMe SSDs, and you might find them useful for corporate environments without breaking the bank!
True, physical destruction is definitely an option, but I'm trying to avoid that since we want to reuse some of the SSDs. Thanks for the input!