zeroization

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CYB-004687",
  "term": "zeroization",
  "field": "Cybersecurity",
  "definition": "1. An action applied to a key or a piece of secret data. After a key or a piece of secret data is destroyed, no information about its value can be recovered.\n\n2. A method of erasing electronically stored data, cryptographic keys, and credentials service providers (CSPs) by altering or deleting the contents of the data storage to prevent recovery of the data.\n\n3. In this Recommendation, to destroy is an action applied to a key or a piece of secret data. After a key or a piece of secret data is destroyed, no information about its value can be recovered.\n\n4. A method of erasing electronically stored data, cryptographic keys, and critical stored parameters by altering or deleting the contents of the data storage to prevent recovery of the data.\n\n5. In this Recommendation, an action applied to a key or a piece of secret data. After a key or a piece of secret data is destroyed, no information about its value can be recovered. Also known as zeroization in FIPS 140.\n\n6. A method of sanitization that renders Target Data recovery infeasible using state of the art laboratory techniques and results in the subsequent inability to use the media for storage of data.\n\n7. An action applied to a key or a piece of (secret) data. In this Recommendation, after a key or a piece of data is destroyed, no information about its value can be recovered.",
  "synonyms": [
    "Destroy"
  ],
  "references": [
    "FIPS 186-5",
    "CNSSI 4009-2015 from FIPS 140-2",
    "NIST SP 800-56A Rev. 2 [Superseded]",
    "NIST SP 800-57 Part 2 [Superseded]",
    "NIST SP 800-56B Rev. 2",
    "NIST SP 800-88 Rev. 1 [Superseded]",
    "NIST SP 800-56B Rev. 1 [Superseded]",
    "NIST CSRC Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/cybersecurity/zeroization/"
}