NIST SP 800-88 REV. 2
Record the basis for selection and review, not only the method name.
NIST SP 800-88 Rev. 2 is the current media-sanitization guide, published in September 2025. It is public guidance for designing an operation around the target and intended outcome, not a product certification.
REVIEWED GUIDE
Putting Revision 2 into an operation
Revision 2 is currentRevision 2 was published on September 26, 2025, and Revision 1 was withdrawn the same day.Open the official NIST page
Select around purpose and mediaDo not choose from the words Clear, Purge, or Destroy alone. Consider the media, intended reuse, information sensitivity, and organizational policy.
Separate verification from validationTreat confirmation that the operation produced its intended outcome separately from the decision that the result is acceptable for the information sensitivity.
Do not imply product certificationReferencing the guide does not mean NIST certified a product or approved MASAMUNE.
Record the operating conditionsKeep the target, selected method, tool and version, outcome, verification, and validation decision in a traceable record.
Review the official FAQNIST published an FAQ for Revision 2 in 2026. Use the current FAQ when working through implementation questions.Open the official NIST FAQTurn public guidance into explicit decision conditions
Document the media, intended reuse, information sensitivity, and review method instead of relying on a method label alone.