User Manual

Table Of Contents

Contents

R&S

FPL1000

2Instrument Security Procedures 1178.6810.02 ─ 05

Contents

1 Overview................................................................................................. 2

2 Instrument models covered.................................................................. 3

3 Security terms and definitions..............................................................3

4 Statement of volatility............................................................................4

5 Instrument sanitization procedure....................................................... 7

6 Operability outside the secured area...................................................8

7 Validity of instrument calibration after sanitization............................9

8 Special security features.......................................................................9

Glossary................................................................................................10

Index......................................................................................................10

1 Overview

Securing important information is crucial in many applications.

Generally, highly secured environments do not allow any test equipment to leave the

area unless it can be proven that no user information leaves with the test equipment,

e.g. to be calibrated.

"Regarding sanitization, the principal concern is ensuring that data is not unintention-

ally released"

[1].

This document provides a statement regarding the volatility of the memory types used

and specifies the steps required to sanitize an instrument.

The procedures in this document follow "NIST Special Publication 800-88: Guidelines

for Media Sanitization"

[1].

In addition, recommendations are provided to safeguard information on the

R&S FPL1000.

References

See the following literature for further information.