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Removing/Destroying Content for Safe Disposal

During the lifetime of a SafeNet HSM, you might have cause to take the HSM out of service, and wish to perform actions that assure no trace of your sensitive material remains. Those events might include:

placing the unit into storage, perhaps as a spare

shipping to another location or business unit in your organization

shipping the unit back to SafeNet/Gemalto for repair/re-manufacture

removing the HSM permanently from operational use, for disposal at end-of-life

This chapter describes the available options in the following sections:

Declassify/Decommission the SafeNet USB HSM

Resetting to Factory Condition

End of service and disposal

Comparison of Destruction/Denial Actions

RMA and Shipping Back to SafeNet

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