Cisco Sanitization

Wed Jan 12 14:58:24 UTC 2011

Really the only way to to clean devices with flash is to destroy the flash.   At a very least you'll need to reflash them with the current OS.   

Here is a copy of the DOD Guidelines for every thing...
http://it.ouhsc.edu/policies/documents/infosecurity/DoD_5220.pdf

The flash answer is to use something to write to EVERY address, then erase, or just pulverize it.

johno

On Jan 12, 2011, at 9:41 AM, Green, Timothy wrote:

> Hey all!
> 
> I'm currently creating a sanitization guide for all my hardware.  When I got to my Cisco devices I noticed there are numerous ways to reset them back to the default and clear the NVRAM.  Does anyone have a guide that includes sanitization information for all Cisco devices(at least switches, routers, IDS's, and ASA 5500 Series) so I don't have to recreate the wheel?
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Tim
> 
> 