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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 25, 2017
Filed:
Feb. 07, 2014
Seagate Technology Llc, Cupertino, CA (US);
Manuel A. Offenberg, San Francisco, CA (US);
Monty Forehand, Loveland, CO (US);
Seagate Technology LLC, Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
Systems and methods are disclosed for performing data sanitization at a data storage device (DSD). In an embodiment, an apparatus may comprise a controller configured to receive a data sanitization command from a host, perform a data sanitization operation to securely erase data from a memory, produce an attestation including information related to the data sanitization operation, and sign the attestation to produce a signed attestation. In another embodiment, a memory device may store instructions that cause a processor to perform a method comprising performing a data sanitization operation to securely erase data from a data storage medium, generating an attestation including information related to the data sanitization operation, and digitally signing the attestation using an authentication key.