Your organization is decommissioning a rack of self-encrypting solid-state drives (SSDs) that once stored highly sensitive customer records. The drives will be released to an outside recycling vendor, but they must first be sanitized so that the data can never be recovered, while still allowing the vendor to reuse the hardware. Which sanitization option BEST fulfills this requirement?
Perform a quick format of each partition
Physically shred each SSD into small fragments
Issue the drive's Secure Erase (cryptographic erase) command and verify completion
Issuing the drive's Secure Erase (cryptographic erase) command performs a purge-level sanitization recognized by NIST SP 800-88. The command overwrites user-accessible and hidden cells or destroys the encryption key, rendering residual data mathematically unrecoverable while leaving the SSD functional for resale. Physical shredding would also eliminate the data but destroys the asset, contradicting the reuse goal. Quick format and simple deletion only alter file-system metadata and can be reversed with basic forensic tools.
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