Efficiently sanitizing a solid state drive (SSD)

摘要

A low-cost, portable, destructive sanitization method for solid state drives (SSDs) is provided. Preferably, an SSD is destroyed by disintegration within a given time period (approximately 30 minutes or less) using a blending device operating at a given peak power, e.g., greater than 450 W. A pulverizing agent may be admixed with pieces of an SSD printed circuit board prior to initiating the disintegration process to increase the number of particle collisions in a processing/blending chamber. The pulverizing agent may also contain moisture that mitigates suspension of processed SDD particles in the surrounding air (when the mixing chamber is opened). The overall process may be video-recorded for compliance purposes.

主权项

1. A method to destroy a solid state drive (SSD) printed circuit board (PCB) for information security, comprising:
admixing an SSD PCB together with a pulverizing agent to create an admixture; blending, for a given time period, and within a blending chamber of a blender, the admixture to form a particulate powder, wherein the blending is carried out over a given power range of the blender; following the given time period, and based on results of a sieve test carried out on the particulate powder, repeating at least the blending operation until such time as no particulates greater than the given size exist in the admixture.