NSAEPLMagneticDegaussersJuly.2025.pdf

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July 2025

NSA/CSS EPL-Magnetic Degaussers

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NSA/CSS Evaluated Products List for Magnetic Degaussers

OVERVIEW

Devices included on this list have passed evaluation by meeting requirements set by the NSA/CSS for sanitizing magnetic tapes and magnetic hard disk drives. Meant to serve as guidance, inclusion in this document is not an endorsement by the NSA/CSS or the U.S. Government. All listed products sanitize TS/SCI and below.

The NSA/CSS conducts continuous research on data recovery. This document is updated on an as-needed basis.

The procedures for administration and distribution of the EPL are subject to change without notice. Please see Expired Products list for more information about removed products.

Questions about specific models can be directed to the Center for Storage Device Sanitization Research at 301- 688-1053 or CSDSR_NSA@nsa.gov.

REQUIREMENTS SUMMARY

Degaussers listed in this document are rated by the coercivity of the storage device they can securely erase. Due to advances in hard disk drive technology NSA will no longer accept degaussers for evaluation with magnetic fields less than 30,000 Gauss.

Coercivity is measured in Oersteds (Oe) and indicates which magnetic storage device types the degausser is authorized to sanitize. The Oe rating of the magnetic storage device can be equal to, but not greater than, the NSA-listed Oe rating of the degausser. (Refer to page 5 for magnetic storage device types and their Oe ratings.)

Failure to adhere to NSA designated Oe ratings, including Longitudinal (L) and Perpendicular (P) designations, WILL NOT ensure the complete erasure of data.

Degaussers requiring multiple passes, adaptors or disassembly of magnetic storage devices are identified as such.

It is required to follow degaussing with physical destruction by deforming the platters inside all hard disk drives. Refer to the NSA/CSS Evaluated Products List for Hard Disk Drive Destruction Devices.

IMPORTANT REMINDERS

This list serves as guidance for the sanitization of magnetic hard disk drives and magnetic tape.

Remove all labels or markings that indicate previous use or classification.

Inclusion in this list does not guarantee the continued performance of equipment. Customers should re-test equipment according to the manufacturer, or through the use of an NSA/CSS approved magnetic field verification device as identified on page 3.

This list is only for magnetic hard disk drives. Refer to the NSA/CSS Evaluated Products List for Hard Disk Drive Destruction Devices for information on hybrid dives or HAMR.

Each device offers different convenience features, capacities, feed sizes, footprints and power requirements. Contact the vendor to identify the unit(s) best suited to your site’s needs.

Equipment is listed in alphabetical order by vendor.

Models that are no longer manufactured but still approved are included as well. Model numbers on equipment must match the model numbers shown in this list.

Alternate or previously used retail names appear in parentheses.

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MAGNETIC DEGAUSSERS

VENDOR DEVICE NAME / MODEL TAPE:

Oe RATING

HDD:

Oe RATING

Advanced Design Corp. MagWiper MW-1B 3000 L-5000, P-5000

Data Security, Inc. HD-5T 3000 L-5000, P-5000

Data Security, Inc. HPM-2 3000 L-5000, P-5000

Data Security, Inc. LM-1 3000 L-5000, P-5000

Data Security, Inc. LM-1C 3000 L-5000, P-5000

Garner Products, Inc. TS-1XT Series 3000 L-5000, P-5000

Intimus International Intimus 20000 S 3000 L-5000, P-5000

Marquis Business Systems, LLC. Magpro 100 3000 L-5000, P-5000

Proton Data Security T-4 3000 L-5000, P-5000

Proton Data Security T-5 3000 L-5000, P-5000

Security Engineered Machinery, Inc. / Secure I.T. Engineered Solutions

EMP 1000-HS / MMD-1000HS 3000 L-5000, P-5000

VS Security Products SDD Master 3000 L-5000, P-5000

Whitaker Brothers Business Machines, Inc. Datastroyer 105 3000 L-5000, P-5000

Whitaker Brothers Business Machines, Inc. Datastroyer 106 3000 L-5000, P-5000

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DEGAUSSER FIELD VERIFICATION DEVICES

VENDOR DEVICE NAME / MODEL

Data Security, Inc. Field CheckR

Data Security, Inc. Compact Field CheckR

Data Security, Inc. Field CheckR3

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NO LONGER MANUFACTURED

VENDOR DEVICE NAME / MODEL TAPE:

Oe RATING

HDD:

Oe RATING

CMC Technology Corporation Intimus 20 000 2800 L-5000, P-5000 Data Security, Inc. HPM-1 3000 L-5000, P-5000 Data Security, Inc. HPM-1A 3000 L-5000, P-5000 Data Security, Inc. HPM-4 3000 L-5000, P-5000 Data Security, Inc. HPM-4E 3000 L-5000, P-5000 Data Security, Inc. LM-4 3000 L-5000, P-5000 Data Security, Inc. LM-4E 3000 L-5000, P-5000 Dexter Magnetic Technologies U5000 2800 L-5000, P-5000 Garner Products, Inc. TS-1 3000 L-5000, P-5000 Intimus International 20000 3000 L-5000, P-5000

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COERCIVITY BY FORMAT

REMOVABLE DISKS Oe

RATING

MAGNETIC HARD DISK DRIVES

(HDD) Oe RATING

Microdisk: 3.5" 720KB DD 650

Manufactured in 1995 or earlier L-2200

Microdisk: 3.5" 1.44MB HD 720

Manufactured between 1996 and 2000 L-3000

Minidisk: 5 1/4" 1.2MB HD 650

Manufactured in 2001 L-3800

Minidisk: 5 1/4" 360KB DD 300

Manufactured between 2002 and 2003 L-4200

Zip 100 MB Disk 1550

Manufactured between 2004 and 2005 L-5000

Zip 250 MB Disk, Zip 750 MB Disk 2250

Manufactured between 2006 and 2007 L-5000, P-

Zip: SuperDisk 120MB 1500

Manufactured between 2008 and 2022 P-5000

MAGNETIC TAPES Oe

RATING

DLTtape S4 2650

DTF-1 1579

DTF-2 2300

Enterprise 3592 2500

ID-1 900

LTO-4, LTO-5 2800

LTO-6, LTO-7, LTO-8 3000

LTO-Ultrium1 1850 LTO-Ultrium2 2150 LTO-Ultrium3 2650 Magstar: 3590, 3590-E, STK-9840, STK-T9940 1625

MagstarMP: 3570-B, 3570-C, 3570C/XL 1625

NCTP 1850

Redwood SD-3 1515

SLR1, SLR2 550

SLR3, SLR4, SLR5, SLR24, SLR32 900

SLR40, SLR50, SLR60, SLR100,

SLR75, SLR140 1650

STK-T10000 (T10K) 2500

TK50, TK70 350

TR-1 550

TR-3, TR-4 900

TR-5, TR-7 (Travan 40 GB) 1650

COERCIVITY BY FORMAT

MAGNETIC TAPES Oe

RATING

3480, 3490E 520 8mm: AIT -2 1380 8mm: AIT-3, AIT-4, S-AIT-1 1/2" 1400 8mm: M2 Mammoth2, VXA-2 230m 1350 8mm: Mammoth, AIT-1, VXA-1 1320 9-Track Reel-to-Reel Computer Tape 300

ADR30, ADR50, ADR2-120 900

D8: 8mm 112m, 8mm 160m 1600 DAT-72 4mm 170m 2350

DC2120, DC6150, DC6525 550

DC9100, DC9120 900

DCRSi 750 DD-2 19mm 1550 DD-2QD (Quad Density) 19mm 1850 DDS 4mm 120m 1750 DDS 4mm 120m 1750 DDS1: 4mm60m, 4mm90m 1590 DDS2: 4mm 1750 DDS3 4mm 125m 2250 DDS4 fmm 150 2350 DLT Tape III, DLT Tape IIIXT 1540 DLT: Super DLTtape II 2600 DLT: SuperDLTtape1 1900 DLTtape IV, DLTtape VS1 1850

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VENDOR CONTACT INFORMATION

Advanced Design Corp. 11130 Jollyville Rd Ste 250, Austin, Texas, 78759 Phone: 210-664-4710 Benjamin DeLaurier Email: us-inquiry@a-d.com URL: a-d.com

Applied Magnetics Laboratory, Inc. (AML) 401 Manor Street, York, PA 17401 Phone: 1-717-430-2774 Fax: 1-717-846-8660 Drew Wildonger, President Email: sales@appliedmagnetics.com GSA Contract: GS-02F-0016T URL: appliedmagnetics.com

Data Security, Inc. 300 S 7th St., Lincoln, NE 68508 Phone: 1-800-225-7554 or 1-402-434-5959 Fax: 1-402-434-3291 Renee Schafer, Director Email: rschafer@telesis-inc.com GSA Contract: GS-35F-0535T and GS-02F-0015T URL: datasecurityinc.com

Garner Products, Inc. 10620 Industrial Avenue, Suite 100, Roseville, CA 95678 Phone: 1-800-624-1903 or 1-916-784-0200 Ron Stofan, President Email: info@garner-products.com GSA Contract: 47QTCA20D000L URL: garner-products.com

Intimus International 251 Wedcor Avenue, Wabash, IN 46992 Phone: 1-800-775-2122 Fax: 1-858-552-8609 Iris Thum-Niegel, CEO Email: Iris.thum@intimus.com GSA Contract: GS-02R-0166V URL: www.intimus.com

Marquis Business Systems, LLC. 700 Route 46 West, Suite 6, Clifton, NJ 07013 Phone: 1-973-340-3111 Fax: 1-973-340-3770 Matt Arki, President Email: info@kobrashredders.com URL: kobrashredders.com

Proton Data Security 235 Peachtree St. NE, Suite 400, Atlanta, GA 30303 Phone: 1-888-881-9000 Ryan Lobo Email: ryanlobo@protondata.com URL: protondata.com

Security Engineered Machinery, Inc. (SEM) 5 Walkup Drive, Westboro, MA 01581 Phone: 1-800-225-9293, 1-508-366-1488 Todd Busic, VP of Security and Intelligence Operations Email: t.busic@semshred.com GSA Contract: GS-35F-005AA and GS-02F-0111P URL: semshred.com

VS Security Products / VS and Associates 3160 Texas Hill Road, Placerville, CA 95667 Phone: 1-530-626-6924 Linda Schiro Email: linda.schiro@vssecurityproducts.com URL: veritysystems.com

Whitaker Brothers Business Machines, Inc. 3 Taft Court, Rockville, MD 20850 Phone: 1-800-243-9226 or 1-301-354-3000 Fax: 1-301-354-3003 Lauren Rossi, VP Government Sales Email: gsa@whitakerbrothers.com GSA Contract: GS-35F-309DA URL: whitakerbrothers.com