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A study guide written in 2019 describes media sanitization using clear, purge and destroy and cites the 2014 edition of NIST SP 800-88. What has changed since?

  1. The publication was withdrawn and folded into SP 800-53 Rev. 5.
  2. The three methods were replaced by a single sanitization method.
  3. Revision 2 was published in September 2025 and replaces Revision 1.
  4. Revision 2 removed cryptographic erase from the recognised techniques.
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Answer: C. Revision 2 was published in September 2025 and replaces Revision 1.

Guidelines for Media Sanitization reached Revision 2 in September 2025, superseding the 2014 Revision 1 that older study material still cites.

Source: NIST SP 800-88 Rev. 2 (NIST) — SP 800-88 Rev. 2 > Date Published / Supersedes

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