Zeroize, Zeroize -40, Zeroize warning – Carrier Access Broadmore 1750 User Manual
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Broadmore 1750 - Release 4.6
Security Management (FIPS Mode)
zeroize
zeroize
WARNING!
T
HE
ZEROIZE
COMMAND
WILL
DECOMMISSION
THE
CPU
MODULE
AND
MAKE
IT
INOPERABLE
(
THE
CPU
WILL
NOT
REBOOT
). T
HIS
COMMAND
WILL
PERMANENTLY
ERASE
ALL
C
RITICAL
S
ECURITY
P
ARAMETERS
AND
CPU
DISK
-
ON
-
CHIP
MEMORY
. A
ZEROIZED
CPU
CONTAINS
NO
SECURITY
DATA
OR
OPERATING
SYSTEM
SOFTWARE
. A
ZEROIZED
CPU
CAN
BE
RETURNED
TO
THE
FACTORY
FOR
REPAIR
.
This command is not intended for normal operational use. It is intended as a security
measure (per FIPS 140-2 requirements) to allow a SuperUser (Crypto Officer) to
completely remove all security-sensitive data that may be required before
decommissioning a CPU. This command has two options:
To zeroize only the standby CPU, type zeroize standby
This option is intended primarily for decommissioning a defective CPU module.
To zeroize both CPUs, type zeroize global which will first zeroize the standby
CPU and then the online CPU. This option is intended for decommissioning the
entire Broadmore system.