Tektronix MSO 4 Series, MSO46, MSO44 Instructions Manual

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4SeriesMSO(MSO44,MSO46)
With Option 4-SEC
Enhanced Security Instrument

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Declassification and Security

Instructions

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Table of Contents

Preface ........... ................................ .................................. ................................ ................................................. iii

Supported products ........................................................................................................................................... iii

About the 4-SEC option....................... .................................. ................................ ............................................. iv

Terms............................................................................................................................................................ v

Clear and sanitize procedures ..... . ..... ..... . ..... . ..... . .... . ..... . ..... . ..... ..... . ..... . ..... . .... . ..... . ..... . ..... . .... . ........ ............................ 1

Nonvolatile, volatile memory device table terminology.. . .... . . .... . ..... . ..... . ... . . ..... . ..... . ..... . .... . ..... . ..... . ..... . .... . ...................... 1

Memory devices ............................... ................................ .................................. .............................................. 2

Media and data export devices ............................................................................................................................... 4

How to sanitize a working instrument ..... ..... . ..... . ..... . ..... . ..... . ..... . ... . . . .... . . .... . ..... . ..... . ..... . ..... . ..... . ..... .......................... 5

How to sanitize a nonfunctional instrument ..... . ..... ..... . ..... . ..... . ..... . .... . . .... . ..... . ..... . ..... . ..... . .... . ..... . ..... . .............................. 7

Processor board removal instructions ....................................................................................................................... 8

Repair charges................................................................................................................................................. 14

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ii 4 Series MSO Opt. 4–SEC Declassification and Security Instructions

Preface

This document helps customers with data security concerns to clear or sanitize 4 Series MSO instruments with
factory-installed Option 4-SEC.

This series of instruments contain a processor system with nonremovable mass storage.

These products have data storage (memory) devices and data export interfaces (USB and Ethernet). These instructions
describe how to clear or sanitize the memory devices and disable the data output interfaces. The instructions also describe
how to sanitize an instrument that is not functioning.

Reference

Supported products

The procedures in this document are written to meet the requirements specified in:

National Industrial Security Program Operating Manual (NISPOM), DoD 5220.22–M, Chapter 8

Defense Security Service Manual for the Certification and Accreditation of Classified Systems under the NISPOM

Tektronix 4 Series Mixed Signal Oscilloscope products are covered by this document:

NOTE.

Option 4-SEC must be ordered at the same time you purchase an instrument.

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Preface

About the 4-SEC option

Option 4-SEC provides the highest level of instrument security for the products. Option features include:

Oscilloscope hardware is configured to easily declassify the oscilloscope:

There is no user access to the internal storage to store or save any user data to the oscilloscope memory

Data can only be saved to or read from a USB port on the instrument, a mounted network drive, or through the

programmatic interface

Password protection to enable/disable external USB Host, USB Device and Ethernet communication ports

Password protection to enable/disable firmware upgrades or downgrades

Password protection to prevent booting from USB flash devices.

NOTE.

Option 4-SEC must be ordered at the same time you order an instrument.

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Terms

Preface

The following terms may be used in this document:

Clear.

deny access to previously stored information by standard means of access.

Erase.

Media.

drive or USB port.

Sanitize.

This is typically used when the device is moved (temporarily or permanently) from a secured area to a nonsecured area.

Scrub.

Remove.

are available in the product service manual.

User-Accessible.

User-Modifiable.

instrument user interface or remote control.

Volatile memory.

Nonvolatile memory.

Power off.

data, putting the instrument in Standby mode does not qualify as powering off. For these products, you must either
push a rear-panel OFF switch or remove the power source from the instrument.

This eradicates data on media/memory before reusing it in a secured area. All reusable memory is cleared to

This is equivalent to clear.

Storage/data export device. A device that stores or exports data from the instrument, such as a USB flash

This removes the data from media/memory so that the data cannot be recovered using any known technology.

This is equivalent to sanitize.

This is a physical means to clear the data by removing the memory device from the instrument. Instructions

The user can directly retrieve the memory device contents.

The memory device can be written to by the user during normal instrument operation, using the

Memory that loses data when the instrument is powered off.

Memory that retains data when the instrument is powered off.

Some instruments have a “Standby” mode, in which power is still supplied to the instrument. For clearing

Instrument Declassification.

removed from a secure environment. Declassification procedures include memory sanitization, memory removal,
and sometimes both.

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A term that refers to procedures that must be undertaken before an instrument can be