Documentation for audit and tender
Degausser Certificates & Compliance Documents
What documentation we supply with a machine, with a service job and for a tender — manufacturer datasheets, authorisation letters, EPL references, field verification certificates and destruction registers.
With the machine
Documents supplied at commissioning
Field verification test certificate
Measured field strength of your machine against its specified value, taken with a calibrated instrument at commissioning. This is the document that answers "how do you know it works?"
Manufacturer datasheet
The Proton datasheet for the exact model and configuration supplied, including options fitted.
Manufacturer compliance statement
Statement of the standards and listings the model meets, with the NSA/CSS EPL reference where applicable.
Channel authorisation letter
Our authorisation as a Proton Data Security channel partner, addressed to your organisation. Needed for most Indian tenders.
Warranty certificate
Manufacturer warranty terms and start date for the machine as supplied.
Commissioning & training record
Installation, commissioning and operator training record, naming the operators trained.
With an AMC
- Periodic field-strength verification readings, recorded against the machine's specification.
- An annual verification / calibration certificate.
- A written service report with findings and parts replaced.
- Capacitor bank health assessment with a remaining-life recommendation.
- Interlock and safety function re-verification record.
- Operator refresher training record.
With a service or destruction job
- Destruction register — one row per asset, with per-cycle verification value.
- Volume reconciliation — assets in, assets destroyed, exceptions with reasons.
- Machine verification certificate for the machine used on the job.
- Authorised e-waste recycler documentation for the scrap.
- Signed certificate of destruction.
- Client custodian countersignature, where the client attends.
For a tender
- Channel authorisation letter addressed to the procuring organisation.
- Authorised-distribution declaration in the buyer's required format.
- Specification compliance matrix, mapped line-by-line to the tender sheet.
- NSA/CSS Evaluated Products List reference for the model.
- Manufacturer compliance statement.
- Warranty and AMC terms for the commercial schedule.
- Delivery, installation, commissioning and training commitment.
- Field verification certificate format for post-delivery acceptance.
Standards and listings referenced in our documentation
| Standard / listing | What it covers | Where it appears |
|---|---|---|
| NSA/CSS Evaluated Products List (Degausser) | Evaluated magnetic media degaussing equipment | Proton T-4, T-5 |
| NSA/CSS Evaluated Products List (Destroyer) | Evaluated physical destruction equipment | Proton PDS-75, PDS-100 |
| US Department of Defense requirements | Sanitisation of unclassified data on magnetic media | T-1, T-1.2, T-1.5, T-4, T-5 |
| Defense Security Services (DSS) | Supporting unclassified sanitisation requirements | T-1 |
| NIST SP 800-88 Rev. 1 | Media sanitisation: clear, purge, destroy | All models — the reference framework |
| NIST SP 800-36 | Guidance on information technology security | PDS-88 |
| HIPAA | Protection of health information | PDS-88 |
| GLBA | Financial privacy requirements | PDS-88 |
| PCI DSS 3.2 | Cardholder data security | PDS-88 |
| PIPEDA | Personal information protection | PDS-88 |
| California SB 1386 | Notification of data breach | PDS-88 |
| E-3 Security Requirements | Bureau of Diplomatic Security | PDS-88 |
| FCC / CE | Emissions and safety conformity | PDS-88 |
| E-Waste (Management) Rules, India | Authorised recycler and documentation for scrap | Service engagements, all models |
| DPDP Act 2023 / IT Act 2000 | Indian statutory data-protection obligations | Policy mapping, all models |
Frequently asked questions
Straight answers to the questions Indian buyers ask most often. Cannot find yours? Call us — we answer technical questions on the phone.
What certificates do you supply with a degausser?
Do you issue a certificate after every degaussing job?
What is a field verification certificate?
Do you sign a non-disclosure agreement for certificate purposes?
Can you backfill certificates for an existing installation?
Need a specific certificate?
Tell us the model and the audit or tender it is for. We will send the right document the same working day.