Sharp Data Privacy - Manual (Page 5)

Data security
Many Sharp MFPs are equipped with a Data
Initialisation* feature. This protects your privacy
by removing all data from the internal hard drive
when it’s time to replace your MFP.
For even greater data security, add our optional
Data Security Kit*, which was the industry’s first
Common Criteria certified solution of its type.
An Advanced Encryption Standard algorithm is
applied to all data as it is written to the hard
disk, RAM or Flash memory, helping to prevent
successful attacks.
The Data Security Kit also eliminates residual data
by overwriting it up to seven times with a series
of random values. You can do this in three ways:
automatically on power up; automatically after each
print, copy, fax or scan operation; or on demand.
Document safeguards
It makes sense to encrypt sensitive documents
as a matter of routine. Suitable for all scanning
operations, Sharp’s Encrypted PDF* function uses
RSA technology to encrypt and password-protect
the file before it is sent or stored. The file cannot be
viewed without the correct password.
An additional layer of security is provided in the
data stream. Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) encrypts
information as it flows across the network to the
MFP, protecting documents in the print queue.
Our Hidden Pattern Print* feature mitigates
accidents, too. If an attempt is made to copy a
restricted document - even on non-Sharp MFPs
and copiers - the subsequent duplicates will bear
a prominent watermark, such as ‘CONFIDENTIAL’,
prompting the user to destroy them.
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*Please contact your local Sharp representative for a list of compatible MFPs.