InformationTechnology—BIOSProtectionGuidelinesTechnologiesdel’information—LignesdirectricesdeprotectionBIOSINTERNATIONALSTANDARDISO/IEC19678ReferencenumberISO/IEC19678:2015(E)Firstedition2015-05-01©ISO/IEC2015ii©ISO/IEC2015–AllrightsreservedCOPYRIGHTPROTECTEDDOCUMENT©ISO/IEC2015,PublishedinSwitzerlandAllrightsreserved.Unlessotherwisespecified,nopartofthispublicationmaybereproducedorutilizedotherwiseinanyformorbyanymeans,electronicormechanical,includingphotocopying,orpostingontheinternetoranintranet,withoutpriorwrittenpermission.PermissioncanberequestedfromeitherISOattheaddressbeloworISO’smemberbodyinthecountryoftherequester.ISOcopyrightofficeCh.deBlandonnet8•CP401CH-1214Vernier,Geneva,SwitzerlandTel.+41227490111Fax+41227490947copyright@iso.orgwww.iso.orgISO/IEC19678:2015(E)ContentsPageForeword.............................................................................................................................................................vIntroduction........................................................................................................................................................vi1Scope.............................................................................................................................................................12Conformance................................................................................................................................................13Normativereferences...................................................................................................................................24Termsanddefinitions..................................................................................................................................25Symbols(andabbreviatedterms)..............................................................................................................36Background........................................................................................