Date Published: September 1977
Author(s)
Dennis Branstad (NBS), Jason Gait (NBS), Stuart Katzke (NBS)
This publication reports on the Workshop on Cryptography in Support of Computer Security held at the National Bureau of Standards on September 21-22, 1976. The workshop was organized to obtain expert opinions on the mathematical and statistical characteristics of the proposed Data Encryption Standard (DES) as it relates to computer security. This report summarizes formal presentations that were made, outlines major issues that were raised, quotes statements that were made for the record and answers several of the major questions that were asked.
This publication reports on the Workshop on Cryptography in Support of Computer Security held at the National Bureau of Standards on September 21-22, 1976. The workshop was organized to obtain expert opinions on the mathematical and statistical characteristics of the proposed Data Encryption...
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This publication reports on the Workshop on Cryptography in Support of Computer Security held at the National Bureau of Standards on September 21-22, 1976. The workshop was organized to obtain expert opinions on the mathematical and statistical characteristics of the proposed Data Encryption Standard (DES) as it relates to computer security. This report summarizes formal presentations that were made, outlines major issues that were raised, quotes statements that were made for the record and answers several of the major questions that were asked.
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Keywords
encryption; key management; known plaintext attack; security; work factor; cryptography; cryptanalysis
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