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[FYI] FIPS PUB 186-1
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FIPS PUB 186-1
FEDERAL INFORMATION
PROCESSING
STANDARDS
PUBLICATION
1998 December 15
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE/National Institute of Standards and
Technology
DIGITAL SIGNATURE STANDARD (DSS)
CATEGORY: COMPUTER SECURITY
[...]
Abstract
This standard specifies a suite of algorithms which can be used to
generate a digital signature. Digital signatures are used to detect
unauthorized modifications to data and to authenticate the identity of
the signatory. In addition, the recipient of signed data can use a
digital signature in proving to a third party that the signature was
in fact generated by the signatory. This is known as nonrepudiation
since the signatory cannot, at a later time, repudiate the signature.
Key words: ADP security, computer security, digital signatures,
public-key cryptography, Federal Information Processing Stan
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