From:	 aleph1@securityfocus.com
To:	 secpapers@securityfocus.com
Subject: (forw) NIST Computer Security FIPS Publication 198
Date:	 Thu, 11 Apr 2002 08:11:18 -0600

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Subject: NIST Computer Security FIPS Publication 198
Date: Thu, 4 Apr 2002 10:17:24 -0500 (EST)
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   April 3, 2002 -- FIPS 198, The Keyed-Hash Message Authentication Code
   (HMAC) (.pdf)
   ([1]http://csrc.nist.gov/publications/fips/fips198/fips-198.pdf),
   became a Federal standard on March 6, 2002 and was announced in a
   Federal Register Notice (.pdf)
   ([2]http://csrc.nist.gov/publications/fips/fips198/fedregister-198.pdf
   ) today. The standard describes a keyed-hash message authentication
   code (HMAC), a mechanism for message authentication using
   cryptographic hash functions. HMAC can be used with any iterative FIPS
   approved cryptographic hash function, in combination with a shared
   secret key. Go to the FIPS page for see more FIPS Publications
   ([3]http://csrc.nist.gov/publications/fips/).

References

   1. http://csrc.nist.gov/publications/fips/fips198/fips-198.pdf
   2. http://csrc.nist.gov/publications/fips/fips198/fedregister-198.pdf
   3. http://csrc.nist.gov/publications/fips/

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