U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, Barbara Hackman Franklin, Secretary
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY
John W. Lyons, Director
Foreword
The Federal Information Processing Standards Publication Series of
the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is the
official series of publications relating to standards and
guidelines adopted and promulgated under the provisions of Section
111(d) of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of
1949 as amended by the Computer Security Act of 1987, Public Law
100-235. These mandates have given the Secretary of Commerce and
NIST the responsibilities for improving the utilization and
management of computer and related telecommunications systems in
the Federal Government. The NIST, through its Computer Systems
Laboratory, provides leadership, technical guidance, and
coordination of Government efforts in the development of standards
and guidelines in these areas.
Comments concerning Federal Information Processing Standards
Publications are welcomed and should be addressed to the Director,
Computer Systems Laboratory, National Institute of Standards and
Technology, Gaithersburg, MD 20899.
James H. Burrows, Director
Computer Systems Laboratory
Abstract
This standard specifies a particular selection of options for the
automated distribution of keying material by the Federal Government
when using the protocols of ANSI X9.17. ANSI X9.17 defines
procedures for the manual and automated management of keying
materials and contains a number of options. Systems which are
built to conform to all options of ANSI X9.17 are likely to be
complex and expensive. The selected options specified in this
standard will allow the development of cost effective systems which
will, in addition, increase the likelihood of interoperability.
Key words: ADP security, computer security, cryptography, Federal
Information Processing Standard (FIPS), key management.
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