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FEDERAL INFORMATION
PROCESSING STANDARDS PUBLICATION 185
1994 February 9
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE/National Institute of Standards and Technology
ESCROWED ENCRYPTION STANDARD
CATEGORY: TELECOMMUNICATIONS SECURITY
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, Ronald H. Brown, Secretary
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY,
Arati Prabhakar, 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 important responsibilities for improving the utilization and
management of computer and related telecommunications systems in
the Federal Government. The NIST, through the Computer Systems
Laboratory, provides leadership, technical guidance, and
coordination of Government efforts in the development of standards
and guidelines in these areas.
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