[Cfrg] Fwd: NIST - FIPS 186-3: The Digital Signature

[Paul Hoffman <paul.hoffman at vpnc.org>]

Title: Fwd: NIST - FIPS 186-3: The Digital Signature

> From: "Caswell, Sara J."
> <sara.caswell at nist.gov>
> To: "paul.hoffman at vpnc.org"
> <paul.hoffman at vpnc.org>
> Date: Thu, 11 Jun 2009 12:56:53 -0400
> Thread-Topic: NIST - FIPS 186-3:  The Digital Signature
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> Subject: NIST - FIPS 186-3:  The Digital Signature
> NIST -
> Federal Information Processing Standard (FIP) Publication
> 186-3
>  
> NIST
> announces the adoption of FIPS 186-3, The Digital Signature Standard
> (see the Federal Register Notice). FIPS 186-3 is a revision of FIPS
> 186-2. The FIPS specifies three techniques for the generation and
> verification of digital signatures: DSA, ECDSA and RSA. This revision
> increases the length of the keys allowed for DSA, provides additional
> requirements for the use of ECDSA and RSA, and includes requirements
> for obtaining assurances necessary for valid digital
> signatures.
>  
> URL to FIPS
> 186-3:
> http://csrc.nist.gov/publications/fips/fips186-3/fips_186-3.pdf
>  
> URL to
> Federal Register Notice (FRN):
> http://csrc.nist.gov/publications/fips/fips186-3/frn-fips_186-3.pdf
>  
>

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