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FIPS 186-2

Digital Signature Standard (DSS)

Date Published: January 27, 2000

Supersedes: FIPS 186-1 (12/15/1998)

Author(s)

National Institute of Standards and Technology

Abstract

Keywords

ADP security; computer security; digital signatures; public-key cryptography; Federal Information Processing Standards
Control Families

None selected

Documentation

Publication:
FIPS 186-2 (pdf)

Supplemental Material:
None available

Document History:
01/27/00: FIPS 186-2 (Final)

Topics

Security and Privacy

digital signatures