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FIPS 186-5

Digital Signature Standard (DSS)

Date Published: February 3, 2023

Supersedes: FIPS 186-4 (07/19/2013)

Author(s)

National Institute of Standards and Technology

Abstract

Keywords

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

System and Communications Protection

Documentation

Publication:
https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.FIPS.186-5
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Supplemental Material:
Federal Register Notice
Comments received on Draft FIPS 186-5 (pdf)

Related NIST Publications:
SP 800-186

Document History:
10/31/19: FIPS 186-5 (Draft)
02/03/23: FIPS 186-5 (Final)

Topics

Security and Privacy

authentication, digital signatures