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FIPS 196

Entity Authentication Using Public Key Cryptography

Date Published: February 18, 1997

Author(s)

National Institute of Standards and Technology

Abstract

Keywords

access control; authentication; challenge-response; computer security; cryptographic modules; cryptography; Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS); telecommunications security
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Documentation

Publication:
https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.FIPS.196
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Document History:
02/18/97: FIPS 196 (Final)