Federal Agency Use of Public Key Technology for Digital Signatures and Authentication

Lyons-Burke, Kathy; Federal Public Key Infrastructure Steering Committee

doi:https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.SP.800-25

SP 800-25

Withdrawn on September 13, 2021.

Federal Agency Use of Public Key Technology for Digital Signatures and Authentication

Documentation Topics

Date Published: October 2000

Planning Note (9/13/2021):

See the withdrawal announcement and rationale for withdrawal.

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Author(s)

Kathy Lyons-Burke (NIST), Federal Public Key Infrastructure Steering Committee

Abstract

This document builds on the Federal IT Security Assessment Framework (Framework) developed by NIST for the Federal Chief Information Officer (CIO) Council. The Framework established the groundwork for standardizing on five levels of security status and criteria agencies could use to determine if the five levels were adequately implemented. This document provides guidance on applying the Framework by identifying 17 control areas, such as those pertaining to identification and authentication and contingency planning. In addition, the guide provides control objectives and techniques that can be measured for each area.

Keywords

Federal bridge CA; Government Paperwork Elimination Act; GPEA; guidance; PKI; public key infrastructure

Control Families

Contingency Planning; Identification and Authentication; Planning; Risk Assessment; System and Communications Protection

Documentation

Publication:
SP 800-25 (DOI)
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Supplemental Material:
None available

Document History:
10/01/00: SP 800-25

Topics

Security and Privacy
acquisition; authentication; digital signatures; planning; public key infrastructure