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Computer Security Resource Center

Computer Security Resource Center

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SP 800-38E

Recommendation for Block Cipher Modes of Operation: the XTS-AES Mode for Confidentiality on Storage Devices

Date Published: January 2010

Author(s)

Morris Dworkin (NIST)

Abstract

Keywords

Block cipher; ciphertext stealing; computer security; confidentiality; cryptography; encryption; information security mode of operation; tweakable block cipher.
Control Families

System and Communications Protection

Documentation

Publication:
SP 800-38E (DOI)
Local Download

Supplemental Material:
None available

Document History:
01/18/10: SP 800-38E (Final)

Topics

Security and Privacy
authentication; cryptography