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September 01, 1980.
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Validating the Correctness of Hardware Implementations of the NBS Data Encryption Standard
Documentation
Date Published: November 1977
Author(s)
Jason Gait (NBS)
This publication describes the design and operation of the NBS testbed that is used for the validation of hardware implementations of the Federal Information Processing Data Encryption Standard (DES). A particular implementation is verified if it correctly performs a set of 291 test cases that have been defined to exercise every basic element of the algorithm. As a further check on the correctness of the implementation, an extensive Monte-Carlo test is performed. This publication includes the full specification of the DES algorithm, a complete listing of the DES test set, and a detailed description of the interface to the testbed.
This publication describes the design and operation of the NBS testbed that is used for the validation of hardware implementations of the Federal Information Processing Data Encryption Standard (DES). A particular implementation is verified if it correctly performs a set of 291 test cases that have...
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This publication describes the design and operation of the NBS testbed that is used for the validation of hardware implementations of the Federal Information Processing Data Encryption Standard (DES). A particular implementation is verified if it correctly performs a set of 291 test cases that have been defined to exercise every basic element of the algorithm. As a further check on the correctness of the implementation, an extensive Monte-Carlo test is performed. This publication includes the full specification of the DES algorithm, a complete listing of the DES test set, and a detailed description of the interface to the testbed.
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Keywords
communications security; computer security; cryptography; encryption standard; interface requirements; Monte-Carlo testing; testbed; test cases; validating correctness
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