Recommendation for Block Cipher Modes of Operation: Galois/Counter Mode (GCM) and GMAC

Dworkin, Morris

doi:https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.SP.800-38D

NIST SP 800-38D

Recommendation for Block Cipher Modes of Operation: Galois/Counter Mode (GCM) and GMAC

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Date Published: November 2007

Planning Note (08/23/2023):

NIST has proposed revising this publication. See the full announcement and Crypto Publication Review Project for more details.

Author(s)

Morris Dworkin (NIST)

Abstract

This Recommendation specifies the Galois/Counter Mode (GCM), an algorithm for authenticated encryption with associated data, and its specialization, GMAC, for generating a message authentication code (MAC) on data that is not encrypted. GCM and GMAC are modes of operation for an underlying approved symmetric key block cipher.

Keywords

Authenticated encryption; authentication; block cipher; confidentiality; cryptography; encryption; information security; mode of operation.

Control Families

System and Communications Protection

Documentation

Publication:
https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.SP.800-38D
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Supplemental Material:
None available

Publication Parts:
SP 800-38A
SP 800-38A
SP 800-38B
SP 800-38C
SP 800-38E
SP 800-38F
SP 800-38G

Document History:
11/28/07: SP 800-38D (Final)

Topics

Security and Privacy

authentication, cryptography