[STDS-P1619] Draft SP 800-38E now available for public review

[Matt Ball <matt.ball@xxxxxxxx>]

Hi Folks,

NIST has now released a draft of SP 800-38E covering the XTS-AES mode as standardized by IEEE Std 1619-2007.  I encourage group members to submit public comments (before Sept 17, 2009).  Here is the information off of NIST's website (see http://csrc.nist.gov/publications/PubsDrafts.html):

SP 800-38 E

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

NIST announces that the Draft NIST Special Publication 800-38E, Recommendation for Block Cipher Modes of Operation: The XTS-AES Mode for Confidentiality on Block-Oriented Storage Devices, is available for public comment. This document approves the XTS-AES mode of the AES algorithm by reference to IEEE Std 1619-2007, subject to one additional requirement, as an option for protecting the confidentiality of data on block-oriented storage devices. This mode does not provide authentication, in order to avoid expansion of the data; however, it does provide some protection against malicious manipulation of the encrypted data.
 
The XTS-AES mode was submitted to NIST by the IEEE P1619 Task Group. On June 5, 2008, NIST initiated a 90-day period of public comment on the proposal to approve XTS-AES by reference to IEEE Std 1619-2007; during the comment period, IEEE made available free-of-charge the specification of the mode in that standard, and other relevant excerpts. NIST decided to proceed with the proposal after considering the public comments that NIST received, and follow-up comments from the IEEE P1619 Task Group, both available at the modes public comment page.
 
Comments on the text of the Draft NIST SP 800-38E may be submitted to EncryptionModes@xxxxxxxx until September 17, 2009.

draft-sp800-38E.pdf

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Thanks!
Matt Ball, Chair IEEE 1619 Security in Storage Working Group
Staff Engineer, Sun Microsystems, Inc.
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