[STDS-P1619] Fwd: NIST Released Special Publication 800-56B

[Matt Ball <matthew.v.ball@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hot off the press:  NIST just published SP 800-56B to officially allow the RSA algorithm:

Cheers,
-Matt

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From: NIST Security Publications <csrc.nist@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, Sep 2, 2009 at 12:44 PM
Subject: NIST Released Special Publication 800-56B

NIST announces the completion of Special Publication (SP) 800-56B, Recommendation for Pair-Wise Key Establishment Schemes Using Integer Factorization Cryptography. This Recommendation provides the specifications of key establishment schemes that are based on a standard developed by the Accredited Standards Committee (ASC) X9, Inc.: ANS X9.44, Key Establishment using Integer Factorization Cryptography. SP 800-56B provides asymmetric-based key agreement and key transport schemes that are based on the Rivest Shamir Adleman (RSA) algorithm.

URL: http://csrc.nist.gov/publications/PubsSPs.html#800-56B

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Thanks!

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