On Tue, 2 Sep 1997, John Young wrote:
NSA and NIST will set up a new lab for evaluation of information-security products, including crypto algorithms:
The lab will coordinate with other nations. Plans include eventual shifting the evaluation to private testing labs once accreditation standards are set.
With critiques by Bruce Schneier and Steve Walker, and a slap from NCSA, which now provides testing, "They've been talking about this stuff for years."
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