NIST UPDATE for 23 May 1994 (fwd)
Stanton McCandlish
mech at eff.org
Mon May 23 11:05:51 PDT 1994
See first article (others deleted - measurment devices, medical standards,
etc.)
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Date: Mon, 23 May 1994 09:06:52 -0400 (EDT)
From: NIST Public Affairs Division <MEDIA at micf.nist.gov>
Subject: NIST UPDATE for 23 May 1994
To: NIST UPDATE Distribution <NIST_UPDATE at NIST.GOV>
Reply-to: baum at micf.nist.gov
FILE: NIST UPDATE
DATE: May 23, 1994
CONTENTS:
Standard Helps Users `Sign' Electronic Data
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COMPUTER SECURITY
Standard Helps Users `Sign' Electronic Data
NIST recently announced approval of the Digital Signature
Standard, which can be used to indicate that electronic messages
and forms are authentic, much as handwritten signatures are used on
checks, contracts and other paper documents. Many applications of
the National Information Infrastructure, including electronic
commerce, will benefit from the authentication service offered by
digital signatures. The DSS, known as Federal Information
Processing Standard 186, can be used in such areas as electronic
mail, electronic funds transfer, software distribution, data
storage and electronic data interchange. The government is not
aware of any patents that would be infringed by this standard and
will not charge royalties to those using the standard. The DSS
applies to all federal departments, agencies and their contractors
for the protection of unclassified information when digital
signatures are required. Copies of the DSS (FIPS PUB 186) are
available from the National Technical Information Service,
Springfield, Va. 22161, (703) 487-4650.
Media Contact: Anne Enright Shepherd, (301) 975-4858
aeshep at micf.nist.gov
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--
Stanton McCandlish * mech at eff.org * Electronic Frontier Found. OnlineActivist
"In a Time/CNN poll of 1,000 Americans conducted last week by Yankelovich
Partners, two-thirds said it was more important to protect the privacy of
phone calls than to preserve the ability of police to conduct wiretaps.
When informed about the Clipper Chip, 80% said they opposed it."
- Philip Elmer-Dewitt, "Who Should Keep the Keys", TIME, Mar. 14 1994
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