FIPS for AES

[Matthew Ghio]

John Young <jya at pipeline.com> wrote:

> Federal Register: January 2, 1997, Pages 93-94.
>
> Announcing Development of a FIPS for Advanced Encryption Standard
...
> Summary: A process to develop a FIPS for Advanced Encryption Standard
> (AES) incorporating an Advanced Encryption Algorithm (AEA) is being
> initiated by the NIST. It is intended that the AES will specify an
> unclassified, publicly disclosed encryption algorithm capable of
> protecting sensitive government information well into the next century.


Well, well, well...  Looks like we have some dissent in the ranks of the
GAK alliance. :)