Entity Authentication
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FIPS
196, Entity Authentication Using Public Key Cryptography
February 1997. FIPS 196 specifies unilateral and mutual challenge-response protocols for the authentication of entities in a computer system. This involves the generation and verification of digital signatures on information that includes a random number challenge. |
| Testing is not available for entity authentication implementations. |
| NIST has no current plans for modifying this FIPS, or for issuing any additional standards. |