New NIST Security Standard Can Protect Credit Cards, Health Information

Dworkin, Morris; Feldman, Larry; Witte, Gregory

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ITL Bulletin

New NIST Security Standard Can Protect Credit Cards, Health Information

Documentation Topics

Date Published: April 2016

Author(s)

Morris Dworkin (NIST), Larry Feldman (G2), Gregory Witte (G2)

Abstract

This bulletin summarizes the information presented in NIST Special Publication (SP) 800-38G, "Recommendation for Block Cipher Modes of Operation: Methods for Format-Preserving Encryption." The publication specifies two methods for format-preserving encryption, FF1 and FF3.

Keywords

block cipher; confidentiality; encryption; FF1; FF3; format-preserving encryption; information security; mode of operation

Control Families

System and Communications Protection

Documentation

Publication:
April 2016 ITL Bulletin (pdf)

Supplemental Material:
None available

Document History:
04/14/16: ITL Bulletin (Final)

Topics

Security and Privacy

authentication, cryptography

Sectors

healthcare