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Recommendation for Block Cipher Modes of Operation: Methods for Format-Preserving Encryption
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Date Published: March 2016
Author(s)
Morris Dworkin (NIST)
This Recommendation specifies two methods, called FF1 and FF3, for format-preserving encryption. Both of these methods are modes of operation for an underlying, approved symmetric-key block cipher algorithm.
This Recommendation specifies two methods, called FF1 and FF3, for format-preserving encryption. Both of these methods are modes of operation for an underlying, approved symmetric-key block cipher algorithm.
Keywords
encryption; FF1; FF3; format-preserving encryption; information security; mode of operation; confidentiality; block cipher
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System and Communications Protection
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