Regulacje i polityka gospodarcza · 15/09/1999

Request for Comments on the Finalist (Round 2) Candidate Algorithms for the Advanced Encryption Standard (AES)

A process to develop a Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) for an Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) specifying an Advanced Encryption Algorithm (AEA) has been initiated by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). In the Fall of 1998, NIST announced fifteen publicly submitted algorithms as candidates for the AES, and invites public review, comment, and analysis in order to narrow the field of candidates to (approximately) five or fewer finalists. During the Round 1 technical evaluation period, these fifteen candidates were subjected to extensive analysis and testing by the cryptographic community. At the conclusion of Round 1, NIST took the following information into consideration: (1) The submitted (official) versions of the AES candidate algorithms, (2) Round 1 public comments, (3) papers and discussions at the Second AES Candidate Conference, (4) results of NIST efficiency and statistical analysis, and (5) other relevant data (e.g., presentations at the Sixth Fast Software Encryption Workshop, discussions on NIST's AES Electronic Discussion Forum, etc.). Using this information, NIST has selected the AES finalist candidate algorithms (``finalists''),