Updated NIST drafts - randomized hashing; using approved hash algorithms; 198-1, HMAC

fyi, updated NIST documents. Is there a volunteer to review and also  
to report back to the WG on these?

regards, Frederick

Frederick Hirsch
Nokia

>
> NIST revised the first drafts of Special Publication(SP) 800-106,  
> Randomized Hashing for Digital Signatures, and SP 800-107,  
> Recommendation for Applications Using Approved Hash Algorithms  
> after receiving great comments from many public and private  
> individuals and organizations. The second drafts of these two SPs  
> have been posted at http://csrc.nist.gov/publications/ 
> PubsDrafts.html. The deadlines for public
> comments and the point-of-contact are listed with the documents.
> NIST also would like to announce that FIPS 198-1 has already been  
> approved and it is posted at http://csrc.nist.gov/publications/fips/ 
> fips198-1/FIPS-198-1_final.pdf.
>

Received on Monday, 18 August 2008 16:59:44 UTC