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Computer Security and the Data Encryption Standard: Proceedings of the Conference on Computer Security and the Data Encryption Standard

Published

Author(s)

Dennis K. Branstad

Abstract

These proceedings include papers or summaries of presentations of the fifteen speakers who participated in the Conference on Computer Security and the Data Encryption Standard held at the National Bureau of Standards on February 15, 1977. Representatives from Federal agencies and private industry presented technical information and guidance with respect to computer security and the Data Encryption Standard. Subjects of the papers and presentations include physical security, risk assessment, software security, computer network security, applications and implementation of the Data Encryption Standard. The questions raised at the conference and their answers are included in the proceedings.
Citation
Special Publication (NIST SP) - 500-27
Report Number
500-27

Keywords

computer security, cryptography, Data Encryption Standard (DES), encryption, key management, network security

Citation

Branstad, D. (1978), Computer Security and the Data Encryption Standard: Proceedings of the Conference on Computer Security and the Data Encryption Standard, Special Publication (NIST SP), National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD, [online], https://doi.org/10.6028/NBS.SP.500-27 (Accessed April 24, 2024)
Created February 1, 1978, Updated November 10, 2018