Digital Signature Standard (DSS)

Published

February 2, 2023

Author(s)

National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Lily Chen, Dustin Moody, Andrew Regenscheid, Angela Robinson

Abstract

This standard specifies a suite of algorithms that can be used to generate a digital signature. Digital signatures are used to detect unauthorized modifications to data and to authenticate the identity of the signatory. In addition, the recipient of signed data can use a digital signature as evidence in demonstrating to a third party that the signature was, in fact, generated by the claimed signatory. This is known as non-repudiation since the signatory cannot easily repudiate the signature at a later time.

Citation

Federal Inf. Process. Stds. (NIST FIPS) - 186-5

Report Number

186-5

NIST Pub Series

Federal Inf. Process. Stds. (NIST FIPS)

Pub Type

NIST Pubs

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https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.FIPS.186-5

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Keywords

computer security, cryptography, digital signatures, Federal Information Processing Standards, public key cryptography

Citation

(NIST), N. , Chen, L. , Moody, D. , Regenscheid, A. and Robinson, A. (2023), Digital Signature Standard (DSS), Federal Inf. Process. Stds. (NIST FIPS), National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD, [online], https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.FIPS.186-5, https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=935202 (Accessed October 7, 2025)