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General Security Requirements for Equipment Using the Data Encryption Standard

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Author(s)

Institute for Computer Sciences and Technology National Bureau of Standards

Abstract

[Superseded by FIPS 140-1 (January 11, 1994): http://www.nist.gov/manuscript-publication-search.cfm?pub_id=917970] Originally issued as Federal Standard 1027; redesignated as FIPS PUB 140 on 10/20/1988 in the Federal Register (FR 53 41221)
Citation
Federal Inf. Process. Stds. (NIST FIPS) - 140
Report Number
140

Keywords

computer equipment, Data Encryption Standard, DES, security

Citation

Computer, I. (1982), General Security Requirements for Equipment Using the Data Encryption Standard, Federal Inf. Process. Stds. (NIST FIPS), National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD (Accessed October 8, 2025)

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Created April 14, 1982, Updated February 19, 2017
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