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Making Email Trustworthy

Published

Author(s)

Scott W. Rose, Larry Feldman, Gregory A. Witte

Abstract

This bulletin summarizes the information presented in NIST SP 800-177: Trustworthy Email. This publication gives recommendations and guidelines for enhancing trust in email. This guideline applies to federal IT systems and will also be useful for any small or medium sized organizations.
Citation
ITL Bulletin -

Keywords

cybersecurity, email, encryption, DNS

Citation

Rose, S. , Feldman, L. and Witte, G. (2016), Making Email Trustworthy, ITL Bulletin, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD, [online], https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=922084 (Accessed March 29, 2024)
Created October 24, 2016, Updated March 23, 2021