Leech, D.
and Chinworth, M.
(2001),
Planning Report 01-2: The Economic Impacts of NIST's Data Encryption Standard (DES) Program, Other, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD, [online], https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=918355
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Planning Report 01-2: The Economic Impacts of NIST's Data Encryption Standard (DES) Program
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Author(s)
David Leech, Michael Chinworth
Abstract
[Prepared by TASC, Inc. for NIST] This report examines the evolution and economic significance of NISTs Data Encryption Standard (DES) Program. DES was developed by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST, formerly the National Bureau of Standards, NBS) for protecting sensitive, unclassified government information and has become a standard for much of industry in the United States and across the world.Citation
OTHER - 01-2
Report Number
01-2
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NIST Pubs
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Keywords
computer security, Data Encryption Standard, DES, economic impact assessment
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Created October 1, 2001, Updated February 19, 2017