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Recommendation for Block Cipher Modes of Operation: Galois/Counter Mode (GCM) and GMAC

Published

Author(s)

Morris J. Dworkin

Abstract

This Recommendation specifies the Galois/Counter Mode (GCM), an algorithm for authenticated encryption with associated data, and its specialization, GMAC, for generating a message authentication code (MAC) on data that is not encrypted. GCM and GMAC are modes of operation for an underlying approved symmetric key block cipher.
Citation
Special Publication (NIST SP) - 800-38D
Report Number
800-38D

Keywords

authenticated encryption, authentication, block cipher, confidentiality, cryptography, encryption, information security, mode of operation

Citation

Dworkin, M. (2007), Recommendation for Block Cipher Modes of Operation: Galois/Counter Mode (GCM) and GMAC, Special Publication (NIST SP), National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD, [online], https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=51288 (Accessed March 28, 2024)
Created November 28, 2007, Updated January 27, 2020