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Recommendation for Key Management - Part 1: General (Revised) (May 2006 edition)
Published
Author(s)
Elaine B. Barker, William C. Barker, William E. Burr, William T. Polk, Miles Smid
Abstract
[Superseded by SP 800-57 Part 1 Revised (March 2007): http://www.nist.gov/manuscript-publication-search.cfm?pub_id=917473] This Recommendation provides cryptographic key management guidance. It consists of three parts. Part 1 provides general guidance and best practices for the management of cryptographic keying material. Part 2 provides guidance on policy and security planning requirements for U.S. government agencies. Finally, Part 3 provides guidance when using the cryptographic features of current systems. [Supersedes SP 800-57 Part 1 (August 2005): http://www.nist.gov/manuscript-publication-search.cfm?pub_id=917475]
Barker, E.
, Barker, W.
, Burr, W.
, Polk, W.
and Smid, M.
(2006),
Recommendation for Key Management - Part 1: General (Revised) (May 2006 edition), Special Publication (NIST SP), National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD, [online], https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.SP.800-57p1r2006
(Accessed October 4, 2025)