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Recommendation for Stateful Hash-Based Signature Schemes

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Author(s)

David A. Cooper, Daniel C. Apon, Quynh H. Dang, Michael S. Davidson, Morris J. Dworkin, Carl A. Miller

Abstract

This recommendation specifies two algorithms that can be used to generate a digital signature, both of which are stateful hash-based signature schemes: the Leighton-Micali Signature (LMS) system and the eXtended Merkle Signature Scheme (XMSS), along with their multi-tree variants, the Hierarchical Signature System (HSS) and multi-tree XMSS (XMSSMT).
Citation
Special Publication (NIST SP) - 800-208
Report Number
800-208
NIST Pub Series
Special Publication (NIST SP)
Pub Type
NIST Pubs

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Keywords

cryptography, digital signatures, HSS, LMS, post-quantum cryptography, PQC, stateful hash-based signatures, XMSS, XMSS-MT.
Information technology and Cryptography
Created October 28, 2020, Updated October 29, 2020