Encryption and Digital Signature Standards

Abstract

Encryption can be used to safeguard transmitted data, minimize unauthorized access to data during storage, and authenticate the identities of users, terminals and computers. Data encryption shall be used whenever it is the most appropriate method available to protect the confidentiality or integrity of data. Estimating the costs, determining the acceptable level of risk, and deciding to employ cryptographic protections are management functions of the authority responsible for the data. A guide for when and what encryption should be used is contained in the document entitled: Guidance on the Use of Encryption and Digital Signatures for the Protection of Sensitive but Unclassified Information (currently available only within NASA).

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 29, 2001
Accession Number
ADA398639

Entities

People

  • Lee B. Holcomb

Organizations

  • National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Application Protocols
  • Application Software
  • Authentication
  • Commerce
  • Computers
  • Cryptography
  • Data Encryption
  • Electronic Commerce
  • Electronic Mail
  • Guidance
  • Identities
  • Information Systems
  • Internet
  • Law
  • Procurement
  • Security Protocols
  • Standards

Fields of Study

  • Computer science

Readers

  • Cybersecurity.
  • Life Cycle Cost Analysis

Technology Areas

  • Cyber