The NIST Computer Security Division is pleased to announce, for your review and comment, a draft revision of NIST Special Publication 800-21, Guideline for Implementing Cryptography in the Federal Government. This draft revision updates and replaces the November 1999 edition of Guideline for Implementing Cryptography in the Federal Government.  Many of the references and cryptographic techniques contained in the first edition of NIST SP 800-21 have been amended, rescinded, or superseded since its publication.  The current draft also offers new tools and techniques. Please provide comments by October 17, 2005 to ebarker@nist.gov, specifiying "SP 800-21 Comments" in the subject field.

URL to view/download Draft Publication 800-21, Revision is:
http://csrc.nist.gov/publications/drafts.html#sp800-21rev1


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