Abstract

The National Bureau of Standards Message Authentication Code (MAC) Validation System (MVS) tests message authentication devices for conformance to two data authentication standards: Federal Information Processing Standard Publication (FIPS PUB) 113," Computer Data Authentication," and American National Standards Institute (ANSI) X9. 9-1986," Financial Institution Message Authentication (Wholesale)." The MVS is designed to perform automated testing on message authentication devices which are remote to NBS. This publication provides brief overviews of the two data authentication standards and introduces the basic design and configuration of the MVS. The requirements and administrative procedures to be followed by those seeking formal NBS validation of a message authentication device are presented. The requirements described include the specific protocols for communication between the …

Date

1988

Authors

Miles E Smid, Elaine B Barker, David Balenson, Martha E Haykin

Publisher

Miles E. Smid, Elaine B. Barker, David Balenson, Martha E. Haykin