Open AccessDevelopment of the Advanced Encryption Standard
Author(s) -
Miles E. Smid
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of research of the national institute of standards and technology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.202
H-Index - 59
eISSN - 2165-7254
pISSN - 1044-677X
DOI - 10.6028/jres.126.024
Subject(s) - advanced encryption standard , cryptography , computer science , encryption , computer security , government (linguistics) , division (mathematics) , arithmetic , mathematics , linguistics , philosophy
Strong cryptographic algorithms are essential for the protection of stored andtransmitted data throughout the world. This publication discusses the development ofFederal Information Processing Standards Publication (FIPS) 197, which specifies acryptographic algorithm known as the Advanced Encryption Standard (AES). The AES was theresult of a cooperative multiyear effort involving the U.S. government, industry, andthe academic community. Several difficult problems that had to be resolved during thestandard’s development are discussed, and the eventual solutions are presented. Theauthor writes from his viewpoint as former leader of the Security Technology Group andlater as acting director of the Computer Security Division at the National Institute ofStandards and Technology, where he was responsible for the AES development.