In <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, on 08/12/99
at 12:51 PM, nino <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said:
>-- what is the DSA algorithm, and where is it explained ? Is it a short
>for LUCDSA (lucas functions instead of exp as in RSA)?
DSA is Digital Signature Algorithm which is part of DSS Digital Signature
Standard which uses DSA & SHA-1 (FIPS 180-1) for signatures. DSS & DSA are
defined in FIPS 186. All (or most) FIPS docs can be obtained at:
http://csrc.nits.gov/fips/
Sorry wrong URL. :(
The correct URL is:
http://www.itl.nist.gov/fipspubs/fip186.htm
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