NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY ISSUES NOTICE: PROPOSED WITHDRAWAL OF FEDERAL INFORMATION PROCESSING STANDARDS (FIPS) 198-1, THE KEYED-HASH MESSAGE AUTHENTICATION CODE (HMAC)

WASHINGTON, June 23 -- National Institute of Standards and Technology has issued a notice called: Proposed Withdrawal of Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) 198-1, The Keyed-Hash Message Authentication Code (HMAC).

The notice was published in the Federal Register on June 23 by Alicia Chambers, NIST Executive Secretariat.

Summary: The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) proposes to withdraw FIPS 198-1, the Keyed-Hash Message Authentication Code (HMAC), from the FIPS series.Prior to the submission of this proposed withdrawal of FIPS 198-1 to the Secretary of Commerce for review and approval, NIST invites comments from the public, users, the information technology industry, and Federal, State, and local governme...