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Protecting electronic data – new international Standard

Summarised from an article by Maria Lazarte, Assistant Editor, ISO Focus, in ISO Focus magazine, June 2009.

To protect the confidentiality and integrity of new data being transferred or stored, the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) and International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) have developed a new Standard.

Information technology – Security techniques – Authenticated encryption, ISO/IEC 19772:2009, defines authenticated encryption mechanisms. The mechanisms have been designed to maximise the level of security and provide efficient processing of data for optimum results. It specifies six encryption methods (based on a block cipher algorithm) that can be used to ensure data confidentiality, data integrity, and data origin authentication.

'ISO/IEC 19772 will give confidence to users that their data is safe,' says Professor Mitchell, Project Editor of the new Standard. 'Not only will it be useful for protecting information, but also for furthering the development of online transactions, e-businesses, and other applications involving sensitive data.'

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