BS ISO/IEC 9979:1999

BS ISO/IEC 9979:1999 specifies the procedures for the registering of cryptographic algorithms and the form of register entries. It is for use by those wishing to make entries in the register and by the Registration Authority.

Contents:

• Foreword
• Scope
• Normative reference
• Registration Authority
• Role of the Registration Authority
• Algorithms to be registered
• Procedures for registration
• General Contents of the register
• Publishing of register entries
• Form for register entries
• Annex A (normative) - Definition of a cryptographic algorithm for confidentiality
• Annex B (informative) - Modes of operation