[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 159 (Wednesday, August 18, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 44945]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-21367]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Executive Office for U.S. Attorneys
[Docket No. 97592]


Waiver of the Data Encryption Standard; Federal Information 
Processing Standards Publication (FIPS) 46-2; ``Data Encryption 
Standard (DES)''

AGENCY: Executive Office for U.S. Attorneys, Department of Justice.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Federal Information Processing Standards Publication 
(FIPS) 46-2 entitled ``Data Encryption Standard (DES)'' requires that a 
notice be published in the Federal Register whenever a waiver to the 
DES standard is approved.

DATES: The waiver was approved on June 9, 1999.

ADDRESSES: U.S. Department of Justice, Executive Office for U.S. 
Attorneys, 600 E Street N.W., Suite 6004, Washington, DC 20530.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Harvey Press (202) 616-6442.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: FIPS 46-2 ``Data Encryption Standards 
(DES)'' requires a notice be published in the Federal Register whenever 
a waiver is granted. The Executive Office for U.S. Attorneys (EOUSA) of 
the Department of Justice (DOJ), because of our concerns that single 
DES has been shown vulnerable to attack, we intend to utilize Triple 
DES. Therefore, the EOUSA, to provide stronger security, will utilize 
Triple DES as its encryption algorithms for its Virtual Private Network 
(VPN)/firewall implementation.
Harvey Press,
Assistant Director for Telecommunication and Technical Development 
Staff.
[FR Doc. 99-21367 Filed 8-17-99; 8:45 am]
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