Common Data Security Architecture (CDSA) White Paper

Concluding Remarks

Concluding Remarks

CDSA is a powerful, flexible modular infrastructre for safeguarding information. However, as with all things powerful, CDSA requires extensive knowledge to take full advantage of its capabilities. Currently, application developers may need expertise in both cryptography and the details of Internet security protocols (SSL, S/MIME, etc). CDSA, in conjunction with higher-level protocols, provides a solid, interoperable framework on which to develop secure applications.

Further References

Intel Corporation, “Common Data Security Architecture Specification, Version 1.2,” March 1997, http://www.intel.com/ial/security/specs_1_2.htm.

Intel Corporation, “Common Security Services Manager, Version 1.2,” March 1997, http://www.intel.com/ial/security/specs_1_2.htm.

RSA DAta Security Inc., PKCS #7, Cryptographic Message Syntax Standard, November 1, 1993, ftp://www.rsa.com/pub/pkcs/ascii/pkcs-7.asc

Menezes, A.J.; van Oorschot, P.C; Vanstone, S.A. Handbook of Applied Cryptography, CRC Press LLC, 1997. ISBN 0-8493-8523-7.

Schneier, Bruce. Applied Cryptography: Protocols, Algorithms, and Source Code in C, second

edition, New York: John Wiley and Sons, Inc., 1996. 0-471-12845-7.

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