Standard Encryption Capabilities/Digital Signatures

3. Develop standard encryption capabilities and digital signatures for
sensitive unclassified data.

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), in
coordination with OMB and with technical assistance from the National
Security Agency (NSA), should issue a final digital signature standard
by December 1994. NIST, in coordination with OMB and with technical
assistance from NSA, should also create opportunities for industry to
develop the encryption capabilities required for protection of networked
distributed systems. NIST should then make that information available to
federal managers. A high priority should also be given to finalizing and
promulgating digital encryption standards and security protocol
standards.