CRYPTO 1989: Advances in Cryptology — CRYPTO’ 89 Proceedings pp 356-366 | Cite as
SDNS Architecture and End-to-end Encryption
Abstract
The Secure Data Network System (SDNS) is intended to provide secure data communications to a variety of DoD and commercial users. SDNS services include key management and system management as well as data encryption, authentication and access control. The program is a U. S. Government/Industry effort, with participation by the National Security Agency, National Institute for Standards and Technology, other government agencies and about a dozen government contractors. During the concept definition and prototyping phases, a joint working group defined the set of security services to be provided and developed protocols for key management and for secure communications [1]. The protocols and architecture are compatible with the International Standards Organization (ISO) Reference Model for Open Systems Interconnection (OSI), and the end-to-end encryption (E3) protocols are being proposed as U.S. and international standards. The E3 protocols are publicly released and appropriate for the OSI environment.
Keywords
Data Unit Intermediate System Open System Interconnection Joint Working Group Service Data UnitReferences
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