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Specification of the MAA standard in VDM
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A detailed example is given of how a formal specification language has been used to specify an international banking standard on message authentication. It illustrates how a specification language can be used to specify and validate a standard.
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Main Loop Message Authentication Code Message Authentication Macro Block Interpretation Problem
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