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Based on certain attacks on 56 bit DES described in detail in Section 6, it is theconsensus of X9 that Message Authentication Codes (MACs) as defined in ANSI X9.9-1994 no longer provide sufficient security to protect wholesale financial transactions.Hence, X9.9 is being withdrawn.This Guideline discusses:using new technology to provide integrity protection for wholesale financialmessages, transitioning from X9.9 to the new technology, andmeasures can be taken to ameliorate the risk inherent in X9.9 during the transitionperiod.

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Published: 07/01/1999 ANSI: ANSI Approved File Size: 1 file , 150 KB