ANSI ISO IEC 9979-1999 pdf download Information technology — Security techniques — Procedures for the registration of cryptographic algorithms
7 General Contents of the Register
For each algorithm to be registered, the Register Entry will contain the following details:
Mandatory (a to i)
a) a formal ISO-entry name for the algorithm;
b) the proprietary name (or names) given to the algorithm by its originator or owner;
c) intended range of applications for the algorithms;
d) cryptographic interface parameters;
e) a set of test words to check basic functionality;
f) the identity of the organization that requested registration of the algorithm;
g) the dates of registration and modifications;
h) whether the entry is the subject of a national standard;
i) patent licence restriction information;
Optional (j to m)
j) a list of references to any associated algorithms;
k) description of the algorithm;
l) modes of operation;
m) other information.
NOTE The date of submission is provided by the submitter, and the date of registration and modification is provided by the Registration Authority.
8 Publishing of Register Entries
8.1 The Registration Authority shall
a) publish a list of entries yearly if changes have occurred;
b) publish the complete register on request;
c) supply individual register entries on request;
d) notify changes to all sponsoring authorities within three months.
The entries shall be grouped in three parts, each part classified according to the registered algorithm types given in clause 5.
8.2 The publication of entries shall make clear that the registration authority has not evaluated or made any judgement of the quality of protection provided by the registered algorithm. Each entry shall be labelled with a statement saying that registration of the algorithm does not imply that the algorithm is an ISO standard.
9 Form for Register Entries
The headings of this clause are those that shall be used in the Register Entry. The contents of each clause and subclause are defined in the corresponding text below.
9.1 ISO Entry Name
The form of this subclause is an object identifier.
The object identifier values for ISO entry names shall be composed in accordance with the general rules for the composition of unambiguous names contained in ISO 9834-1. These object identifier values shall be in the form {iso standard 9979 algorithm-identifier (n)} where “algorithm-identifier” identifies a specific entry in the cryptographic algorithm register by means of the index value “n”.