The paper covers cryptographic hashing, symmetric encryption, and
public key infrastructure (PKI), among other common uses of
cryptography. The final chapter is a very good overview of the
process for selecting cryptographic solutions, and for managing
their lifecycle from acquisition to retirement. While some of the
material is of use primarily or solely to Federal agencies (e.g.,
applicable Federal standards fro government data), much of it useful
for any business requiring secure stored data and communications.
The link for this article located at NIST.gov is no longer available.
