CRYPTREC Project - Cryptographic Evaluation Project for the Japanese Electronic Government

We will describe the outline of the cryptographic technology evaluation project in Japan and those present conditions. The purpose of this project is that the cyptographic technology which the Japanese Government uses is evaluated and listed. Selected cryptographic technology will be used in the information security system which the Japanese Government will use in the future. Keywords. Cryptographic technology, Symmetric ciphers, Asymmmetric ciphers,Evaluation 1 Background Creating the common security basis is one of the most important tasks for the Japanese electronic government of which the infrastructure and primary systems will be constructed by FY 2003. Cryptographic techniques are particularly important and indispensable components of the electronic government because these not only provide information confidentiality and prevent information falsification, but also assure electronic authentication. Because of this importance, it has been pointed out domestically that the Japane...

• Type: Conference
• Year: 2000
• Where: ASIACRYPT
• Authors: Hideki Imai, Atsuhiro Yamagishi
• Keywords: ASIACRYPT 2000, Cryptographic Technology, Cryptology, Electronic Government, Japanese Government