Public-key Cryptography: Theory and Practice

6. Standards

6.1	Introduction
6.2	IEEE Standards
6.3	RSA Standards
	Chapter Summary
	Sugestions for Further Reading

In theory, there is no difference between theory and practice. But, in practice, there is.

—Jan L. A. van de Snepscheut

ECC curves are divided into three groups, weak curves, inefficient curves, and curves patented by Certicom.

—Peter Gutmann

Acceptance of prevailing standards often means we have no standards of our own.

—Jean Toomer (1894 – 1967)