The main purpose of message authentication is to prevent manipulation of the message which is sent. MAC stands for Message Authentication Code which is also known as “Integrity check value” or ...

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is recommending a new algorithm for authenticating digital data for federal agencies. Called CMAC (cipher-based message authentication code), ...

Businesses have to facilitate sharing of data over the network, while preventing theft or unauthorized access of that data in an increasingly hostile environment. Organizations must be able to ...