Host cryptographic operations: A software implementation

Abstract

A comparative overview of two well-defined key management schemes using the Data Encryption Standard, the IBM Cryptographic System and the Key Notarization System, is presented with emphasis on the interaction between the host operating system and the host cryptographic operations suggested in the two systems. Therefore, integrating cryptography into computer networks is a topic of current interest. A software scheme to implement the host cryptographic operations defined by the KNS is outlined.