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The	O
Digital	B-Algorithm
Signature	I-Algorithm
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(	O
DSS	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
Federal	O
Information	O
Processing	O
Standard	O
specifying	O
a	O
suite	O
of	O
algorithms	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
generate	O
digital	O
signatures	O
established	O
by	O
the	O
U.S.	O
National	O
Institute	O
of	O
Standards	O
and	O
Technology	O
(	O
NIST	O
)	O
in	O
1994	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
defines	O
the	O
Digital	O
Signature	O
Algorithm	O
,	O
contains	O
a	O
definition	O
of	O
RSA	B-Architecture
signatures	I-Architecture
based	O
on	O
the	O
definitions	O
contained	O
within	O
PKCS	O
#1	O
version	O
2.1	O
and	O
in	O
American	O
National	O
Standard	O
X9.31	O
with	O
some	O
additional	O
requirements	O
,	O
and	O
contains	O
a	O
definition	O
of	O
the	O
Elliptic	O
Curve	O
Digital	O
Signature	O
Algorithm	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
definition	O
provided	O
by	O
American	O
National	O
Standard	O
X9.62	O
with	O
some	O
additional	O
requirements	O
and	O
some	O
recommended	O
elliptic	O
curves	O
.	O
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