A new Request for Comments is now available in online RFC libraries. RFC 7253 Title: The OCB Authenticated-Encryption Algorithm Author: T. Krovetz, P. Rogaway Status: Informational Stream: IRTF Date: May 2014 Mailbox: ted@krovetz.net, rogaway@cs.ucdavis.edu Pages: 19 Characters: 39712 Updates/Obsoletes/SeeAlso: None I-D Tag: draft-irtf-cfrg-ocb-07.txt URL: http://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc7253.txt This document specifies OCB, a shared-key blockcipher-based encryption scheme that provides confidentiality and authenticity for plaintexts and authenticity for associated data. This document is a product of the Crypto Forum Research Group (CFRG). This document is a product of the Crypto Forum Research Group of the IRTF. INFORMATIONAL: This memo provides information for the Internet community. It does not specify an Internet standard of any kind. Distribution of this memo is unlimited. This announcement is sent to the IETF-Announce, rfc-dist and IRTF-Announce lists.To subscribe or unsubscribe, see http://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf-announce http://mailman.rfc-editor.org/mailman/listinfo/rfc-dist http://www.irtf.org/mailman/listinfo/irtf-announce For searching the RFC series, see http://www.rfc-editor.org/search For downloading RFCs, see http://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc.html Requests for special distribution should be addressed to either the author of the RFC in question, or to rfc-editor@rfc-editor.org. Unless specifically noted otherwise on the RFC itself, all RFCs are for unlimited distribution. The RFC Editor Team Association Management Solutions, LLC