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Encrypting Software/Data for Transmission to NIST
Please read this NIST_Encryption.pdf document for procedures on encrypting files before sending to NIST biometric evaluations. The table shown below gives parameter values and files specific to each evaluation. NIST accepts no responsibility for unencrypted materials sent to NIST.
| Project Name | Project Public Key | Project Email |
| ELFT | elft_pgp_public_key.txt | elft [at] nist.gov (elft[at]nist[dot]gov) |
| FRTE/FATE Ongoing | frvt_ongoing_PublicKey.txt | frvt [at] nist.gov (frvt[at]nist[dot]gov) |
| IREX Ongoing | irex_ongoing_PublicKey.txt | irex [at] nist.gov (irex[at]nist[dot]gov) |
| MINEX III | minex_PublicKey.txt | minex [at] nist.gov (minex[at]nist[dot]gov) |
| PFT-III | PFTIII_PublicKey.txt | pft [at] nist.gov (pft[at]nist[dot]gov) |
| SlapSegIII | SlapSegII_PublicKey.txt | slapseg [at] nist.gov (slapseg[at]nist[dot]gov) |
Created May 2, 2012, Updated August 18, 2023