Recommended cryptographic measures – Securing personal data

This document addresses the protection measures applied to safeguard sensitive and/or personal data, which has been acquired legitimately by a data controller. In this respect it discusses how information technology users, who have a basic knowledge of information security, can employ cryptographic techniques to protect personal data. Finally, it addresses the need for a minimum level of requirements for cryptography across EU Member States in their effort to protect personal and/or sensitive data. The document is complemented by a set of technical recommendations for algorithms, key sizes, parameters and protocols, which is part of another study published by ENISA.

ENISA: Algorithms, key sizes and parameters report: 2013 recommendations. Version 1, October 2013 http://www.enisa.europa.eu/activities/identity-and-trust/library/deliverables/algorithms-key-sizes-and-parameters-report

ENISA: Press Release, 04.11.13: Top three recommendations for securing your personal data using cryptography, by EU cyber security Agency ENISA in new report http://www.enisa.europa.eu/media/press-releases/top-three-recommendations-for-securing-your-personal-data-using-cryptography-by-eu-cyber-security-agency-enisa-in-new-report

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