ENISA published new guidelines on cryptography

European Union Agency for Network and Information Security (ENISA) has published the cryptographic guidelines “Algorithms, key size and parameters” 2014 as an update to the 2013 report. This year, the report has been extended to include a section on hardware and software side-channels, random number generation, and key life cycle management. The part of the previous report concerning protocols has been extended and converted to a separate report “Study on cryptographic protocols“.

The reports together provide a wealth of information and clear recommendations for any organization that uses cryptography. Plenty of references are served and the document is a great starting point for both design and analysis.