SIST ETS 300 840 E1:2003
(Main)Telecommunications security; Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN); Confidentiality system for audiovisual services
- Abstract
This ETS describes the confidentiality part of a privacy system suitable for the use in narrowband audiovisual services conforming with ITU-T H.221, H. 230 and H.242.
- Status
- Published
- Publication Date
- 30-Nov-2003
- Current Stage
- 6060 - National Implementation/Publication (Adopted Project)
- Start Date
- 01-Dec-2003
- Due Date
- 01-Dec-2003
- Completion Date
- 01-Dec-2003
SIST ETS 300 840 E1:2003 is the Slovenian adoption of ETS 300 840 Edition 1 from ETSI on telecommunications security for Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN) audiovisual services. It specifies the confidentiality part of a privacy system for narrowband audio-visual services, so implementers can see how encrypted ISDN audiovisual links are signalled, synchronized and operated.
What does SIST ETS 300 840 E1:2003 specify?
SIST ETS 300 840 E1:2003 specifies the confidentiality mechanism of a privacy system for narrowband audio-visual services. The standard is based on ITU-T Recommendation H.233 and is intended for point-to-point links between terminals, or between a terminal and a Multipoint Control Unit (MCU) when the MCU is trusted to decrypt.
The standard treats confidentiality as one part of a wider privacy system. Key management is handled by other means, such as ITU-T Recommendation H.234 or manual entry, and the document keeps the encryption algorithm itself outside the main body of the ETS.
The document is organized into these main clauses and annexes:
| Part | What it covers |
|---|---|
| Clause 1 | Scope and application context |
| Clause 2 | Normative references |
| Clause 3 | Abbreviations |
| Clause 4 | Properties of the specified system |
| Clause 5 | Confidentiality mechanism, control channel and transmission encryption method |
| Clause 6 | Encryption of MLP channel |
| Annex A | Encryption algorithms and their parameters |
| Annex B | Encryption and decryption for 2 × B channels |
| Annex C | Audio-visual privacy communication procedure |
What are the key requirements of SIST ETS 300 840 E1:2003?
SIST ETS 300 840 E1:2003 describes how encryption is signalled, carried and synchronized in an H.221-framed audiovisual connection. In practice, the standard tells equipment what to transmit on the control channel, how to negotiate a common algorithm, and how to apply the cipher stream to user data.
Confidentiality is separate from key management - Clause 4 says the confidentiality function works independently of other privacy services. This matters because terminals can use a key provided by another mechanism, or entered manually, without changing the encryption method defined here.
The system applies to H.221-framed audiovisual signals at p × 64 kbit/s, for p from 1 to 30 - Clause 4 states that the frame structure itself is not encrypted, while audio, video and data are encrypted together under the same key. For implementers, this means the multiplex framing remains visible to the network while the user content is protected.
The mechanism is algorithm-independent, but the standard gives a negotiation method - Clause 4 allows more than one encryption algorithm, and Clause 5 defines how terminals announce capability and select a common algorithm. In practice, equipment must be able to identify at least one supported algorithm and agree it before encrypted traffic starts.
The H.221 control signalling uses BAS commands and the ECS channel - Clause 5.1.1 uses the Bit Allocation Signal (BAS) code "Encryption capability" to signal support, then Encryp-on and Encryp-off to open and close the Encryption Control Signal (ECS) channel. If Encryp-off arrives without a prior Encryption-off flag, the user should be alerted to possible intrusion or malfunction.
Control messages use nested Identifier, Length, Content (ILC) formatting - Clause 5.1.2 uses the ASN.1-style ILC structure, with short and long length forms only. For equipment designers, this fixes the encoding of exchanged messages and avoids ambiguity in control traffic.
The ECS channel is carried in 128-bit blocks with error protection - Clause 5.1.3 defines Session Exchange (SE) blocks and Initialization Vector (IV) blocks, both protected by a [12,8] Hamming code. This means the control channel is designed to survive transmission errors and to keep the encryptor and decryptor synchronized.
Encryption happens after multiplexing and before CRC4 calculation - Clause 5.2 states that user information is encrypted after multiplexing and decrypted before demultiplexing, and that CRC4 is calculated on encrypted data. In practice, this lets the connected network see a valid CRC4 while the content remains enciphered.
IV handling is part of resynchronization - Clause 5.2 says Initialization Vectors (IVs) are created randomly at the encryptor, sent through the ECS, and used synchronously with the data. If synchronization is lost, data stays corrupted until a new IV is received, so the IV update period is a design choice based on how much loss can be tolerated.
Annex A adds the algorithm-specific rules. It names BARAS, IDEA, FEAL and DES, and gives their parameter handling and modes. For readers selecting equipment, this is the part that shows which algorithms are actually recognized by the ETS.
What terms does SIST ETS 300 840 E1:2003 define?
- Encryption Control Signal (ECS) - The unenciphered control channel used to pass control information from the encryptor to the decryptor.
- Initialization Vector (IV) - A value sent on the ECS and used with the key to generate the cipher stream, mainly to support synchronization.
- Session Exchange (SE) - A type of ECS block used to carry session exchange messages such as algorithm capability and command information.
- Bit Allocation Signal (BAS) - The H.221 signal used here to announce encryption capability and to open or close the ECS channel.
- Multipoint Control Unit (MCU) - A multipoint node that may participate in the link, with decryption allowed only in the trusted-MCU case described in the scope.
- Output Feedback (OFB) - The mode of operation used in Annex A for IDEA and FEAL, and for DES Mode 1.
- Starting Variable (SV) - The initial value used by the cipher stream generation; in Annex A it is stated to be identical to the IV for the named modes.
Who uses SIST ETS 300 840 E1:2003?
SIST ETS 300 840 E1:2003 is used by manufacturers of audiovisual terminals, security engineers, telecom equipment designers and test laboratories that need interoperable ISDN confidentiality behavior. It is also relevant to network operators and integrators working with point-to-point audiovisual calls or trusted-MCU configurations.
In practice, these users apply the standard when they need to:
- implement encryption capability signalling on H.221 links
- build or test ECS message handling
- support algorithm negotiation between terminals
- manage IV and key synchronization
- verify confidentiality behavior for audio, video and data streams
What changed in SIST ETS 300 840 E1:2003 from the previous edition?
SIST ETS 300 840 E1:2003 is stated to be identical to ETS 300 840 Edition 1. The Slovene standard presents that ETSI first edition as its own national standard.
Which standards are used with SIST ETS 300 840 E1:2003?
SIST ETS 300 840 E1:2003 relies on several ITU-T and ISO/IEC documents to define framing, control, key management and algorithm handling:
- ITU-T H.233 - the base confidentiality system for audiovisual services, including the overall link-encryption model.
- ITU-T H.221 - the frame structure for audiovisual teleservices, including BAS and other framing signals used here.
- ITU-T H.230 - frame-synchronous control and indication signals used for user-visible and link-control signaling.
- ITU-T H.234 - encryption key management and authentication, which supplies the keying side of the privacy system.
- ITU-T H.242 - call establishment and termination procedures, including the mode initialization steps used in Annex C.
- ITU-T X.208 - ASN.1 rules used for the Identifier, Length, Content structure.
- ISO/IEC 8372 - modes of operation for a 64-bit block cipher algorithm, used in Annex A for OFB.
- ISO/IEC 9979 registrations - algorithm registrations for B-CRYPT, IDEA, FEAL and BARAS.
- ETS 300 841 - the companion ETS for encryption key management and authentication.
What does the SIST ETS 300 840 E1:2003 document contain?
The document contains a block diagram of the link encryption system, the H.221 control and indication rules, and detailed message formats for capability exchange and algorithm selection. It also provides the SE and IV block structures, the error-protection method for the control channel, and the transmission rules for applying the cipher stream to user data.
Annex A gives the algorithm parameters for BARAS, IDEA, FEAL and DES, including the OFB modes and parameter identifiers used by the standard. Annex B illustrates encryption and decryption behavior for 2 × B channels, and Annex C gives example privacy communication procedures for starting and stopping encrypted audiovisual calls.
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SIST ETS 300 840 E1:2003 is a standard published by the Slovenian Institute for Standardization (SIST). Its full title is "Telecommunications security; Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN); Confidentiality system for audiovisual services". This standard covers: This ETS describes the confidentiality part of a privacy system suitable for the use in narrowband audiovisual services conforming with ITU-T H.221, H. 230 and H.242.
This ETS describes the confidentiality part of a privacy system suitable for the use in narrowband audiovisual services conforming with ITU-T H.221, H. 230 and H.242.
SIST ETS 300 840 E1:2003 is classified under the following ICS (International Classification for Standards) categories: 33.080 - Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN); 33.160.01 - Audio, video and audiovisual systems in general. The ICS classification helps identify the subject area and facilitates finding related standards.
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SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-december-2003
Telekomunikacijska varnost – Digitalno omrežje z integriranimi storitvami (ISDN) –
Sistem zaupnosti pri avdiovizualnih storitvah
Telecommunications security; Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN); Confidentiality
system for audiovisual services
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: ETS 300 840 Edition 1
ICS:
33.080 Digitalno omrežje z Integrated Services Digital
integriranimi storitvami Network (ISDN)
(ISDN)
33.160.01 Avdio, video in avdiovizualni Audio, video and audiovisual
sistemi na splošno systems in general
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.
EUROPEAN ETS 300 840
TELECOMMUNICATION January 1998
STANDARD
Source: Security Reference: DE/SEC-002307
ICS: 33.020
Key words: ISDN, multimedia, security
Telecommunications Security;
Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN);
Confidentiality system for audiovisual services
ETSI
European Telecommunications Standards Institute
ETSI Secretariat
Postal address: F-06921 Sophia Antipolis CEDEX - FRANCE
Office address: 650 Route des Lucioles - Sophia Antipolis - Valbonne - FRANCE
X.400: c=fr, a=atlas, p=etsi, s=secretariat - Internet: secretariat@etsi.fr
Tel.: +33 4 92 94 42 00 - Fax: +33 4 93 65 47 16
Copyright Notification: No part may be reproduced except as authorized by written permission. The copyright and the
foregoing restriction extend to reproduction in all media.
© European Telecommunications Standards Institute 1998. All rights reserved.
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Whilst every care has been taken in the preparation and publication of this document, errors in content,
typographical or otherwise, may occur. If you have comments concerning its accuracy, please write to
"ETSI Editing and Committee Support Dept." at the address shown on the title page.
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Contents
Foreword .5
1 Scope .7
2 Normative references.7
3 Abbreviations.8
4 Properties of the system specified .8
4.1 Confidentiality.8
4.2 Algorithm specification.8
5 The confidentiality mechanism.9
5.1 Description of operation.9
5.1.1 Controls and indication within the H.221 frame.9
5.1.2 Message formats.10
5.1.2.1 Identifier.10
5.1.2.2 Length (L) .10
5.1.2.3 Bit string.10
5.1.3 Unenciphered ECS channel .11
5.1.3.1 Session exchange blocks.12
5.1.3.2 Initialization vectors .14
5.1.3.3 Error protection of control channel information.14
5.2 Transmission encryption method.14
5.3 Procedure for use of the system.15
6 Encryption of MLP channel .15
Annex A (normative): Encryption algorithms and their parameters.16
A.1 BARAS .16
A.2 IDEA .16
A.3 FEAL .16
A.4 DES .17
Annex B (informative): Encryption and decryption for 2 × B channels .18
Annex C (informative): Audio-visual privacy communication procedure .21
History.24
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Foreword
This European Telecommunication Standard (ETS) has been produced by the Security (SEC) Technical
Committee of the European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI).
The system should support lawful interception of a user's communications in accordance with appropriate
national law. Users of this ETS should seek advice from their national authorities.
Transposition dates
Date of adoption of this ETS: 24 October 1997
Date of latest announcement of this ETS (doa): 30 April 1998
Date of latest publication of new National Standard
or endorsement of this ETS (dop/e): 31 October 1998
Date of withdrawal of any conflicting National Standard (dow): 31 October 1998
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1 Scope
A privacy system consists of two parts, the confidentiality mechanism or encryption process for the data,
and a key management subsystem.
This European Telecommunication Standard (ETS) is based on ITU-T Recommendation H.233 [1] and
describes the confidentiality part of a privacy system suitable for use in narrowband audio-visual services
conforming to ITU-T Recommendations H.221 [2], H.230 [3], H.234 [4], and H.242 [5]. Although an
encryption algorithm is required for such a privacy system, the specification of such an algorithm is not
included in this ETS. The system caters for more than one specific algorithm.
The confidentiality system is applicable to point-to-point links between terminals or between a terminal and
a Multipoint Control Unit (MCU); it may be extended to multipoint working in which there is no decryption
at the MCU, but this outside the scope of this ETS.
2 Normative references
This ETS incorporates by dated and undated reference, provisions from other publications. These
normative references are cited at the appropriate places in the text and the publications are listed
hereafter. For dated references, subsequent amendments to or revisions of any of these publications
apply to this ETS only when incorporated in it by amendment or revision. For undated references the latest
edition of the publication referred to applies.
[1] ITU-T Recommendation H.233: "Confidentiality system for audiovisual services".
[2] ITU-T Recommendation H.221: "Frame structure for a 64 to 1920 kbit/s channel
in audiovisual teleservices".
[3] ITU-T Recommendation H.230: "Frame-synchronous control and indication
signals for audiovisual systems".
[4] ITU-T Recommendation H.234: "Encryption key management and
authentication system for audiovisual services".
NOTE: ITU-T Recommendation H.234 forms the basis of ETS 300 841 [11].
[5] ITU-T Recommendation H.242: "System for establishing communication
between audiovisual terminals using digital channels up to 2 Mbit/s".
[6] ITU-T Recommendation X.208: "Specification of Abstract Syntax Notation One
(ASN.1) Blue Book Fascicle VIII.4".
[7] ISO/IEC 9979 Registration No. 0001 (B-CRYPT).
[8] ISO/IEC 9979 Registration No. 0002 (IDEA).
[9] ISO/IEC 9979 Registration No. 0010 (FEAL).
[10] ISO/IEC 9979 Registration No. 0011 (BARAS).
[11] ETS 300 841: "Telecommunications Security; Integrated Services Digital
Network (ISDN); Encryption key management and authentication system for
audiovisual services".
[12] ITU-T Recommendation Q.939: "Typical DSS 1 service indicator codings for
ISDN telecommunications services".
[13] ISO/IEC 8372: "Information processing -- Modes of operation for a 64-bit block
cipher algorithm".
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3 Abbreviations
For the purposes of this ETS, the following abbreviations apply:
AIM, AIA, VIS control & indication codes (see ITU-T Recommendation H.230 [3])
ASN.1 Abstract Syntax Notation No. 1
BARAS Baseline Algorithm Recommended for use in Audiovisual Systems
BAS Bit Allocation Signal (see ITU-T Recommendation H.221 [2])
CRC4 Cyclic Redundancy Check 4 (see ITU-T Recommendation H.221 [2])
DES Data Encryption Standard
ECS Encryption Control Signal (see ITU-T Recommendation H.221 [2])
FAS Frame Alignment Signal (see ITU-T Recommendation H.221 [2])
FEAL Fast Encryption Algorithm
H.221 "H.221 framing/frame structure" (see ITU-T Recommendation H.221 [2])
IDEA International Data Encryption Algorithm
ILC Identifier, Length, Content
ISDN Integrated Services Digital Network
IV Initialization Vector
L Length parameter
LSB Least Significant Bit
MCU Multipoint Control Unit
MLP "MLP" logical channel (see ITU-T Recommendation H.221 [2])
MSB Most Significant Bit
OFB Output Feedback
SE Session Exchange
SV Starting Variable
4 Properties of the system specified
4.1 Confidentiality
1) Confidentiality is independent of other privacy services provided by the system; keys are provided
by other mechanisms such as that described in ITU-T Recommendation H.234 [4], or may be
manually entered.
2) It is applicable to audio-visual signals framed according to ITU-T Recommendation H.221 [2], at
transfer rates of p × 64 kbit/s where p takes any one value from 1 to 30. In accordance with ITU-T
Recommendation H.221 [2], the frame structure itself is not encrypted.
3) Confidentiality is given to all user audio, video and data transmissions, these signals being
encrypted together under the same key.
NOTE: This currently includes MLP data, according to ITU-T Recommendation H.221 [2],
annex A, though this aspect is for further study.
4) The system is independent of the encryption algorithm used; some algorithms are currently
provided for, and further algorithms could be added.
5) The confidentiality mechanism is capable of working in point-to-point calls, and also in multipoint
calls where decryption is permitted at the MCU (the so-called "trusted MCU").
4.2 Algorithm specification
The specification of algorithms is not included in this ETS, which caters to a wide range of encryption
algorithms. The specifications shall be available elsewhere (see subclause 5.2) and shall contain the
following details:
- lengths of initialization vector and session keys;
- generation of starting variable from initialization vector.
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5 The confidentiality mechanism
5.1 Description of operation
Figure 1 in ITU-T Recommendation H.233 [1] gives a block diagram of a link encryptor. It consists of an
encryptor block and a decryptor block. The encryptor takes in user data and enciphers it to form
enciphered data. The decryptor takes enciphered data and deciphers it to obtain user data.
Connecting the encryptor and decryptor are two channels. One is used to transmit the enciphered user
data. The second is an unenciphered channel known as the Encryption Control Signal (ECS) which is
used to pass control information from the encryptor to the decryptor. Although these two channels are
shown physically separated, in practice they are multiplexed into a single data stream.
Additive-stream encipherment techniques are used (see subclause 5.2).
Keys are provided by other mechanisms and are presented to the confidentiality mechanism as required.
They are used by the encryptor and decryptor synchronously with the data, a load new key flag being sent
via the control channel (see L in subclause 5.1.3).
Data encipherment is controlled from the encryptor: the encryption ON/OFF flag is sent via the control
channel to indicate when data is being enciphered. The decryptor responds to this flag and deciphers data
when requested.
TRANSM ISSION
RECEIVER
SENDER
CHANNEL
KEYS
KEYS
RECOVERED
USER
USER DATA
DATA
ENCIPHERED DATA CHANNEL
ENCRYPTOR
DECRYPTOR
PLAIN DATA CONTROL CHANNEL
INITIALIZATION VECTORS
Figure 1: Block diagram of the link encryption system
5.1.1 Controls and indication within the H.221 frame
To indicate the presence of a confidentiality system within a terminal the Bit Allocation Signal (BAS) code
"Encryption capability" shall be transmitted. If this capability is signalled from both ends of a link, the ECS
channel may be opened in each direction by use of the Encryp-on BAS command; the ECS channel may
be closed using the command Encryp-off, but this shall be preceded by the transmission of the
Encryption-off flag within the channel itself. If a terminal receives the BAS command Encryp-off without
first receiving the Encryption-off flag, the user should be alerted to a possible intrusion or malfunction of
the confidentiality system.
In cases where a ITU-T Recommendation H.221 [2]-framed signal is in use in one direction only, the ECS
channel may be activated without use of the capability mechanism: the mechanism to ensure that the
receiving end is able to decrypt the chosen algorithm, etc. is then outside the scope of this ETS.
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5.1.2 Message formats
The messages used by the encryption system for key distribution and authentication are formatted in a
nested Identifier, Length, Content (ILC) form as described in ITU-T Recommendation X.208 [6]. The
length may be encoded in short form or long form. The indefinite form as defined in ITU-T
Recommendation X.208 [6] will not be used.
The messages described in this recommendation allow the various messages to be identified by the
encryption system. The messages used by the encryption system shall also be identified by the message
system as belonging to the encryption system. The descriptions of the identifiers used by the messaging
system for that purpose are beyond the scope of this recommendation.
A short description of some of the definitions in ITU-T Recommendation X.208 [6] used within this
proposal is given in subclauses 5.1.2.1 to 5.1.2.3.
5.1.2.1 Identifier
An identifier is an octet with the structure shown next.
MSB LSB c Tag class
p Primitive/constructor (0/1)
t Tag
c c p ttttt
The Tag Class defines the type of identifier which will be 10 or 11 (context specific) for the identifiers
defined within this ETS.
The Primitive/Constructor (P) bit indicates whether the content is primitive or whether it is composed of
nested elements.
The 5-bit Tag uniquely defines the identifier (according to its class).
Thus all identifiers in this ETS have the octet form: 1 0 P t t t t t or 1 1 P t t t t t .
1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5
5.1.2.2 Length (L)
The length specifies the length in octets of the contents and is itself variable in length.
The short form is one octet long and shall be used in preference to the long form when L is less than 128.
Bit 8 has the value zero and bits 7-1 encode L as an unsigned binary number whose Most Significant Bit
(MSB) and Least Significant Bit (LSB) are bit 7 and bit 1, respectively.
The Long form is from 2 to 127 octets long and is used when L is greater than or equal to 128 and less
than 2 to the power 1 008. Bit 8 of the first octet has the value one. Bits 7-1 of the first octet encode a
number one less than the size of the length in octets as an unsigned binary number whose MSB and LSB
are bit 7 and bit 1 respectively. L itself is encoded as an unsigned binary number whose MSB and LSB are
bit 8 of the second octet and bit 1 of the last octet, respectively. This binary number shall be encoded in
the fewest possible octets, with no leading octets containing the value 0.
5.1.2.3 Bit string
A bit string in primitive form has the bits packed eight to an octet and preceded by an octet that encodes
the number of unused bits in the final octet of the contents - from zero to seven - as an unsigned binary
number whose MSB and LSB are bit 8 and bit 1 respectively.
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5.1.3 Unenciphered ECS channel
The confidentiality system requires the use of an unenciphered control channel between encryptor and
decryptor. Only one control channel per link encryption system is required. The same control channel is
used in association with the encryption of the audio, video and any data that may be present.
The content of the ECS channel is structured in blocks of 128 bits, synchronous with the H.221 multiframe
(see figure in ITU-T Recommendation H.233/2 [1]); thus the first bit of the block is bit 8 of octet 17 of
frame number 0 in a multiframe. There are two types of block: Session Exchange (SE) and Initialization
Vector (IV). The information contained within an IV block takes effect from the start of the next multiframe,
and remains effective until another IV has been sent. The ECS channel shall always contain either an IV
block or a SE block.
NOTE: According to some algorithm definitions the same IV may be loaded repeatedly. The
choice as to whether or not to do this would be based on the trade-off between faster
recovery from errors and additional security.
Bit No.
01 23456789 1011 | 12-119 | 120-127
SE Type 0 n n ssssse e 1e1e | message | spare
Bit No.
01 23456789 1011 | 12-107 | 108-127
IV Type 1 n n A C C L s e e e 1e | IV | spare
Figure 2: Control channel blocks
The block contains the following:
1) header (12 bits), consisting of:
- bit 0 to select type:
0 = SE (session exchange);
1 = IV (initialization vector);
- bits 1 and 2 to identify the blocks of a multi-block sequence:
00 for a single block, not followed by related blocks;
01 for block #1 of a sequence of several blocks;
10 for an intermediate block in a sequence;
11 for the last block of a sequence;
- bit 3 of IV-type block to indicate encryption on/off (A): 1 = ON, 0 = OFF;
- bits 4 and 5 of IV-type block to give length of IV (CC):
00 = 64 bits + 32 bits error correction;
01, 10, 11 reserved;
- bit 6 of IV-type block: reserved for key-loading synchronization (L);
- all other bits: spare (s) set to "0";
- bits 8-11: error correction for bits 0-7;
2) SE blocks: 108 bits structured as 9 × (8 information bits + 4 error correction bits);
IV blocks: system Initialization vector or part thereof (64 bits), with error protection (32 bits);
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3) SE blocks: 8 spare bits;
IV blocks: 20 spare bits:
- provide an interval for the system to act upon the information received, and may
also provide for future enhancement.
5.1.3.1 Session exchange blocks
In SE-type blocks, the 116 bits following the 8 + 4 bit header are structured as 9 × (8 + 4) + 8, where the
last 8 bits are not used, and the 9 words are each 8 information bits with 4 error-correction bits. At the
receiver, the information bits (from more than one block if so indicated in the header) are formed into one
stream, consisting of messages on authentication and key management, plus two additional messages
P8, P9 defined below for the algorithm capabilities and commands.
All 12 bits of trailing unused words in the SE block shall be set to zero.
Algorithm capabilities (P8):
Message Name: Here is Decryption-algorithms-available Information (P8)
Message Identifier: 1 1 P t t t t t = 11000000
1 2 3 4 5
Content: [number 3-255][more bytes] where the first byte gives the number of following
bytes. Each set of three bytes indicates an available decryption mechanism
using the values listed under media identifiers, algorithm identifiers, and
Parameter Identifiers listed below. For example, a
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