Cryptographic Key Generation

Key generation is one of the functions within key management.  The following documents provide recognized guidance on proper key generation:

• NIST Special Publication 800-133: Recommendation for Cryptographic Key Generation
• ISO 11568-2 Financial services — Key management (retail) — Part 2: Symmetric ciphers, their key management and life cycle
• 4.3 Key generation
• ISO 11568-4 Financial services — Key management (retail) — Part 4: Asymmetric cryptosystems — Key management and life cycle
• 6.2 Key life cycle stages — Generation
• European Payments Council EPC 342-08 Guidelines on Algorithms Usage and Key Management
  • 6.1.1 Key generation [for symmetric algorithms]
  • 6.2.1 Key generation [for asymmetric algorithms]