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Information Technology Laboratory

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NIST Tool Enables More Comprehensive Tests on High-Risk Software

April 23, 2019

We entrust our lives to software every time we step aboard a high-tech aircraft or modern car. A long-term research effort guided by two researchers at the...

Vetting the Security of Mobile Applications: NIST Publishes SP 800-163 Revision 1

April 19, 2019

NIST Special Publication (SP) 800-163 Revision 1, Vetting the Security of Mobile Applications, is an important update to NIST guidance on mobile application...

Lightweight Cryptography (LWC) Standardization: Round 1 Candidates Announced

April 18, 2019

NIST has completed the initial check of all algorithm submission packages received in response to the August 27, 2018 Request for Nominations for Lightweight...

Usable Cybersecurity Research at NIST

March 27, 2019

Cybersecurity and usability must coexist. Systems that prioritize usability over a strong security posture may fall prey to increasingly sophisticated cyber...

Security Strategies for Microservices-based Application Systems: Draft NIST SP 800-204 Available for Comment

March 25, 2019

Microservices architecture is increasingly being used to design, develop, and deploy large-scale application systems in both cloud-based and enterprise...

Recommendation for Pair-Wise Key Establishment Schemes Using Integer Factorization Cryptography: NIST SP 800-56B Rev. 2

March 21, 2019

Many U.S. Government information technology systems rely on strong cryptographic schemes to protect the integrity and confidentiality of the data they process...

Transitioning the Use of Cryptographic Algorithms and Key Lengths: NIST SP 800-131A Rev. 2

March 21, 2019

NIST has long provided cryptographic key management guidance to encourage appropriate key management procedures, use algorithms that adequately protect...

Recommendation for Cryptographic Key Generation: Draft NIST SP 800-133 Rev. 1 Available for Comment

March 6, 2019

Cryptography is often used in information technology security environments to protect sensitive, high-value data that might be compromised during transmission...

Threshold Schemes for Cryptographic Primitives: NISTIR 8214

March 1, 2019

NIST announces the publication of NIST Internal Report (NISTIR) 8214, Threshold Schemes for Cryptographic Primitives. This publication provides a high-level...

Methods for Format-Preserving Encryption: NIST Requests Public Comments on Draft Special Publication 800-38G Revision 1

February 28, 2019

Summary NIST requests public comments on Draft Special Publication 800-38G Revision 1, Recommendation for Block Cipher Modes of Operation: Methods for Format...

Trustworthy Email: NIST Publishes SP 800-177 Rev. 1

February 26, 2019

The past forty years have seen both the worldwide adoption of email and the simultaneous rise of Internet-based crimes and threats. While the Internet’s...

Updated Version of Special Publication 800-162, Guide to Attribute Based Access Control (ABAC) Definition and Considerations

February 25, 2019

NIST Special Publication 800-162, Guide to Attribute Based Access Control (ABAC) Definition and Considerations, has been updated with minor editorial changes...

Attribute Considerations for Access Control Systems: Draft NIST SP 800-205 Available for Comment

February 13, 2019

Attribute-based access control systems rely upon enterprise-specific attributes to both define access control policy rules and enforce the access control...

Request for Public Comments on Stateful Hash-Based Signatures (HBS)

February 4, 2019

Summary NIST is requesting public comments on the intended approval of LMS and XMSS as stateful hash-based signature (HBS) schemes. Questions for...

NIST Publishes Status Report on Round 1 of the NIST PQC Standardization Process

January 31, 2019

On January 30, 2019, NIST announced the 26 candidate algorithms that are advancing to the second round of the NIST Post-Quantum Cryptography (PQC)...

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NIST Reveals 26 Algorithms Advancing to the Post-Quantum Crypto ‘Semifinals’

January 30, 2019

The field has narrowed in the race to protect sensitive electronic information from the threat of quantum computers, which one day could render many of our...

PQC Standardization Process: Second Round Candidate Announcement

January 30, 2019

After over a year of evaluation, NIST would like to announce the candidates that will be moving on to the 2nd round of the NIST PQC Standardization Process....

Risk Management Framework Update: NIST Publishes SP 800-37 Revision 2

December 20, 2018

Today, NIST is publishing NIST Special Publication (SP) 800-37 Revision 2 , Risk Management Framework for Information Systems and Organizations: A System Life...

Secure Interdomain Traffic Exchange – BGP Robustness and DDoS Mitigation: NIST Releases Draft Special Publication 800-189

December 17, 2018

In recent years, numerous routing control plane anomalies such as Border Gateway Protocol (BGP), prefix hijacking, and route leaks have resulted in Denial of...

Automation Support for Security Control Assessments: Software Asset Management—NIST Publishes NISTIR 8011 Vol. 3

December 6, 2018

NIST has published NIST Interagency Report (NISTIR) 8011 Volume 3, Automation Support for Security Control Assessments: Software Asset Management. This...

Status of International Cybersecurity Standardization for the Internet of Things (IoT): NISTIR 8200

November 29, 2018

The Interagency International Cybersecurity Standardization Working Group (IICS WG), through its Internet of Things (IoT) Task Group, developed NIST Interagency...

Draft SP 1800-16 (Volumes A and B), "Securing Web Transactions: TLS Server Certificate Management" is Available for Comment

November 29, 2018

The National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCoE) has released preliminary drafts for Volume A (Executive Summary) and Volume B ( Approach, Architecture...

Best Practices for Key Management Organizations: NIST Releases 2nd Draft of SP 800-57 Part 2 Rev. 1

November 20, 2018

NIST invites public comments on a second draft of Special Publication (SP) 800-57 Part 2 Rev. 1, Recommendation for Key Management Part 2: Best Practices for...

NIST Releases 2nd Draft of Key Management Best Practices for Organizations: Draft SP 800-57 Part 2 Rev. 1

November 20, 2018

NIST invites public comments on this second draft of Special Publication (SP) 800-57 Part 2 Rev. 1, Recommendation for Key Management Part 2: Best Practices for...

Trusted Cloud: Draft SP 1800-19 Volume B, "Approach, Architecture, and Security Characteristics" is Now Available for Comment

November 20, 2018

NIST has released a preliminary draft of NIST Special Publication (SP) 1800-19B, Trusted Cloud: Security Practice Guide for VMWare Hybrid Cloud Infrastructure...

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