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Information Technology Laboratory

Computer Security Division

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Open for Public Comment: Draft NIST SP 800-171, Revision 3, Protecting Controlled Unclassified Information in Nonfederal Systems and Organizations

May 10, 2023

The initial public draft (IPD) of NIST Special Publication (SP) 800-171, Revision 3, Protecting Controlled Unclassified Information in Nonfederal Systems and...

Overview and Considerations of Access Control Based on Attribute Encryption: NIST IR 8450 Draft is Available for Public Comment

May 9, 2023

NIST Internal Report (IR) 8450, Overview and Considerations of Access Control Based on Attribute Encryption, is now available for public review and comment...

NIST Updates FIPS 197, Advanced Encryption Standard (AES)

May 9, 2023

Today, NIST has published an update of Federal Information Processing Standards Publication (FIPS) 197, Advanced Encryption Standard (AES). This update makes no...

Decision to Revise NIST SP 800-38A, Recommendation for Block Cipher Modes of Operation: Methods and Techniques

April 28, 2023

In May 2021, NIST's Crypto Publication Review Board initiated a review process for the following two publications: NIST Special Publication (SP) 800-38A...

NIST Releases Draft NIST IR 8460: State Machine Replication and Consensus with Byzantine Adversaries

April 26, 2023

Most applications on the internet are run by centralized service providers that are a single point of failure: if the provider crashes or is malicious, users...

A Zero Trust Architecture Model for Access Control in Cloud-Native Applications in Multi-Location Environments: NIST SP 800-207A Available for Comment

April 18, 2023

The initial public draft of NIST Special Publication (SP) 800-207A, A Zero Trust Architecture Model for Access Control in Cloud-Native Applications in Multi...

Discussion on the Full Entropy Assumption of the SP 800-90 Series: NIST Interagency Report 8427

April 14, 2023

NIST Interagency Report (IR) 8427, Discussion on the Full Entropy Assumption of the SP 800-90 Series, is now available. This report supports the NIST Special...

Announcement of Proposal to Revise NIST SP 800-132, Recommendation for Password-Based Key Derivation: Part 1: Storage Applications

March 31, 2023

In January 2023, NIST’s Crypto Publication Review Board initiated a review of NIST Special Publication (SP) 800-132, Recommendation for Password-Based Key...

macOS Configuration Guidance from the mSCP: Draft NIST SP 800-219r1 Available for Comment

March 13, 2023

NIST requests comments on the initial public draft of Special Publication (SP) 800-219r1, Automated Secure Configuration Guidance from the macOS Security...

Decision to Revise FIPS 180-4, Secure Hash Standard (SHS)

March 7, 2023

In June 2022, NIST’s Crypto Publication Review Board initiated a review process for Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) 180-4, Secure Hash Standard...

Call for Feedback: NIST IR 8011 Series Adoption

February 22, 2023

NIST Interagency Report (IR) 8011, Automation Support for Security Control Assessments, provides guidance on automating the assessment of controls that can be...

NIST Cloud Computing Forensic Reference Architecture: NIST Requests Public Comments on SP 800-201

February 8, 2023

The initial public draft of NIST Special Publication (SP) 800-201, NIST Cloud Computing Forensic Reference Architecture, is now available for public comment...

Announcement of Proposal to Update NIST SP 800-38E, Using the XTS-AES Mode for Confidentiality on Storage Devices

February 8, 2023

In August 2021, NIST's Crypto Publication Review Board announced the review of NIST Special Publication (SP) 800-38E, Recommendation for Block Cipher Modes of...

Lightweight Cryptography Standardization Process: NIST Selects Ascon

February 7, 2023

The NIST Lightweight Cryptography Team has reviewed the finalists based on their submission packages, status updates, third-party security analysis papers, and...

NIST Selects ‘Lightweight Cryptography’ Algorithms to Protect Small Devices

February 7, 2023

The algorithms are designed to protect data created and transmitted by the Internet of Things and other small electronics.

High-Performance Computing (HPC) Security: Draft NIST SP 800-223 is Available for Public Comment

February 6, 2023

NIST is requesting public comments on the initial public draft of Special Publication (SP) 800-223, High-Performance Computing (HPC) Security: Architecture...

NIST Revises the Digital Signature Standard (DSS) and Publishes a Guideline for Elliptic Curve Domain Parameters

February 3, 2023

Today, NIST is publishing Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) 186-5, Digital Signature Standard (DSS), along with NIST Special Publication (SP) 800...

Draft Call for Multi-Party Threshold Schemes: NIST IR 8214C ipd Available for Public Comment

January 25, 2023

NIST requests public comments on NIST IR 8214C ipd (initial public draft), NIST First Call for Multi-Party Threshold Schemes, for primitives organized into two...

NIST Releases Two Draft Guidelines on Personal Identity Verification (PIV) Credentials

January 10, 2023

NIST is announcing the initial public drafts of NIST SP 800-157r1 (Revision 1), Guidelines for Derived Personal Identity Verification (PIV) Credentials, and...

NIST Requests Public Comments on SP 800-132, Recommendation for Password-Based Key Derivation: Part 1: Storage Applications

January 6, 2023

NIST is in the process of a periodic review and maintenance of its cryptography standards and guidelines. Currently, we are reviewing the following publication...

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