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Information Technology Laboratory

Computer Security Division

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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...

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...

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...

Applying the Cybersecurity Framework to Satellite Command and Control: NIST Interagency Report (IR) 8401

January 3, 2023

NIST recognizes the importance of the infrastructure that provides positioning, timing, and navigation (PNT) information to the scientific knowledge, economy...

Withdrawal of NIST Special Publication 800-107 Revision 1

December 20, 2022

In August 2021, NIST’s Crypto Publication Review Board initiated a process to review NIST Special Publication (SP) 800-107 Revision 1, Recommendation for...

Announcement of Proposal to Update FIPS 197, The Advanced Encryption Standard

December 19, 2022

As a part of the periodic review of NIST’s cryptographic standards and guidelines, NIST's Crypto Publication Review Board ("Review Board") announced the review...

Announcement of Proposal to Revise FIPS 180-4, Secure Hash Standard (SHS)

December 15, 2022

As a part of the periodic review of NIST’s cryptographic standards and guidelines, NIST's Crypto Publication Review Board announced the review of Federal...

NIST Retires SHA-1 Cryptographic Algorithm

December 15, 2022

The venerable cryptographic hash function has vulnerabilities that make its further use inadvisable.

Withdrawal of NIST Special Publication 800-106, Randomized Hashing for Digital Signatures

December 15, 2022

In January 2022, NIST's Crypto Publication Review Board  initiated a review process for NIST Special Publication (SP) 800-106, Randomized Hashing for Digital...

NIST Transitioning Away from SHA-1 for All Applications

December 15, 2022

NIST is introducing a plan to transition away from the current limited use of the Secure Hash Algorithm 1 (SHA-1) hash function. Other approved hash functions...

National Online Informative References (OLIR) Program: Two Draft NIST IRs Available for Comment

December 8, 2022

NIST is seeking public comments on two draft NIST Internal Reports (NIST IR) for the National Online Informative References (OLIR) Program. This Program is a...

NIST Releases IR 8286D: Using Business Impact Analysis to Inform Risk Prioritization and Response

November 17, 2022

Business impact analyses (BIAs) have been traditionally used for business continuity and disaster recovery (BC/DR) planning to understand the potential impacts...

NIST Publishes SP 800-215: Guide to a Secure Enterprise Network Landscape

November 17, 2022

NIST has published Special Publication (SP) 800-215, Guide to a Secure Enterprise Network Landscape. Access to multiple cloud services (e.g., IaaS, SaaS), the...

NIST Releases Revised Guidance on Engineering Trustworthy Secure Systems

November 16, 2022

NIST has released a major revision to Special Publication (SP) 800-160 Volume 1, Engineering Trustworthy Secure Systems. This final publication offers...

NIST releases NIST IR 8409: Measuring the Common Vulnerability Scoring System Base Score Equation

November 15, 2022

NIST has published NIST Internal Report (IR) 8409, Measuring the Common Vulnerability Scoring System Base Score Equation. Calculating the severity of...

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Performance Measurement Guide for Information Security: Annotated Outline Available for Comment

November 14, 2022

Summary NIST has released a working draft of NIST Special Publication (SP) 800-55 Revision 2, Performance Measurement Guide for Information Security. The public...

Decision to Convert FIPS 198-1 to a NIST Special Publication

November 4, 2022

In August 2021, NIST's Crypto Publication Review Board initiated a review process for Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) 198-1 The Keyed-Hash...

Summary and Analysis of Responses to CUI Series Pre-Draft Call for Comments

November 1, 2022

In July 2022, NIST issued a Pre-Draft Call for Comments on the Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) series of publications. The Pre-Draft Call for Comments...

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Spotlight: An Honor From Abroad for the National Software Reference Library

October 18, 2022

Far from home, an official ceremonial constable’s helmet from the United Kingdom rests comfortably in an office at NIST. But why?

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