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Review of the Advanced Encryption Standard: NIST Publishes NISTIR 8319

NISTIR 8319, "Review of the Advanced Encryption Standard," provides a technical and editorial review of Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) Publication 197, "Advanced Encryption Standard (AES)."

NIST announces the release of NISTIR 8319, Review of the Advanced Encryption Standard. This publication provides a technical and editorial review of FIPS 197, Advanced Encryption Standard (AES). NISTIR 8319 will be used in the review process for FIPS 197. Information about the review process, including the initial public comments on the review of FIPS 197, is available on the Cryptographic Publication Review Project page.

Released July 23, 2021