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James Foti (Fed)

Supervisory IT Security Specialist

Jim Foti is the publications lead for the Computer Security Division of NIST's Information Technology Laboratory and website manager for the Computer Security Resource Center. Leveraging his two decades of experience at NIST and within the field of Library and Information Science, Jim is engaged in activities that promote the development, publishing, communication, and discovery of resources produced by NIST's Cybersecurity and Privacy Program.

News

Selected Publications

Advanced Encryption Standard (AES)

Author(s)
National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Morris J. Dworkin, Elaine Barker, James R. Nechvatal, James Foti, Lawrence E. Bassham, E. Roback, James F. Dray Jr.
The Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) specifies a FIPS-approved cryptographic algorithm that can be used to protect electronic data. The AES algorithm is a...

Report on the Development of the Advanced Encryption Standard (AES)

Author(s)
James R. Nechvatal, Elaine B. Barker, Lawrence E. Bassham, William E. Burr, Morris J. Dworkin, James Foti, E Roback
In 1997, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) initiated a process to select a symmetric-key encryption algorithm to be used to protect...

Publications

Development of the Advanced Encryption Standard

Author(s)
Miles E. Smid, James Foti
Strong cryptographic algorithms are essential for the protection of stored and transmitted data throughout the world. This publication discusses the development...
Created October 9, 2019, Updated May 1, 2026
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