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CMVP Documentation Requirements:CMVP Validation Authority Updates to ISO/IEC 24759

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Author(s)

Kim B. Schaffer

Abstract

NIST Special Publication (SP) 800-140A modifies the vendor documentation requirements of ISO/IEC 19790 Annex A. As a validation authority, the Cryptographic Module Validation Program (CMVP) may modify, add or delete Vendor Evidence (VE) and/or Test Evidence (TE) as specified under paragraph 5.2 of the ISO/IEC 19790. This document should be used in conjunction with ISO/IEC 19790 Annex A and ISO/IEC 24759 paragraph 6.13 as it modifies only those requirements identified in this document.
Citation
Special Publication (NIST SP) - 800-140A
Report Number
800-140A
NIST Pub Series
Special Publication (NIST SP)
Pub Type
NIST Pubs

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Keywords

Conformance testing, Cryptographic Module Validation Program, CMVP, FIPS 140 testing, FIPS 140, ISO/IEC 19790, ISO/IEC 24759, testing requirement, vendor evidence, vendor documentation
Information technology, Documentary standards and Conformance testing

Citation

Schaffer, K. (2020), CMVP Documentation Requirements:CMVP Validation Authority Updates to ISO/IEC 24759, Special Publication (NIST SP), National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD, [online], https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.SP.800-140A (Accessed October 13, 2025)

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Created March 20, 2020, Updated May 24, 2020
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