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Cryptographic Key Generation: NIST Publishes SP 800-133 Rev. 2

NIST announces the publication of NIST SP 800-133 Revision 2, "Recommendation for Cryptographic Key Generation."

NIST announces the publication of NIST Special Publication (SP) 800-133 Revision 2, Recommendation for Cryptographic Key Generation, which discusses the generation of the keys to be managed and used by the approved cryptographic algorithms. This revision provides a method for determining a symmetric key by combining multiple keys and other data.

Released June 4, 2020, Updated February 3, 2025
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