NIST proposes to develop three general-purpose cryptographic accordions that are variants of the HCTR2 technique. These will be specified in future SP 800-197x publications. Submit comments on this proposal through August 6, 2025.
A cryptographic accordion is a tweakable block cipher mode that is itself a cipher on variable-length input. NIST proposes to develop three general-purpose accordions:
In particular, NIST proposes to develop variants of the HCTR2 technique for these accordions.
NIST invites public comments through August 6, 2025. Please submit them to ciphermodes [at] nist.gov (subject: Comments%20on%20Accordion%20Development) (ciphermodes[at]nist[dot]gov) with the subject line “Comments on Accordion Development.” Comments received in response to this request will be posted on the publication page for a future NIST Special Publication (SP) 800-197A. Submitters’ names and affiliations (when provided) will be included, though contact information will be removed.