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NIST Cryptographic Standards and Guidelines Development Process
- February 2015, NIST Cryptographic Standards and Guidelines: A Report to the NIST Visiting Committee on Advanced Technology Regarding Recommendations to Improve NIST's Approach (PDF)
- July 14, 2014, the VCAT report and recommendations on the NIST Cryptographic Standards and Guidelines Development Process (PDF)
- NIST has posted to its Computer Security Resource Center website all of the briefing documents that were provided to the VCAT and the Committee of Visitors. These include separate background documents released recently to respond to a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request about NIST's cryptographic standards development process.
- Press Release
Created July 14, 2014, Updated March 23, 2018