Kerry McKay

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Bridging the Gap between Standards on Random Number Generation: Comparison of SP 800-90 Series and AIS 20/31

January 29, 2026

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Elaine Barker, John Kelsey, Kerry McKay, Johannes Mittmann, Matthias Peter, Werner Schindler, Meltem Sonmez Turan

This report studies the cryptographic random number generation standards and guidelines written by BSI and NIST, namely AIS 20/31 and SP 800-90 Series. The aim

Recommendation for Random Bit Generator (RBG) Constructions

September 25, 2025

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Elaine Barker, John Kelsey, Kerry McKay, Allen Roginsky, Meltem Sonmez Turan

The NIST Special Publication (SP) 800-90 series of documents supports the generation of high-quality random bits for cryptographic and non-cryptographic use. SP

Status Report on the Final Round of the NIST Lightweight Cryptography Standardization Process

June 16, 2023

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Meltem Sonmez Turan, Kerry McKay, Donghoon Chang, Jinkeon Kang, Noah Waller, John M. Kelsey, Lawrence E. Bassham, Deukjo Hong

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) initiated a public standardization process to select one or more Authenticated Encryption with

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