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Updates 2015

NIST announces the completion of Special Publication (SP) 800-131A Revision 1, Transitions: Recommendation for Transitioning the Use of Cryptographic Algorithms and Key Lengths.
November 06, 2015

Special Publication 800-131A Rev. 1, Transitions: Recommendation for Transitioning the Use of Cryptographic Algorithms and Key Lengths provides guidance for transitions to the use of stronger cryptographic keys and more robust algorithms by Federal government agencies when protecting sensitive, but unclassified information.

Created December 21, 2016, Updated June 22, 2020