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Updates 2017

NIST Released NISTIR 8114, Report on Lightweight Cryptography
March 30, 2017

NIST is pleased to announce the release of NISTIR 8114, Report on Lightweight Cryptography. This report provides an overview of lightweight cryptography, summarizes the findings of NIST's lightweight cryptography project, and outlines NIST's plans for the standardization of lightweight algorithms.

Parent Project

See: Lightweight Cryptography

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Security and Privacy: lightweight cryptography

Created March 31, 2017, Updated June 22, 2020