In March 2024, NIST announced its intention to revise NIST Special Publication (SP) 800-38D, Recommendation for Block Cipher Modes of Operation: Galois/Counter Mode (GCM) and Galois Message Authentication Code (GMAC) (2007). See NIST’s Crypto Publication Review Project site for information about the review.
NIST requests public input on whether to specify variants of GCM that improve its suitability for today’s highest throughput applications. Two approaches are outlined in this announcement:
NIST requests public comments on whether to pursue one or both approaches. Comments may be submitted to ciphermodes@nist.gov by March 14, 2025, with the Subject “Comments on SP 800-38D.” Comments received in response to this request will be posted on this site after the due date. Submitters’ names and affiliations (when provided) will be included, while contact information will be removed.
See today's full announcement for complete details.