News & Updates

The Secretary of Commerce approved FIPS 186-2, Digital Signature Standard, in January 2000. NIST proposes two minor changes to this standard to enable federal agencies to make a smooth transition to the…

NIST invites and requests nominations of individuals for appointment to the Computer System Security and Privacy Advisory Board (CSSPAB)…

The Secretary of Commerce approves FIPS 140-2, Security Requirements for Cryptographic Modules, which supersedes FIPS Standard 140-1, and makes it compulsory and binding on Federal agencies for the protection of sensitive, …...

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) announces a workshop to discuss the development of Cryptographic Key…

On Friday, April 13, 2001, the National institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) announced in the Federal Register the availability of fiscal year 2001 funds for the Critical Infrastructure Protection Grants Program...

This notice announces Draft Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) 180-2, Secure Hash Standard (SHS), for public review and comment. The draft standard, designated “Draft FIPS 180-2,” is proposed to supersede FIPS...

Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App., notice is hereby given that the Computer System Security and Privacy Advisory Board (CSSPAB) will meet Tuesday, June 19, 2001,…

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) invites proposals from eligible organizations for funding projects under the Critical Infrastructure Protection Grants Program (CIPGP)…

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) announces a workshop on modes of operation for securing data using symmetric key block cipher algorithms, …

Recently, NIST announced its selection for the Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) in a report available at http://www.nist.gov/​aes/​, and this selection for the AES has now been described in detail in a Draft Federal …

Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App., notice is hereby given that the Computer System Security and Privacy Advisory Board (CSSPAB) will meet Tuesday, March 6, 2001, from…

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the National Security Agency (NSA), partners in the National Information Assurance Partnership (NIAP), …

This notice announces a draft Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) for the Keyed-Hash Message Authentication Code (HMAC), for public review and comment…

Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App., notice is hereby given that the Computer System Security and Privacy Advisory Board (CSSPAB) will meet Monday, December 4, 2000,…

Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App., notice is hereby given that the Computer System Security and Privacy Advisory Board (CSSPAB) will meet Tuesday, September 12, 2000,…

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) invites interested parties to attend the kick-off meeting of the Biometric Interoperability, Performance, and Assurance Working Group on September 12, 2000…

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) announces a workshop to discuss modes of operation for the protection of data using a symmetric key block cipher algorithm…

Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App., notice is hereby given that the Computer System Security and Privacy Advisory Board (CSSPAB) will meet Tuesday, June 13, 2000…

The Computer System Security and Privacy Advisory Board (CSSPAB) will meet Wednesday, March 29, 2000, and Thursday, March 30, 2000

The purpose of this notice is to announce that the Secretary of Commerce has approved the withdrawal of thirty-three Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) Publications.

The Secretary of Commerce approved Federal Information Processing Standard 186-2, Digital Signature Standard (DSS), which supersedes Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) 186-1, …

NIST solicits public comments on Draft Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) 140-2, Security Requirements for Cryptographic Modules

NIST announces a workshop to examine public key-based management techniques as specified in ANSI X9.42, X9.44, and X9.63. It will be held at NIST in Gaithersburg, Maryland on February 10-11, 2000.

This notice announces the beginning of the Round 2 technical evaluation period for the Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) finalists, and solicits public comments on the finalists. Public comments for Round 2 are due May 15,...

NIST proposes the reaffirmation of Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) 140-1, Security Requirements for Cryptographic Modules