Crypto Publication Review Project

News and Updates

Proposal to Update FIPS 202 and Revise SP 800-185
September 4, 2024
NIST's Crypto Publication Review Board is proposing to update FIPS 202, "SHA-3 Standard" and revise Special Publication 800-185, "SHA-3 Derived Functions." Submit public comments through Monday, October 7, 2024.

Decision to Revise SP 800-135 Rev. 1
August 20, 2024
After two public comment periods, NIST has decided to revise Special Publication 800-135 Rev. 1, "Recommendation for Existing Application-Specific Key Derivation Functions."

Public Comments Requested on SP 800-38B and 800-38C
June 14, 2024
NIST is reviewing Special Publications 800-38B and 800-38C (CMAC and CCM block cipher modes) and requests public comments by September 13, 2024.

Proposal to Revise SP 800-135 Rev. 1
May 15, 2024
NIST's Crypto Publication Review Board is proposing to revise Special Publication (SP) 800-135 Revision 1, "Recommendation for Existing Application-Specific Key Derivation Functions." Submit public comments through Friday,...

NIST to Revise SP 800-38D, GCM and GMAC Modes
March 5, 2024
After two periods of public comment, NIST has decided to revise Special Publication 800-38D, "Recommendation for Block Cipher Modes of Operation: Galois/Counter Mode (GCM) and GMAC."

NIST to Revise Special Publication 800-38E
February 10, 2024
After two public comment periods, NIST has decided to revise SP 800-38E, "Recommendation for Block Cipher Modes of Operation: the XTS-AES Mode for Confidentiality on Storage Devices."

Proposal to Revise NIST SP 800-132, Password-Based Key Derivation
March 31, 2023
NIST is proposing to revise NIST Special Publication 800-132. Please submit public comments by May 1, 2023.

Decision to Revise FIPS 180-4, Secure Hash Standard
March 7, 2023
After considering multiple rounds of public comments, NIST has decided to revise Federal Information Process Standard (FIPS), "Secure Hash Standard (SHS)."

Proposal to Update NIST SP 800-38E
February 8, 2023
NIST is proposing to update Special Publication (SP) 800-38E, "Recommendation for Block Cipher Modes of Operation: the XTS-AES Mode for Confidentiality on Storage Devices." Please submit public comments by March 10, 2023.

Public Comments Requested on SP 800-132
January 6, 2023
NIST is currently reviewing SP 800-132, "Recommendation for Password-Based Key Derivation: Part 1: Storage Applications," (2010) and is requesting public feedback on all aspects of the publication by February 24, 2023.

Withdrawal of NIST SP 800-107 Revision 1
December 20, 2022
NIST has decided to withdraw Special Publication 800-107 Revision 1 after moving some of its requirements to a new CMVP Implementation Guidance (IG).

Proposal to Update FIPS 197, The Advanced Encryption Standard
December 19, 2022
NIST's Crypto Publication Review Board is proposing to update FIPS 197, and public comments are due on the draft by February 13, 2023. No technical changes are being made to the standard. This announcement summarizes the...

Withdrawal of NIST Special Publication 800-106
December 15, 2022
NIST SP 800-106, "Randomized Hashing for Digital Signatures" is being withdrawn.

Proposal to Revise FIPS 180-4, Secure Hash Standard (SHS)
December 15, 2022
NIST is proposing to revise FIPS 180-4. Please submit public comments by January 31, 2023.

Decision to Convert FIPS 198-1 to a NIST Special Publication
November 4, 2022
After considering two rounds of public comments, NIST has decided to convert FIPS 198-1, "The Keyed-Hash Message Authentication Code (HMAC)" to a NIST Special Publication.

Proposal to Withdraw SP 800-106
October 18, 2022
NIST is proposing to withdraw Special Publication (SP) 800-106. Please submit public comments by November 18, 2022.

Proposal to Convert FIPS 198-1 to a NIST SP
September 20, 2022
NIST's Crypto Publication Review Board proposes to convert FIPS 198-1, the HMAC standard, to a NIST Special Publication. The public comment period closes October 20, 2022.

Public Comments Requested on FIPS 180-4
June 9, 2022
NIST is currently reviewing FIPS 180-4, "Secure Hash Standard (SHS)," (2015) and is requesting public feedback on all aspects of the publication by September 9, 2022.

Proposal to Withdraw SP 800-107 Rev. 1
June 8, 2022
NIST is proposing to withdraw Special Publication (SP) 800-107 Revision 1. Please submit public comments by July 30, 2022.

Decision to Revise NIST SP 800-22 Rev. 1a
April 19, 2022
After considering several rounds of public comments, NIST has decided to revise Special Publication 800-22 Rev. 1a, "A Statistical Test Suite for Random and Pseudorandom Number Generators for Cryptographic Applications."

Proposal to Revise SP 800-38A
March 24, 2022
NIST is proposing to revise Special Publication (SP) 800-38A. Please submit public comments by April 25, 2022.

Public Comments Requested on SP 800-106
January 13, 2022
NIST is currently reviewing Special Publication (SP) 800-106, "Randomized Hashing for Digitial Signatures," (2009) and is requesting public feedback on all aspects of the publication by March 16, 2022.

Proposal to Revise SP 800-22 Rev. 1a
January 12, 2022
NIST is proposing to revise Special Publication (SP) 800-22 Revision 1a. Please submit public comments by February 14, 2022.

Withdrawal of NIST Special Publications 800-15, 800-25, and 800-32
September 13, 2021
Three NIST Special Publications are being withdrawn, effective immediately: SP 800-15, SP 800-25, and SP 800-32.

Public Comments Requested on FIPS 198-1 and Four Special Publications
August 6, 2021
As part of a periodic review of its cryptography standards and NIST Special Publications, NIST is requesting comments on FIPS 198-1, SP 800-22 Rev. 1a, SP 800-38D, SP 800-38E, and SP 800-107 Rev. 1. Comments are due by...

Proposal to Withdraw SP 800-15, SP 800-25, SP 800-32
August 4, 2021
NIST is proposing to withdraw Special Publications (SP) 800-15, SP 800-25, and SP 800-32. Please submit public comments by September 3, 2021.

Public Comments Requested on FIPS 197 and Several Other Cryptography Pubs
May 10, 2021
As part of a periodic review of its cryptography standards and NIST Special Publications, NIST is requesting comments on FIPS 197, SP 800-38A (and Addendum), SP 800-15, SP 800-25, and SP 800-32. Comments are due by June 11,...