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Cryptographic Module Validation Program CMVP

News and Updates

NIST Publishes SP 800-140x Subseries for the CMVP
March 20, 2020
NIST has published seven documents in the SP 800-140x subseries--supporting documents for FIPS 140-3 and the Cryptographic Module Validation Program.
Approval and Issuance of FIPS 140-3
May 1, 2019
FIPS 140-3, "Security Requirements for Cryptographic Modules," was approved on March 22, 2019 and announced in the Federal Register on May 1, 2019. FIPS 140-3 supersedes FIPS 140-2.
Created October 11, 2016, Updated March 18, 2024