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Digital Signatures

News and Updates

Public Comments Requested on SP 800-102
November 15, 2024
NIST's Crypto Publication Review Board has requested initial public comments on NIST Special Publication 800-102, Recommendation for Digital Signature Timeliness. The comment period is open through January 14, 2025.
Post-Quantum Cryptography FIPS Approved
August 13, 2024
The Secretary of Commerce has approved three Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) for post-quantum cryptography: FIPS 203, 204 and 205.
NIST Releases FIPS 186-5 and SP 800-186
February 3, 2023
Today, NIST is publishing a revised Digital Signature Standard (FIPS 186-5) and Recommendations for Discrete Logarithm-based Cryptography: Elliptic Curve Domain Parameters (NIST SP 800-186).
Stateful Hash-Based Signature Schemes: SP 800-208
October 29, 2020
NIST has published Special Publication (SP) 800-208, "Recommendation for Stateful Hash-Based Signature Schemes."
Comment on Draft FIPS 186-5 and Draft SP 800-186
October 31, 2019
Digital signature algorithms and elliptic curves: NIST is requesting comments on two drafts that specify digital signature algorithms (Draft FIPS 186-5) and NIST-recommended elliptic curves (Draft SP 800-186). The public...
NIST Requests Comments on FIPS 186-4, Digital Signature Standard
October 20, 2015
NIST requests comments on Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) 186-4, Digital Signature Standard, which has been in effect since July 2013. FIPS 186-4 specifies three techniques—RSA,...
Created January 04, 2017, Updated October 23, 2024