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Projects FIPS 140-3 Transition Effort

FIPS 140-3 Transition Effort FIPS 140-3

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.
NIST Releases Draft NIST SP 800-140x Subseries for Comment
October 9, 2019
NIST has released the Draft Special Publication (SP) 800-140x subseries for public comment. They directly support FIPS 140-3 and the Cryptographic Module Validation Program (CMVP). Comments are due by December 9, 2019.
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.

Contacts

Kim Schaffer
kim.schaffer@nist.gov

Topics

Security and Privacy: cryptography, testing & validation

Created July 10, 2019, Updated May 09, 2023