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Projects Key Management

Key Management

News and Updates

NIST Publishes SP 800-108 Revision 1
August 18, 2022
NIST is pleased to announce the release of Special Publication (SP) 800-108r1, Recommendation for Key Derivation Using Pseudorandom Functions.
Draft SP 800-108 Revision 1 Available for Comment
October 18, 2021
Draft Special Publication (SP) 800-108 Revision 1, "Recommendation for Key Derivation Using Pseudorandom Functions," is available for public comment through January 18, 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Three NIST Special Publications are being withdrawn, effective immediately: SP 800-15, SP 800-25, and SP 800-32.
Key Derivation Methods NIST SP 800-56C Rev. 2
August 18, 2020
NIST announces the publication of SP 800-56C Revision 2, "Recommendation for Key-Derivation Methods in Key-Establishment Schemes." 
NIST Publishes SP 800-57 Pt 1 Revision 5
May 4, 2020
NIST has updated its key management guidance by publishing SP 800-57 Part 1 Revision 5, "Recommendation for Key Management: Part 1 – General."
NIST Releases Draft SP 800-57 Pt 1 Revision 5 for Comment
October 8, 2019
NIST releases Draft SP 800-57 Part 1 Revision 5, "Recommendation for Key Management: Part 1 – General," for public comment. Comments are due by December 6, 2019.
Best Practices for Key Management Organizations: SP 800-57 Pt2R1
May 23, 2019
NIST has published SP 800-57 Part 2 Rev. 1, "Recommendation for Key Management: Part 2 – Best Practices for Key Management Organizations."
NIST Publishes SP 800-131A Rev. 2
March 21, 2019
NIST has published Special Publication 800-131A Rev. 2, "Transitioning the Use of Cryptographic Algorithms and Key Lengths."
NIST Releases Draft SP 800-131A Rev. 2 for Public Comment
July 19, 2018
Draft NIST Special Publication (SP) 800-131A Revision 2, Transitioning the Use of Cryptographic Algorithms and Key Lengths, is now available for public comment, until September 7, 2018.
NIST Releases Draft SP 800-56B Rev 2 for Public Comment
July 10, 2018
Draft SP 800-56B Revision 2 specifies key-agreement and key-transport schemes that are based on the RSA algorithm. The public comment period for this draft is open until October 5, 2018.
NIST Releases Draft SP 800-71 for Public Comment
July 2, 2018
Draft NIST Special Publication (SP) 800-71, Recommendations for Key Establishment Using Symmetric Block Ciphers, addresses key establishment techniques that .....
NIST Releases Draft SP 800-56A Rev. 3
August 7, 2017
NIST Releases Draft Special Publication 800-56A Revision 3, Recommendation for Pair-Wise Key-Establishment Schemes Using Discrete Logarithm Cryptography, for public comment.
NIST Releases Draft SP 800-56C Rev. 1
August 7, 2017
NIST Announces the release of Draft Special Publication 800-56C Revision 1, Recommendation for Key Derivation through Extraction-then-Expansion for public comment.
Public-Key Post-Quantum Cryptographic Algorithms: Nominations
December 20, 2016
NIST solicits nominations for candidate algorithms to be considered for public-key post-quantum standards. Submission requirements and evaluation criteria are available at https://www.nist.gov/pqcrypto. Proposals must be...
Special Publication 800-57, Part 1 Revision 4 has been approved
January 28, 2016
NIST announces the completion of Special Publication (SP) 800-57, Part 1 Rev. 4, Recommendation for Key Management, Part 1: General. This Recommendation provides ...
NIST Announces the Release of Special Publication 800-152
October 30, 2015
NIST announces the publication of Special Publication (SP) 800-152, A Profile for U. S. Federal Cryptographic Key Management Systems. This document contains requirements for the design, ...
Draft Special Publication 800-57 Part 1 Revision 4 Comments
September 10, 2015
NIST requests comments on a revision of Special Publication (SP) 800-57, Part 1, Recommendation for Key Management, Part 1 (Rev. 4). This Recommendation provides general guidance and best practices for the management of...
NIST released Revision 1 of SP 800-57 Part 3, Revision 1
January 23, 2015
Special Publication 800-57, Part 3, Revision 1, Recommendation for Key Management, Part 3: Application-Specific Key Management Guidance, is intended primarily to help system administrators ...
DRAFT Special Publication (SP) 800-152
December 19, 2014
NIST requests comments on DRAFT Special Publication (SP) 800-152, A Profile for U.S. Federal Cryptographic Key Management Systems. This Profile is based on NIST Special Publication (SP) 800-130, A Framework for Designing...
Approved: SP 800-56B Revision 1 and NISTIR 7628 Revision 1
October 2, 2014
These 2 documents were approved as final at end of September - made available to CSRC website on September 30 - Special Publication 800-56B Revision 1 and NISTIR 7628 Revision 1
Draft SP 800-56B Rev. 1 comment period has been extended
May 16, 2014
NIST has determined to extend the public comment period for the draft revision of Special Publication 800-56B, Recommendation for Pair-Wise Key Establishment Schemes Using Integer Factorization Cryptography ...
DRAFT Special Publication 800-57 Part 3 Revision 1
May 5, 2014
NIST would like to request comments on a Draft Revision of SP 800-57 Part 3, Recommendation for Key Management: Application-Specific Key Management Guidance. 
DRAFT Special Publication 800-56B Revision 1
March 13, 2014
NIST announces the release of the draft revision of Special Publication 800-56B, Recommendation for Pair-Wise Key Establishment Schemes Using Integer Factorization Cryptography. SP 800-56B specifies key-establishment schemes...
DRAFT Special Publication (SP) 800-152
January 7, 2014
NIST requests comments on Draft Special Publication (SP) 800-152, A Profile for U.S. Federal Cryptographic Key Management Systems. SP 800-152 contains requirements for the design, implementation, procurement, installation,...
Special Publication (SP) 800-130
August 16, 2013
NIST announces the completion of Special Publication (SP) 800-130, A Framework for Designing Cryptographic Key Management Systems. This publication contains a description of the topics to be considered and the documentation...
Release of SP 800-56A Revision 2 and NISTIR 7298 Revision 2
June 12, 2013
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is pleased to announce the release of Special Publication 800-56A, Revision 2: Recommendation for Pair-Wise Key Establishment Schemes Using Discrete 
NIST announces the draft release of SP 800-56A
August 20, 2012
NIST announces the release of draft revision of Special Publication 800-56A, Recommendation for Pair-Wise Key Establishment Schemes Using Discrete Logarithm Cryptography. 
NIST announces the draft release of SP 800-152
August 8, 2012
NIST is developing a draft Special Publication 800-152 that will be entitled "A Profile for U. S. Federal Cryptographic Key Management Systems (CKMS)". This Profile will be based on the Special Publication 800-130, entitled
Revision 3 of Special Publication (SP) 800-57, Part 1
July 10, 2012
NIST announces the completion of Revision 3 of Special Publication (SP) 800-57, Part 1, Recommendation for Key Management, Part 1: General. This publication contains basic key management guidance, ...
Cryptographic Key Management Workshop
June 27, 2001
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) announces a workshop to discuss the development of Cryptographic Key…

Contacts

Elaine Barker
elaine.barker@nist.gov

Topics

Security and Privacy: key management

Created January 04, 2017, Updated August 19, 2022