Lightweight Cryptography
Publications
The following NIST-authored publications are directly related to this project.
- NIST SP 800-232 (initial public draft), Ascon-Based Lightweight Cryptography Standards for Constrained Devices: Authenticated Encryption, Hash, and Extendable Output Functions
- Call for Algorithms: Submission Requirements and Evaluation Criteria for the Lightweight Cryptography Standardization Process (August 27, 2018)
- Retired White Paper, Profiles for the Lightweight Cryptography Standardization Process (retired August 27, 2018)
- Federal Register Notice, Announcing Request for Nominations for Lightweight Cryptographic Algorithms (August 27, 2018)
- Federal Register Notice, Announcing Request for Comments on Lightweight Cryptography Requirements and Evaluation Criteria (May 14, 2018)
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Created January 03, 2017, Updated August 21, 2025