Lightweight Cryptography

The following NIST-authored publications are directly related to this project.

NIST IR 8454, Status Report on the Final Round of the NIST Lightweight Cryptography Standardization Process (June 16, 2023)
NISTIR 8369, Status Report on the Second Round of the NIST Lightweight Cryptography Standardization Process (July 21, 2021)
NISTIR 8268, Status Report on the First Round of the NIST Lightweight Cryptography Standardization Process (October 7, 2019)
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)
NISTIR 8114, Report on Lightweight Cryptography (March 28, 2017)
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)

Lightweight Crypto Technical Inquiries
lightweight-crypto@nist.gov

Donghoon Chang

Jinkeon Kang

John Kelsey

Kerry McKay

Meltem Sönmez Turan

Noah Waller

Security and Privacy: lightweight cryptography