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approved

Definitions:

  FIPS-approved and/or NIST-recommended. An algorithm or technique that is either 1) specified in a FIPS or NIST Recommendation, or 2) adopted in a FIPS or NIST Recommendation or 3) specified in a list of NIST-approved security functions.
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FIPS 186-5 under Approved
NIST SP 800-102 under Approved

  FIPS-approved and/or NIST-recommended. An algorithm or technique that is either 1) specified in a FIPS or NIST recommendation, 2) adopted in a FIPS or NIST recommendation, or 3) specified in a list of NIST-approved security functions.
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FIPS 203
FIPS 204
FIPS 205 from FIPS 186-5

  FIPS-approved and/or NIST-recommended. An algorithm or technique that is either: 1) Specified in a FIPS or NIST Recommendation, 2) Adopted in a FIPS or NIST Recommendation, or 3) Specified in a list of NIST-approved security functions.
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NIST SP 800-106 under Approved

  FIPS-approved and/or NIST-recommended. An algorithm or technique that is either 1) specified in a FIPS or NIST Recommendation, 2) adopted in a FIPS or NIST Recommendation or 3) specified in a list of NIST-approved security functions.
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NIST SP 800-107 Rev. 1 under Approved
NIST SP 800-135 Rev. 1 under Approved

  FIPS-approved and/or NIST-recommended.
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NIST SP 800-133 Rev. 2 under Approved

  FIPS-approved or NIST-Recommended.
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NIST SP 800-90B under Approved

  FIPS approved or NIST recommended: an algorithm or technique that is either 1) specified in a FIPS or a NIST Recommendation, or 2) adopted in a FIPS or a NIST Recommendation.
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NIST SP 800-38B under Approved
NIST SP 800-38D under Approved

  FIPS approved or NIST recommended: an algorithm or technique that is either 1) specified in a FIPS or NIST Recommendation, or 2) adopted in a FIPS or NIST Recommendation.
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NIST SP 800-38C under Approved

  FIPS-approved or NIST-recommended: an algorithm or technique that is either 1) specified in a FIPS or a NIST Recommendation, or 2) adopted in a FIPS or a NIST Recommendation.
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NIST SP 800-38F

  FIPS-approved or NIST-Recommended. An algorithm or technique that is either 1) specified in a FIPS or NIST Recommendation, or 2) adopted in a FIPS or NIST Recommendation and specified either (a) in an appendix to the FIPS or NIST Recommendation, or (b) in a document referenced by the FIPS or NIST Recommendation.
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NIST SP 800-56B Rev. 2 under Approved

  FIPS-approved or NIST-recommended: an algorithm or technique that is either 1) specified in a FIPS or NIST Recommendation, or 2) adopted in a FIPS or NIST Recommendation.
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NIST SP 800-67 Rev. 2 under Approved

  FIPS-Approved and/or NIST-recommended. An algorithm or technique that is either 1) specified in a FIPS or NIST Recommendation, or 2) adopted in a FIPS or NIST Recommendation and specified in an appendix to the FIPS or NIST Recommendation.
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NIST SP 800-89 under Approved

  FIPS-approved, NIST-Recommended and/or validated by the Cryptographic Algorithm Validation Program (CAVP).
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NIST SP 800-90A Rev. 1 under Approved

  FIPS-approved and/or NIST-recommended. An algorithm or technique that is either 1) specified in a FIPS or NIST Recommendation, or 2) specified elsewhere and adopted by reference in a FIPS or NIST Recommendation.
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NIST SP 800-57 Part 2 Rev.1 under Approved

  FIPS-Approved and/or NIST-recommended. An algorithm or technique that is either: 1) specified in a FIPS or NIST Recommendation or 2) specified elsewhere and adopted by reference in a FIPS or NIST Recommendation.
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NIST SP 800-175B Rev. 1 under Approved

  FIPS-approved and/or NIST-recommended. An algorithm or technique that is either 1) specified in a FIPS or NIST Recommendation or 2) specified elsewhere and adopted by reference in a FIPS or NIST Recommendation.
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NIST SP 800-57 Part 1 Rev. 5 under Approved

  FIPS-approved or NIST-recommended. An algorithm or technique that is either 1) specified in a FIPS or NIST Recommendation or 2) adopted in a FIPS or NIST Recommendation and specified either (a) in an appendix to the FIPS or NIST Recommendation or (b) in a document referenced by the FIPS or NIST Recommendation.
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NIST SP 800-131A Rev.2
NIST SP 800-208

  An algorithm or technique for a specific cryptographic use that is specified in a FIPS or NIST Recommendation, adopted in a FIPS or NIST Recommendation, or specified in a list of NIST-approved security functions.
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NIST SP 800-108r1 [August 2022 (Includes updates as of 02-02-2024)]

  An algorithm or technique that is either 1) specified in a Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) or NIST Recommendation, 2) adopted in a FIPS or NIST Recommendation, or 3) specified in a list of NIST-approved security functions.
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NIST SP 800-56C Rev. 2 under Approved