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NCCoE has released NIST IR 8523 ipd for public comment until 11:59 PM ET on Monday, April 14, 2025

Web3 is a proposed vision for the future of the internet that is restructured to be more user-centric with an emphasis on decentralized data. NIST IR 8475 provides a high-level technical overview of Web3 and discusses proposed technologies to implement it.

NIST has published Internal Report (IR) 8356, Security and Trust Considerations for Digital Twin Technology

The NCCoE has released for public comment the draft of NIST Cybersecurity White Paper (CSWP) 34, Mitigating Cybersecurity and Privacy Risks in Telehealth Smart Home Integration. The comment period for the draft is now open through January 21, 2025.

Initial Public Draft (IPD) NIST IR 8480, Attribute Validation Services for Identity Management, is available for public comment through Monday, December 2, 2024.

The second public drafts of revision 4 of NIST Special Publications 800-63, 800-63A, 800-63B, and 800-63C are now available, with comments due October 7, 2024.

NIST has released the initial public draft of Internal Report (IR) 8475, A Security Perspective on the Web3 Paradigm, for public comment.

The initial public draft (ipd) of SP 800-79r3 (Revision 3), Guidelines for the Authorization of PIV Card and Derived PIV Credential Issuers, provides appropriate and useful guidelines for assessing the reliability of PIV Card and derived PIV credential issuers. Comment deadline is January 29, 2024.

Two PIV publications are being revised: "Interfaces for Personal Identity Verification" (SP 800-73-5, 3 parts), and "Cryptographic Algorithms and Key Sizes for Personal Identity Verification" (SP 800-78-5). Submit your public comments through December 8, 2023.

The NCCoE has released the second preliminary drafts of NIST SP 1800-36, Vols. A and D, “Trusted Internet of Things (IoT) Device Network-Layer Onboarding and Lifecycle Management.” The comment period is open now through November 10, 2023.

NIST announces the release of Special Publication (SP) 800-207A, A Zero Trust Architecture Model for Access Control in Cloud-Native Applications in Multi-Location Environments.

NIST has published NIST Internal Report (IR) 8450, Overview and Considerations of Access Control Based on Attribute Encryption.

The NCCoE has released an initial public draft of NIST Internal Report (IR) 8473, "Cybersecurity Framework Profile for Electric Vehicle Extreme Fast Charging Infrastructure." The public comment period is open through August 28, 2023.

NIST Special Publication (SP) 800-124 Revision 2, Guidelines for Managing the Security of Mobile Devices in the Enterprise, assists organizations in managing and securing mobile devices against the ever-evolving threats.

NIST Internal Report (IR) 8450, Overview and Considerations of Access Control Based on Attribute Encryption, is now available for public review and comment. The deadline to submit comments is June 23, 2023.

The NCCoE has released the preliminary public drafts of NIST SP 1800-36, Vols. B –E, Trusted Internet of Things (IoT) Device Network-Layer Onboarding and Lifecycle Management. The comment period is open now through June 20, 2023.

The initial public draft of NIST Special Publication (SP) 800-207A, "A Zero Trust Architecture Model for Access Control in Cloud-Native Applications in Multi-Location Environments," is now available for public comment through June 7, 2023. 

The National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCoE) has released a draft report, NIST Interagency Report (NISTIR) 8320D, Hardware Enabled Security: Hardware-Based Confidential Computing, for public comment.

NIST is proposing to update Special Publication (SP) 800-38E, "Recommendation for Block Cipher Modes of Operation: the XTS-AES Mode for Confidentiality on Storage Devices." Please submit public comments by March 10, 2023.

Today, NIST is publishing a revised Digital Signature Standard (FIPS 186-5) and Recommendations for Discrete Logarithm-based Cryptography: Elliptic Curve Domain Parameters (NIST SP 800-186).

NIST is announcing the initial public drafts of NIST SP 800-157r1 (Revision 1), "Guidelines for Derived Personal Identity Verification (PIV) Credentials," and NIST SP 800-217, "Guidelines for Personal Identity Verification (PIV) Federation." 

Revision 4 of NIST’s Special Publication 800-63, Digital Identity Guidelines, intends to respond to the changing digital landscape that has emerged since the last major revision of this suite (2017)—including the real-world implications of online risks. Submit comments by April 14, 2023.

The Zero Trust Architecture (ZTA) team at NIST’s National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCoE) invites public comments on volumes C-D of a preliminary draft practice guide “Implementing a Zero Trust Architecture”. Deadline to submit comments is September 9, 2022.

The Zero Trust Architecture (ZTA) team at NIST's National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCoE) has published volume A of a preliminary draft practice guide titled "Implementing a Zero Trust Architecture". The deadline to submit comments is July 5, 2022.

NIST has published NIST Internal Report (NIST IR) 8403, Blockchain for Access Control Systems.