News & Updates

NIST requests comments on the initial public drafts of three Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) - FIPS 203, 204 and 205. The deadline to submit comments is November 22, 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NIST SP 800-106, "Randomized Hashing for Digital Signatures" is being withdrawn.

NIST is proposing to withdraw Special Publication (SP) 800-106. Please submit public comments by November 18, 2022.

NIST is requesting additional digital signature scheme proposals to be considered in the PQC standardization process.

NIST requests public comments on the initial public draft (ipd) of NIST IR 8214B, Notes on Threshold EdDSA/Schnorr Signatures. 

NIST is announcing four Post-Quantum Cryptography candidates for standardization, plus candidates for a fourth round of analysis.

NIST is currently reviewing Special Publication (SP) 800-106, "Randomized Hashing for Digitial Signatures," (2009) and is requesting public feedback on all aspects of the publication by March 16, 2022.

NIST has published Special Publication (SP) 800-208, "Recommendation for Stateful Hash-Based Signature Schemes."

NIST provides considerations for secure file exchanges.

NIST is announcing the third round finalists of the NIST Post-Quantum Cryptography Standardization Process. More details are included in NISTIR 8309.

NIST has posted a draft Cybersecurity White Paper, "Getting Ready for Post-Quantum Cryptography: Explore Challenges Associated with Adoption and Use of Post-Quantum Cryptographic Algorithms." The public comment period ends June 30, 2020.

NIST has published "Mitigating the Risk of Software Vulnerabilities by Adopting a Secure Software Development Framework (SSDF)," a new NIST Cybersecurity White Paper.

A draft NIST Cybersecurity White Paper, "A Taxonomic Approach to Understanding Emerging Blockchain Identity Management Systems," is available for public comment until August 9, 2019.

NIST has released Draft Special Publication 800-77 Revision 1 for public comment. The comment period is open until October 8, 2019.

A draft white paper, "Mitigating the Risk of Software Vulnerabilities by Adopting a Secure Software Development Framework (SSDF)," is available for public comment until August 5, 2019.

NIST currently intends to approve both LMS and XMSS stateful hash-based signature schemes, and is seeking public comments on that proposed action by April 1, 2019.

(New comments due date:  February 18, 2019) NIST releases the second draft of SP 800-57 Part 2 Revision 1, Recommendation for Key Management: Best Practices for Key Management Organizations. Public comments are due by February 18, 2019.

NIST has published "Blockchain Technology Overview," NIST Internal Report (NISTIR) 8202. This is a high-level technical publication that examines the history, scope, and characteristics of this emerging technology which has enabled the development of numerous cryptocurrency systems.

NIST's Computer Security Division is seeking input on the development of standards for stateful hash-based signatures, including XMSS (see IETF RFC 8391).

 A new NIST cybersecurity white paper is available, Security Considerations for Code Signing. 

NIST is pleased to announce that Draft NIST Interagency Report 7863, Cardholder Authentication for the PIV Digital Signature Key, is available for public comment. NISTIR 7863 ...

NIST requests comments on proposed changes to Federal Information Processing Standard 186-3, the Digital Signature Standard. The Federal Register Notice requests that electronic comments be sent by May 25, 2012 ...