News & Updates

The specification of the Triple Data Encryption Algorithm (TDEA), NIST SP 800-67 Rev. 2, will be withdrawn January 1, 2024. The algorithm will be disallowed for applying cryptographic protection but will continue to be allowed for processing already-protected data.

NIST has published NIST Internal Report 8454, Status Report on the Final Round of the NIST Lightweight Cryptography Standardization Process. The announcement of NIST's decision to standardize the ASCON family was announced on February 7, 2023.

After considering two rounds of public comments, NIST has decided to convert FIPS 198-1, "The Keyed-Hash Message Authentication Code (HMAC)" to a NIST Special Publication.

NIST's Crypto Publication Review Board proposes to convert FIPS 198-1, the HMAC standard, to a NIST Special Publication. The public comment period closes October 20, 2022.

NISTIR 8369 describes the evaluation process and selection process used during the second round of the NIST Lightweight Cryptography Standardization Process. Ten finalists were announced in March 2021.

NIST has published Special Publication 800-77 Revision 1, "Guide to IPsec VPNs"

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

The Secretary of Commerce has approved the withdrawal of ten Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS), including FIPS 113, Computer Data Authentication.