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Crypto Publication Review Project

Completed Reviews

The following table summarizes publication reviews completed by the Crypto Publication Review Board, including links to announcements, received comments, the Board's initial decision proposal, and the final decision approved by NIST management.

Also, see a list of publications currently under review and descriptions of the publication decision optionsReaffirm, Update, Revise, Convert, Withdraw.

Latest updates:
• 3/5/24: Decision to revise SP 800-38D.
• 2/9/24: Decision to revise SP 800-38E.

Completed Publication Reviews and Decisions (sorted by Final Decision, newest to oldest)

Publication Phase 1:
Initial Review
Phase 2:
Decision Proposal
Final Decision
SP 800-38D
Recommendation for Block Cipher Modes of Operation: Galois/Counter Mode (GCM) and GMAC 
(November 2007)

8/6/21: Call for Initial Comments

10/1/21: Comment Period Closed
Initial Public Comments Received

Additional resource: Report on the Block Cipher Modes of Operation in the NIST SP 800-38 Series (NIST IR 8459 initial public draft)

8/23/23: Decision Proposal Announcement
REVISE

10/9/23: Comment Period Closed
Decision Proposal Comments Received

Revise

3/5/24: Announcement

SP 800-38E
Recommendation for Block Cipher Modes of Operation: the XTS-AES Mode for Confidentiality on Storage Devices 
(January 2010)

8/6/21: Call for Initial Comments

10/1/21: Comment Period Closed
Initial Public Comments Received

Additional resource: Report on the Block Cipher Modes of Operation in the NIST SP 800-38 Series (NIST IR 8459 initial public draft)

2/8/23: Decision Proposal Announcement
UPDATE

3/10/23: Comment Period Closed
Decision Proposal Comments Received

Revise

2/9/24: Announcement

SP 800-132
Recommendation for Password-Based Key Derivation: Part 1: Storage Applications 
(December 2010)

1/6/23: Call for Initial Comments

2/24/23: Comment Period Closed
Initial Public Comments Received

3/31/23: Decision Proposal Announcement
REVISE

5/1/23: Comment Period Closed
No comments received.

Revise

5/11/23: Announcement

FIPS 197
Advanced Encryption Standard 
(November 2001)

5/10/21: Call for Initial Comments

6/11/21: Comment Period Closed
Initial Public Comments Received

Additional resource: Review of the AES
(NIST IR 8319)

12/19/22: Decision Proposal Announcement
UPDATE

2/13/23: Comment Period Closed
No comments received.

Update

5/9/23: Announcement

SP 800-38A
Recommendation for Block Cipher Modes of Operation: Methods and Techniques
(December 2001)

SP 800-38A Addendum
Three Variants of Ciphertext Stealing for CBC Mode
(October 2010)

5/10/21: Call for Initial Comments

6/11/21: Comment Period Closed
Initial Public Comments

Additional resource: Report on the Block Cipher Modes of Operation in the NIST SP 800-38 Series (NIST IR 8459 initial public draft)

3/24/22: Decision Proposal Announcement
REVISE

4/25/22: Comment Period Closed
Decision Proposal Comments Received

Revise

4/28/23: Announcement

FIPS 180-4
Secure Hash Standard (SHS)
(August 2015)

6/9/22: Call for Initial Comments

9/9/22: Comment Period Closed
Initial Public Comments Received

12/15/22: Decision Proposal Announcement
REVISE

1/31/23: Comment Period Closed
No comments received.

Revise

3/7/23: Announcement

SP 800-107 Rev. 1
Recommendation for Applications Using Approved Hash Algorithms
(August 2012)

8/6/21: Call for Initial Comments

10/1/21: Comment Period Closed
Initial Public Comments Received

6/8/22: Decision Proposal Announcement
WITHDRAW

7/30/22: Comment Period Closed
Decision Proposal Comments Received

Withdraw
(after moving requirements to a new CMVP Implementation Guidance)

12/20/22: Announcement

SP 800-106
Randomized Hashing for Digital Signatures
(February 2009)

1/13/22: Call for Initial Comments

3/16/22: Comment Period Closed
Initial Public Comments Received

10/18/22: Decision Proposal Announcement
WITHDRAW

11/18/22: Comment Period Closed
No comments received.

Withdraw

12/15/22: Announcement

FIPS 198-1
The Keyed-Hash Message Authentication Code (HMAC)

(July 2008)

8/6/21: Call for Initial Comments

10/1/21: Comment Period Closed
Initial Public Comments Received

9/20/22: Decision Proposal Announcement
CONVERT

10/20/22: Comment Period Closed
Decision Proposal Comments Received

Convert

11/4/22: Announcement

SP 800-22 Rev. 1a
A Statistical Test Suite for Random and Pseudorandom Number Generators for Cryptographic Applications

(April 2010)

8/6/21: Call for Initial Comments

10/1/21: Comment Period Closed
Initial Public Comments Received

1/12/22: Decision Proposal Announcement
REVISE

2/14/22: Comment Period Closed
Decision Proposal Comments Received

Revise

4/19/22: Announcement

SP 800-15
MISPC Minimum Interoperability Specification for PKI Components, Version 1

(January 1998)

5/10/21: Call for Initial Comments

6/11/21: Comment Period Closed
Initial Public Comments Received

8/4/21: Decision Proposal Announcement
WITHDRAW

9/3/21: Comment Period Closed
Decision Proposal Comments Received

Withdraw

9/13/21: Announcement

SP 800-25
Federal Agency Use of Public Key Technology for Digital Signatures and Authentication

(October 2000)

5/10/21: Call for Initial Comments

6/11/21: Comment Period Closed
No comments received.

8/4/21: Decision Proposal Announcement
WITHDRAW

9/3/21: Comment Period Closed
No comments received.

Withdraw

9/13/21: Announcement

SP 800-32
Introduction to Public Key Technology and the Federal PKI Infrastructure 
(February 2001)

5/10/21: Call for Initial Comments

6/11/21: Comment Period Closed
Initial Public Comments Received

8/4/21: Decision Proposal Announcement
WITHDRAW

9/3/21: Comment Period Closed
No comments received.

Withdraw

9/13/21: Announcement

Contacts

Crypto Publication Review Board
cryptopubreviewboard@nist.gov

Morris Dworkin

Elaine Barker

Chris Celi

Lily Chen

Jim Foti

Meltem Sönmez Turan

Topics

Security and Privacy: cryptography

Activities and Products: standards development

Created March 23, 2021, Updated March 20, 2024