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Projects

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Biometric Conformance Test Software BioCTS
[Redirects to https://www.nist.gov/itl/csd/biometrics/biometric-conformance-test-software-biocts] The Computer Security Division (CSD) supports the development of national and international biometric standards and promotes conformity assessment through:  Participation in the development of biometric standards Sponsorship of conformance testing methodology standard projects Development of associated conformance test architectures and test suites Leadership in national (link is external) and...
Crypto Publication Review Project
This project summarizes NIST’s current and planned activities for reviewing its cryptography standards and other publications. The Crypto Publication Review Board (“the Board”) within the Computer Security Division identifies a publication for review based on its original publishing date and any relevant issues raised since it was published. The targeted review period for each publication is every five years. The Board welcomes public comments on the publications under review and will consider...
Cryptographic Standards and Guidelines Development Process
In 2021, the Computer Security Division launched the Crypto Publication Review Project to identify publications for review based on their original publishing date and any relevant issues raised since then. Please visit the project page to view current publications under review and completed reviews. Background In 2013, news reports about leaked classified documents caused concern from the cryptographic community about the security of NIST cryptographic standards and guidelines. NIST is also...
Multi-Party Threshold Cryptography MPTC
The multi-party paradigm of threshold cryptography enables threshold schemes, which apply principles of secure multiparty computation (MPC) to achieve protocols that enable a secure distribution of trust in the operation of cryptographic primitives. Threshold schemes can be applied to NIST standardized primitives/schemes, and beyond. The technical scope of the MPTC-project includes threshold schemes (for signatures, public-key encryption/decryption, ciphers, hashing, fully-homomorphic encryption...