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NIST IR 8459 (Initial Public Draft)

Report on the Block Cipher Modes of Operation in the NIST SP 800-38 Series

Date Published: March 21, 2023
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Author(s)

Nicky Mouha (Strativia), Morris Dworkin (NIST)

Announcement

NIST IR 8459 is currently being prepared for final publication.  The report reviews the NIST Special Publication 800-38 series, including the limitations of the block cipher modes specified in those recommendations.

Although NIST is not requesting formal public comments, NIST IR 8459 is intended to be a reference for discussion during the upcoming Third Workshop on Block Cipher Modes of Operation, October 3-4, 2023.

Questions and comments about the report may be sent to cryptopubreviewboard@nist.gov.

Abstract

Keywords

AES; block cipher; cryptography; mode of operation; SP 800-38; standardization; Triple-DES
Control Families

None selected

Documentation

Publication:
https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.IR.8459.ipd
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Supplemental Material:
Third Workshop on Block Cipher Modes of Operation
Block Cipher Techniques

Document History:
03/21/23: IR 8459 (Draft)
09/10/24: IR 8459 (Final)

Topics

Security and Privacy

encryption

Activities and Products

standards development