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Project Description

Automation of the Cryptographic Module Validation Program (CMVP)

Date Published: June 2021

Author(s)

Apostol Vassilev (NIST), Chris Celi (NIST), Gavin O'Brien (NIST), Murugiah Souppaya (NIST), William Barker (Dakota Consulting)

Abstract

Keywords

automated cryptographic validation (ACV); Automated Cryptographic Validation Protocol (ACVP); Cryptographic Algorithm Validation Program (CAVP); Cryptographic Module Validation Program (CMVP); cryptography; first-party testing; Implementation Under Test (IUT); National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program (NVLAP); third-party testing
Control Families

None selected

Documentation

Publication:
Project Description (pdf)

Supplemental Material:
Project homepage

Document History:
04/12/21: Project Description (Draft)
07/01/21: Project Description (Final)

Topics

Security and Privacy

cryptography, security automation, testing & validation