CMVP Security Policy Requirements: CMVP Validation Authority Updates to ISO/IEC 24759 and ISO/IEC 19790 Annex B

Hawes, David; Calis, Alexander; Crombie, Roy

doi:https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.SP.800-140Br1.ipd

NIST SP 800-140B Rev. 1 (Initial Public Draft)

Obsoleted on October 17, 2022 by SP 800-140B Rev. 1 (2nd Public Draft)

CMVP Security Policy Requirements: CMVP Validation Authority Updates to ISO/IEC 24759 and ISO/IEC 19790 Annex B

Date Published: May 12, 2022
Comments Due: July 12, 2022 (public comment period is CLOSED)
Email Questions to: sp800-140-comments@nist.gov

Author(s)

David Hawes (NIST), Alexander Calis (NIST), Roy Crombie (Canadian Centre for Cyber Security)

Announcement

This draft introduces four significant changes to NIST SP 800-140B:

Defines a more detailed structure and organization for the Security Policy
Captures Security Policy requirements that are defined outside of ISO/IEC 19790 and ISO/IEC 24759
Builds the Security Policy document as a combination of the subsection information
Generates the approved algorithm table based on lab/vendor selections from the algorithm tests

The NIST SP 800-140x series supports Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) Publication 140-3, Security Requirements for Cryptographic Modules, and its associated validation testing program, the Cryptographic Module Validation Program (CMVP). The series specifies modifications to ISO/IEC 19790 Annexes and ISO/IEC 24759 as permitted by the validation authority.

Abstract

NIST Special Publication (SP) 800-140Br1 is to be used in conjunction with ISO/IEC 19790 Annex B and ISO/IEC 24759 section 6.14. The special publication modifies only those requirements identified in this document. SP 800-140Br1 also specifies the content of the information required in ISO/IEC 19790 Annex B. As a validation authority, the Cryptographic Module Validation Program (CMVP) may modify, add, or delete Vendor Evidence (VE) and/or Test Evidence (TE) specified under paragraph 6.14 of the ISO/IEC 24759 and specify the order of the security policy as specified in ISO/IEC 19790:2012 B.1.

Keywords

Cryptographic Module Validation Program; CMVP; FIPS 140 testing; FIPS 140; ISO/IEC 19790; ISO/IEC 24759; testing requirement; vendor evidence; vendor documentation; security policy

Control Families

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Documentation

Publication:
https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.SP.800-140Br1.ipd
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Supplemental Material:
Comments received + CMVP responses (pdf)

Document History:
05/12/22: SP 800-140B Rev. 1 (Draft)
10/17/22: SP 800-140B Rev. 1 (Draft)
11/17/23: SP 800-140B Rev. 1 (Final)

Topics

Security and Privacy

cryptography, testing & validation