Guideline for Using Cryptographic Standards in the Federal Government: Cryptographic Mechanisms

Barker, Elaine

doi:https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.SP.800-175Br1

NIST SP 800-175B Rev. 1

Guideline for Using Cryptographic Standards in the Federal Government: Cryptographic Mechanisms

Documentation Topics

Date Published: March 2020

Supersedes: SP 800-175B (08/22/2016)

Author(s)

Elaine Barker (NIST)

Abstract

This document provides guidance to the Federal Government for using cryptography and NIST’s cryptographic standards to protect sensitive but unclassified digitized information during transmission and while in storage. The cryptographic methods and services to be used are discussed.

Keywords

asymmetric-key algorithm; identity authentication; confidentiality; digital signatures; encryption; integrity; key establishment; message authentication; random bit generation; symmetric-key algorithm

Control Families

Identification and Authentication; System and Communications Protection; System and Information Integrity

Documentation

Publication:
https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.SP.800-175Br1
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Supplemental Material:
None available

Publication Parts:
SP 800-175A

Document History:
07/03/19: SP 800-175B Rev. 1 (Draft)
03/31/20: SP 800-175B Rev. 1 (Final)

Topics

Security and Privacy

authentication, cryptography, public key infrastructure