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NIST announces the final release of Special Publication (SP) 800-162, Guide to Attribute Based Access Control (ABAC) Definition and Considerations. ABAC is a logical access control methodology where authorization to perform a set of operations is determined by evaluating attributes ...

NIST announces a workshop to examine public key-based management techniques as specified in ANSI X9.42, X9.44, and X9.63. It will be held at NIST in Gaithersburg, Maryland on February 10-11, 2000.

The final release of NIST Special Publication 1308, "NIST CSF 2.0: Cybersecurity, Enterprise Risk Management, and Workforce Management QSG," is now available. Also, NIST requests public comments on SP 1347, "CSF 2.0 Informative References Quick-Start Guide." The public comment period ends

NIST's proposal to withdraw Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) 198-1, HMAC, has been announced in the Federal Register. Comments are due July 23, 2025.

HQC Announced as a 4th Round Selection. NIST Internal Report (IR) 8545 details the evaluation criteria, algorithm designs, and reasoning behind the selection.

NIST has released the initial public draft of Interagency Report (IR) 8532, Workshop on Enhancing Security of Devices and Components Across the Supply Chain. The comment period closes September 16, 2024.

NIST Interagency Report (IR) 8427 is now available.

NIST's National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCoE) has released two new final publications on enterprise patch management - Special Publication 800-40 Revision 4 and Special Publication 1800-31.

Three NIST Special Publications are being withdrawn, effective immediately: SP 800-15, SP 800-25, and SP 800-32.

NISTIR 8319, "Review of the Advanced Encryption Standard," provides a technical and editorial review of Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) Publication 197, "Advanced Encryption Standard (AES)."

A draft NIST Cybersecurity White Paper, "Combinatorial Coverage Difference Measurement," is now available. The public comment period is open through August 20, 2021.

NIST Seeks Comments on a draft white paper, “Establishing Confidence in IoT Device Security: How do we get there?” The comment period is open through June 14, 2021.

NIST has published "Blockchain Technology Overview," NIST Internal Report (NISTIR) 8202. This is a high-level technical publication that examines the history, scope, and characteristics of this emerging technology which has enabled the development of numerous cryptocurrency systems.

NISTIR 8114, Report on Lightweight Cryptography has been approved as final and is now available.

The new SP 800-73-4-based Test Runner has been released

NIST announces the release of Special Publication 800-82, Revision 2, Guide to Industrial Control System (ICS) Security. Special Publication 800-82 provides guidance on how to improve the security in Industrial Control Systems (ICS), ...

NIST extended the public review period of the recently posted Draft NIST IR 8006, NIST Cloud Forensic Science Challenges, and will accept comments on the document until AUGUST 25, 2014.

NIST announces the release of Special Publication 800-82, Revision 2, Guide to Industrial Control System (ICS) Security. Special Publication 800-82 provides guidance on how to improve the security in Industrial Control Systems (ICS), ...

The Secretary of Commerce has approved the withdrawal of ten Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS), including FIPS 113, Computer Data Authentication.

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) announces a workshop to discuss the development of Cryptographic Key…

NIST announces the release of Special Publication 800-171, Protecting Controlled Unclassified Information in Non-federal Information Systems and Organizations (Final Public Draft). (NOTE: This draft has been since approved as final as of June 2015)

The second public drafts of revision 4 of NIST Special Publications 800-63, 800-63A, 800-63B, and 800-63C are now available, with comments due October 7, 2024.

Recent Cryptanalysis of FF3 - Special Publication 800-38G

NIST announces the release of Special Publication 800-53A, Revision 4, Assessing Security and Privacy Controls in Federal Information Systems and Organizations: Building Effective Assessment Plans.

The National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence has two final publications (NIST SP 1800-19, NIST IR 8320B) and an initial public draft (NIST IR 8320C) on trusted cloud and hardware-enabled security.