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Recent News

4th Draft NIST SP 800-90C Available Public Comment July 3, 2024
NIST has released the fourth public draft (4pd) of NIST Special Publication (SP) 800-90C, Recommendation for Random Bit Generator (RBG) Constructions. The comment period for this draft is open through September 30, 2024.
HMAC Specification: Draft SP 800-224 June 28, 2024
The initial public draft (ipd) of NIST Special Publication (SP) 800-224. The public comment period is open through September 6, 2024.
Data Protection for Cloud-Native Apps: Draft NIST IR 8505 June 14, 2024
The initial public draft of NIST Internal Report (IR) 8505, A Data Protection Approach for Cloud-Native Applications, is now available for public comment.
Public Comments Requested on SP 800-38B and 800-38C June 14, 2024
NIST is reviewing Special Publications 800-38B and 800-38C (CMAC and CCM block cipher modes) and requests public comments by September 13, 2024.
Hardware Security Fault Scenarios: NIST IR 8517 ipd June 13, 2024
NIST Internal Report (IR) 8517, Hardware Security Failure Scenarios: Potential Weaknesses in Hardware Design, is now available for public comment.

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Upcoming Events

Information Security and Privacy Advisory Board (ISPAB) July 2024 Meeting July 17, 2024 - July 18, 2024
The Information Security and Privacy Advisory Board (ISPAB) is authorized by 15 U.S.C. 278g-4, as amended, and advises the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS), and...
NIST Workshop on Formal Methods within Certification Programs (FMCP 2024) July 23, 2024 - July 25, 2024
Full Workshop and Registration Details NIST will host the Workshop on Formal Methods within Certification Programs (FMCP 2024) on July 23-25, 2024, at the National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence in Rockville, Maryland....
WPEC 2024: NIST Workshop on Privacy-Enhancing Cryptography 2024 September 24, 2024 - September 26, 2024
WPEC 2024 (September 24–26) is a virtual workshop, free to attend, and with a call for talk proposals. Useful links: Free registration (ZoomGov event); Workshop Call (PDF file); Submission Form (PDF file). WPEC 2024, the...

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