NIST SP 800-38D
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NIST SP 800-38D is a NIST special publication that specifies the Galois/Counter Mode (GCM) of operation for the Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) and provides guidelines for its secure use.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| NIST SP 800-38D canonical | 2 |
| NIST SP 800-38D Section 6 | 1 |
| SP 800-38D | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1404919 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: NIST SP 800-38D Context triple: [AES-GCM, standardizedIn, NIST SP 800-38D]
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A.
NIST SP 800-56A
NIST SP 800-56A is a NIST Special Publication that specifies approved methods for public-key establishment, including Diffie–Hellman–based key agreement schemes, for use in U.S. federal cryptographic systems.
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B.
RFC 8017
RFC 8017 is the Internet standard that specifies the RSA Cryptography Standard (PKCS #1), defining algorithms and formats for RSA encryption and digital signatures.
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C.
Advanced Encryption Standard
Advanced Encryption Standard is a widely used symmetric block cipher standard that secures digital data in applications ranging from wireless networks to government communications.
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D.
Blum–Blum–Shub pseudorandom number generator
The Blum–Blum–Shub pseudorandom number generator is a cryptographically secure generator based on the hardness of factoring large composite numbers, widely studied in theoretical computer science and cryptography.
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E.
RFC 3412
RFC 3412 is an Internet standard that specifies the message processing and dispatching procedures for the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) within the SNMPv3 framework.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: NIST SP 800-38D Target entity description: NIST SP 800-38D is a NIST special publication that specifies the Galois/Counter Mode (GCM) of operation for the Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) and provides guidelines for its secure use.
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A.
NIST SP 800-56A
NIST SP 800-56A is a NIST Special Publication that specifies approved methods for public-key establishment, including Diffie–Hellman–based key agreement schemes, for use in U.S. federal cryptographic systems.
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B.
RFC 8017
RFC 8017 is the Internet standard that specifies the RSA Cryptography Standard (PKCS #1), defining algorithms and formats for RSA encryption and digital signatures.
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C.
Advanced Encryption Standard
Advanced Encryption Standard is a widely used symmetric block cipher standard that secures digital data in applications ranging from wireless networks to government communications.
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D.
Blum–Blum–Shub pseudorandom number generator
The Blum–Blum–Shub pseudorandom number generator is a cryptographically secure generator based on the hardness of factoring large composite numbers, widely studied in theoretical computer science and cryptography.
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E.
RFC 3412
RFC 3412 is an Internet standard that specifies the message processing and dispatching procedures for the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) within the SNMPv3 framework.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
NIST Special Publication
ⓘ
cryptography standard ⓘ |
| abbreviation |
NIST SP 800-38D
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
SP 800-38D
|
| appliesTo |
AES-based cryptographic modules
ⓘ
block cipher implementations ⓘ |
| area |
applied cryptography
ⓘ
information security ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| defines |
GCM
ⓘ
Graduate Management Admission Council ⓘ
surface form:
GMAC
AES-GCM ⓘ
surface form:
Galois/Counter Mode of operation
|
| definesProperty | authenticated encryption with associated data ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
confidentiality and authenticity
ⓘ
integrity protection ⓘ |
| includes |
guidance on key management assumptions for GCM
ⓘ
guidance on tag length selection ⓘ requirements for initialization vectors in GCM ⓘ requirements for nonce selection in GCM ⓘ security considerations for GCM misuse ⓘ |
| intendedFor |
designers of cryptographic modules
ⓘ
implementers of cryptographic algorithms ⓘ security protocol designers ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| partOfSeries |
NIST SP 800 series
ⓘ
surface form:
NIST Special Publication 800 series
|
| provides |
guidelines for secure use of GCM
ⓘ
guidelines for secure use of GMAC ⓘ |
| publisher |
National Institute of Standards and Technology
ⓘ
U.S. Department of Commerce ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
NIST SP 800-38A
ⓘ
NIST SP 800-38B ⓘ NIST SP 800-38C ⓘ NIST SP 800-38E ⓘ |
| specifiesFor |
Advanced Encryption Standard
ⓘ
surface form:
AES
Advanced Encryption Standard ⓘ |
| standardizes | GCM mode for U.S. federal government use ⓘ |
| subject |
GCM
ⓘ
Graduate Management Admission Council ⓘ
surface form:
GMAC
AES-GCM ⓘ
surface form:
Galois/Counter Mode
authenticated encryption ⓘ block cipher modes of operation ⓘ message authentication codes ⓘ |
| title |
AES-GCM
ⓘ
surface form:
Recommendation for Block Cipher Modes of Operation: Galois/Counter Mode (GCM) and GMAC
|
| usedIn |
federal information systems
ⓘ
network security protocols ⓘ storage encryption systems ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: NIST SP 800-38D Description of subject: NIST SP 800-38D is a NIST special publication that specifies the Galois/Counter Mode (GCM) of operation for the Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) and provides guidelines for its secure use.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
NIST SP 800-38D Section 6
this entity surface form:
SP 800-38D
subject surface form:
Galois/Counter Mode