NIST cryptographic standards framework

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The NIST cryptographic standards framework is a comprehensive set of guidelines and specifications developed by the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology to ensure secure, interoperable, and reliable cryptographic mechanisms for federal and industry use.

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instanceOf cryptographic standards framework
information security standard framework
appliesTo federal government information systems
industry information systems
associatedWith Cryptographic Algorithm Validation Program NERFINISHED
Cryptographic Module Validation Program NERFINISHED
characteristic based on open cryptographic research
publicly available specifications
subject to public review and comment
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
developedBy National Institute of Standards and Technology NERFINISHED
focusesOn cryptographic algorithms
cryptographic key management
cryptographic modules
digital signatures
hash functions
public-key cryptography
random bit generation
symmetric-key encryption
governs implementation of cryptographic modules
key establishment mechanisms
key management lifecycles
selection of cryptographic algorithms
validation of cryptographic modules
includesStandard FIPS 140 series NERFINISHED
FIPS 186 NERFINISHED
FIPS 197 NERFINISHED
SP 800-131A NERFINISHED
SP 800-175A NERFINISHED
SP 800-175B NERFINISHED
SP 800-38 series NERFINISHED
SP 800-56 series NERFINISHED
SP 800-57 series NERFINISHED
SP 800-90 series NERFINISHED
maintainedBy National Institute of Standards and Technology NERFINISHED
objective promote interoperability of cryptographic products
promote strong, vetted cryptographic algorithms
provide guidance for algorithm transitions
reduce implementation vulnerabilities
partOf U.S. federal information security standards
purpose ensure interoperable cryptographic mechanisms
ensure reliable cryptographic mechanisms
ensure secure cryptographic mechanisms
scope federal non-national security systems
supports compliance with FISMA
federal information security policies
usedBy U.S. federal agencies
commercial vendors
security product testing laboratories

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NIST SP 800-56C conformsTo NIST cryptographic standards framework
FIPS 198-1 conformsTo NIST cryptographic standards framework