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FIPS Publications

Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) Publications are standards issued by NIST after approval by the Secretary of Commerce pursuant to the Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA).

NumberDateTitle
FIPS 202August 2015 SHA-3 Standard: Permutation-Based Hash and Extendable-Output Functions
FIPS 202 FAQ
doi:10.6028/NIST.FIPS.202 [Direct Link]
Federal Register Notice
Press Release
Comments received on Draft FIPS 202
Draft FIPS 202 (May 2014)
FIPS 201-2August 2013 Personal Identity Verification (PIV) of Federal Employees and Contractors
FIPS 201-2 FAQ
doi:10.6028/NIST.FIPS.201-2 [Direct Link]
2012 Draft Comments and Dispositions
2011 Draft Comments and Dispositions
Revised Draft (July 2012)
Draft FIPS 201-2 (March 2011)
FIPS 200March 2006 Minimum Security Requirements for Federal Information and Information Systems
FIPS 200 FAQ
doi:10.6028/NIST.FIPS.200 [Direct Link]
FIPS 199February 2004 Standards for Security Categorization of Federal Information and Information Systems
FIPS 199 FAQ
doi:10.6028/NIST.FIPS.199 [Direct Link]
FIPS 198-1July 2008 The Keyed-Hash Message Authentication Code (HMAC)
FIPS 198-1 FAQ
doi:10.6028/NIST.FIPS.198-1 [Direct Link]
FIPS 197November 2001 Advanced Encryption Standard (AES)
FIPS 197 FAQ
doi:10.6028/NIST.FIPS.197 [Direct Link]
Comments received on Draft FIPS 197
FIPS 186-4July 2013 Digital Signature Standard (DSS)
FIPS 186-4 FAQ
doi:10.6028/NIST.FIPS.186-4 [Direct Link]
Comments received on FIPS 186-4 (Dec. 2015)
Request for Comments on FIPS 186-4 (Oct. 2015)
Press Release (07-23-2013)
Proposed Change Notice for FIPS 186-3 (Apr. 2012)
Request for Comments on Proposed Change Notice (Apr. 2012)
FIPS 180-4August 2015 Secure Hash Standard (SHS)
FIPS 180-4 (revised Applicability Clause, Aug. 2015) FAQ
doi:10.6028/NIST.FIPS.180-4 [Direct Link]
Federal Register Notice
Comments received on Draft FIPS 180-4 (Aug. 2014)
FIPS 140-2May 25, 2001 (Change Notice 2, 12/3/2002)Security Requirements for Cryptographic Modules
FIPS 140-2 (including change notices as of 12-03-2002) FAQ
doi:10.6028/NIST.FIPS.140-2 [Direct Link]
Annex A: Approved Security Functions
Annex B: Approved Protection Profiles
Annex C: Approved Random Number Generators
Annex D: Approved Key Establishment Techniques
FIPS 140-2 (EPUB) FAQ
Comments on FIPS 140-1 (Oct. 1998)
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