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Key Management

Publications

The following NIST-authored publications are directly related to this project.

Series & Number Title Status Released
SP 800-108 Rev. 1 (Draft) Recommendation for Key Derivation Using Pseudorandom Functions Draft 10/18/2021
SP 800-56C Rev. 2 Recommendation for Key-Derivation Methods in Key-Establishment Schemes Final 08/18/2020
SP 800-133 Rev. 2 Recommendation for Cryptographic Key Generation Final 06/04/2020
SP 800-57 Part 1 Rev. 5 Recommendation for Key Management: Part 1 – General Final 05/04/2020
SP 800-56C Rev. 2 (Draft) Recommendation for Key-Derivation Methods in Key-Establishment Schemes Draft 03/24/2020
SP 800-57 Part 1 Rev. 5 (Draft) Recommendation for Key Management: Part 1 – General Draft 10/08/2019
SP 800-57 Part 2 Rev. 1 Recommendation for Key Management: Part 2 – Best Practices for Key Management Organizations Final 05/23/2019
SP 800-131A Rev. 2 Transitioning the Use of Cryptographic Algorithms and Key Lengths Final 03/21/2019
SP 800-56B Rev. 2 Recommendation for Pair-Wise Key-Establishment Using Integer Factorization Cryptography Final 03/21/2019
SP 800-56A Rev. 3 Recommendation for Pair-Wise Key-Establishment Schemes Using Discrete Logarithm Cryptography Final 04/16/2018
SP 800-152 A Profile for U.S. Federal Cryptographic Key Management Systems (CKMS) Final 10/28/2015
SP 800-57 Part 3 Rev. 1 Recommendation for Key Management, Part 3: Application-Specific Key Management Guidance Final 01/22/2015
ITL Bulletin A Profile of the Key Management Framework for the Federal Government Final 01/09/2014
SP 800-130 A Framework for Designing Cryptographic Key Management Systems Final 08/15/2013
White Paper Summary of the Workshop on Cryptographic Key Management Systems (CKMS), National Institute of Standards and Technology, September 10-11, 2012 Final 01/10/2013
ITL Bulletin Generating Secure Cryptographic Keys: A Critical Component of Cryptographic Key Management and the Protection of Sensitive Information Final 12/19/2012
SP 800-38F Recommendation for Block Cipher Modes of Operation: Methods for Key Wrapping Final 12/13/2012
SP 800-135 Rev. 1 Recommendation for Existing Application-Specific Key Derivation Functions Final 12/23/2011
SP 800-132 Recommendation for Password-Based Key Derivation: Part 1: Storage Applications Final 12/22/2010
NISTIR 7609 Cryptographic Key Management Workshop Summary -- June 8-9, 2009 Final 01/08/2010
SP 800-108 Recommendation for Key Derivation Using Pseudorandom Functions (Revised) Final 10/01/2009
Created January 04, 2017, Updated October 19, 2021