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For 20 years, the Computer Security Resource Center (CSRC) has provided access to NIST's cybersecurity- and information security-related projects, publications, news and events.   CSRC supports stakeholders in government, industry and academia—both in the U.S. and internationally.

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Recent News

Decision to Convert FIPS 198-1 to a NIST Special Publication November 4, 2022
After considering two rounds of public comments, NIST has decided to convert FIPS 198-1, "The Keyed-Hash Message Authentication Code (HMAC)" to a NIST Special Publication.
Draft Project Description for Securing Water and Wastewater Utilities November 2, 2022
The National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCoE) has published for comment a draft project description, Securing Water and Wastewater Utilities: Cybersecurity for the Water and Wastewater Systems Sector.
Summary and Analysis of Responses to CUI Series Pre-Draft Call for Comments November 1, 2022
In July 2022, NIST issued a Pre-Draft Call for Comments on the Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) series of publications.
Proposal to Withdraw SP 800-106 October 18, 2022
NIST is proposing to withdraw Special Publication (SP) 800-106. Please submit public comments by November 18, 2022.
NIST SP 800-140B Rev. 1 (Second Public Draft) Available for Public Comment October 17, 2022
The second public draft of NIST Special Publication (SP) 800-140Br1 (Revision 1), CMVP Security Policy Requirements: CMVP Validation Authority Updates to ISO/IEC 24759 and ISO/IEC 19790 Annex B, is now available for public...

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Upcoming Events

Special Topics on Privacy and Public Auditability — Event 4 November 21, 2022
Featured topics: anonymous credentials, blind signatures, private authentication. Structure: welcome; three invited talks; panel conversation. Date and time: November 21st, 2022, 09:00–12:30 EST [Note: it was postponed to...
Fourth PQC Standardization Conference November 29, 2022 - December 1, 2022
REGISTER HERE! At this conference, we will discuss various aspects of the candidate algorithms and obtain valuable feedback for informing decisions on standardization. NIST will invite the submission teams for both the...

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