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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

Initial Public Draft of NIST IR 8427 Available for Comment September 7, 2022
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has released the initial public draft of NIST Interagency Report (IR) 8427, "Discussion on the Full Entropy Assumption of the SP 800-90 Series."
Third Public Draft of NIST SP 800-90C Available for Comment September 7, 2022
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has released the third public draft of NIST Special Publication (SP) 800-90C, "Recommendation for Random Bit Generator (RBG) Constructions."
Request for Additional PQC Digital Signature Schemes September 6, 2022
NIST is requesting additional digital signature scheme proposals to be considered in the PQC standardization process.
NIST Publishes SP 800-108 Revision 1 August 18, 2022
NIST is pleased to announce the release of Special Publication (SP) 800-108r1, Recommendation for Key Derivation Using Pseudorandom Functions.
NIST requests comments on IR 8214B initial public draft August 12, 2022
NIST requests public comments on the initial public draft (ipd) of NIST IR 8214B, Notes on Threshold EdDSA/Schnorr Signatures. 

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Upcoming Events

Information Security and Privacy Advisory Board (ISPAB) October 2022 Meeting October 26, 2022 - October 27, 2022
The Information Security and Privacy Advisory Board (ISPAB) is authorized by 15 U.S.C. 278g-4, as amended, and advises the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS), and...
Fourth PQC Standardization Conference November 29, 2022 - December 1, 2022
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 selected algorithms,...

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