CMVP Security Policy Requirements: CMVP Validation Authority Updates to ISO/IEC 24759 and ISO/IEC 19790 Annex B

Hawes, David; Calis, Alexander; Crombie, Roy

doi:https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.SP.800-140Br1.2pd

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NIST SP 800-140B Rev. 1 (2nd Public Draft)

CMVP Security Policy Requirements: CMVP Validation Authority Updates to ISO/IEC 24759 and ISO/IEC 19790 Annex B

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Date Published: October 17, 2022
Comments Due: December 5, 2022 (public comment period is CLOSED)
Email Questions to: sp800-140-comments@nist.gov

Author(s)

David Hawes (NIST), Alexander Calis (NIST), Roy Crombie (Canadian Centre for Cyber Security)

Announcement

The initial public draft introduced four significant changes to NIST SP 800-140B:

Defines a more detailed structure and organization for the Security Policy
Captures Security Policy requirements that are defined outside of ISO/IEC 19790 and ISO/IEC 24759
Builds the Security Policy document as a combination of the subsection information
Generates the approved algorithm table based on lab/vendor selections from the algorithm tests

This second public draft addresses the comments made on the initial draft, including concerns with the structure of the Security Policy and the process for creating it. Appendix B provides details on these changes.

The NIST SP 800-140x series supports Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) Publication 140-3, Security Requirements for Cryptographic Modules, and its associated validation testing program, the Cryptographic Module Validation Program (CMVP). The series specifies modifications to ISO/IEC 19790 Annexes and ISO/IEC 24759 as permitted by the validation authority.

Abstract

NIST Special Publication (SP) 800-140Br1 is to be used in conjunction with ISO/IEC 19790 Annex B and ISO/IEC 24759 section 6.14. The special publication modifies only those requirements identified in this document. SP 800-140Br1 also specifies the content of the information required in ISO/IEC 19790 Annex B. As a validation authority, the Cryptographic Module Validation Program (CMVP) may modify, add, or delete Vendor Evidence (VE) and/or Test Evidence (TE) specified under paragraph 6.14 of the ISO/IEC 24759 and specify the order of the security policy as specified in ISO/IEC 19790:2012 B.1.

Keywords

Cryptographic Module Validation Program; CMVP; FIPS 140 testing; FIPS 140; ISO/IEC 19790; ISO/IEC 24759; testing requirement; vendor evidence; vendor documentation; security policy

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Documentation

Publication:
https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.SP.800-140Br1.2pd
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Supplemental Material:
Comments received on initial public draft + CMVP responses (pdf)

Document History:
05/12/22: SP 800-140B Rev. 1 (Draft)
10/17/22: SP 800-140B Rev. 1 (Draft)

Topics

Security and Privacy

cryptography, testing & validation