Federal information processing standards (FIPS)

News and Updates

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NIST Updates FIPS 201 Personal Identity Credential Standard

January 24, 2022

To ensure that federal employees have a broader set of modern options for accessing facilities and electronic resources, the National Institute of Standards and

NIST Releases SHA-3 Cryptographic Hash Standard

August 5, 2015

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has released the final version of its " Secure Hash Algorithm-3" standard, a next-generation tool for

Final Version of Industrial Control Systems Security Guide Published

June 21, 2011

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has issued the final version of its Guide to Industrial Control Systems (ICS) Security (SP 800-82)

Events

ANSI/NIST-ITL Update Workshop

Mon, Aug 25 - Fri, Aug 29 2025

UPDATE - CONFERENCE POSTPONEMENT We regret to inform you that NIST is opting to postpone the scheduled ANSI/NIST-ITL

Projects and Programs

Cybersecurity for Smart Grid Systems

Completed

Objective: To develop the measurement science needed to advance the development and standardization of cybersecurity, including privacy, policies, measures, procedures, and resiliency, in the smart electric grid. What is the new technical idea? As a result of deployment of new smart grid

Cryptographic Algorithm Validation Program

Ongoing

For more information regarding the Cryptographic Algorithm Validation Program, please visit the Computer Security Resource Center (CSRC).

Personal Identity Verification (PIV) of Federal Employees and Contractors

Ongoing

For more information regarding the Personal Identity Verification (PIV) of Federal Employees and Contractors, please visit the Computer Security Resource Center (CSRC).

Publications

Interfaces for Personal Identity Verification Part 2 – PIV Card Application Card Command Interface

July 15, 2024

Author(s)

Hildegard Ferraiolo, Ketan Mehta, Salvatore Francomacaro, Ramaswamy Chandramouli, Sarbari Gupta

FIPS 201 defines the requirements and characteristics of government-wide interoperable identity credentials for use in applications that provide access to

Interfaces for Personal Identity Verification Part 1 – PIV Card Application Namespace, Data Model, and Representation

July 15, 2024

Author(s)

Hildegard Ferraiolo, Ketan Mehta, Salvatore Francomacaro, Ramaswamy Chandramouli, Sarbari Gupta

FIPS 201 defines the requirements and characteristics of government-wide interoperable identity credentials for use in applications that provide access to

Interfaces for Personal Identity Verification Part 3 – PIV Client Application Programming Interface

July 15, 2024

Author(s)

Hildegard Ferraiolo, Ketan Mehta, Salvatore Francomacaro, Ramaswamy Chandramouli, Sarbari Gupta

FIPS 201 defines the requirements and characteristics of government-wide interoperable identity credentials for use in applications that provide access to

Cryptographic Algorithms and Key Sizes for Personal Identity Verification

July 15, 2024

Author(s)

Hildegard Ferraiolo, Andrew Regenscheid

Federal Information Processing Standard 201-3 (FIPS 201-3) defines the requirements for Personal Identity Verification (PIV) life cycle activities, including