The initial public draft of NIST Internal Report (IR) 8539, Security Property Verification by Transition Model, is now available for public comment. The public comment period is open through November 25, 2024.

NIST has released the initial public draft of Interagency Report (IR) 8532, Workshop on Enhancing Security of Devices and Components Across the Supply Chain. The comment period closes September 16, 2024.

The initial public draft of NIST Internal Report (IR) 8504, Access Control on NoSQL Databases, is now available for public comment. The deadline to submit comments is March 15, 2024.

NIST IR 8498 initial public draft, "Cybersecurity for Smart Inverters: Guidelines for Residential and Light Commercial Solar Energy Systems," is open for comment through June 10, 2024.

Initial Public Draft (IPD) NIST IR 8480, Attribute Validation Services for Identity Management, is available for public comment through Friday, November 8, 2024.

The initial public draft (ipd) of NIST Interagency Report (IR) 8446, Bridging the Gap between Standards on Random Number Generation: Comparison of SP 800-90 Series and AIS 20/31, is now available for public comment through December 20, 2024.

NIST indicated its interest in vetting another Rijndael variant for approval: Rijndael with 256-bit blocks (i.e., Rijndael-256) with a single key size of 256-bits. NIST plans to develop a draft standard for Rijndael-256 over the next year and requests public comments on this plan by June 25, 2025.

NIST has released the initial public draft (IPD) of Revision 1 of NIST Special Publication (SP) 800-189, Border Gateway Protocol Security and Resilience. The public comment period ends February 25, 2025.

The initial public draft of Special Publication (SP) 800-232, Ascon-Based Lightweight Cryptography Standards for Constrained Devices: Authenticated Encryption, Hash, and Extendable Output Functions is available for public comment through February 7, 2025.

The NIST National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCoE) has released the draft of the practice guide, Implementing a Zero Trust Architecture (NIST SP 1800-35), for public comment. The public comment period is open through January 31, 2025.

NIST's Crypto Publication Review Board has requested initial public comments on NIST Special Publications (SP) 800-56A, 800-56B, and 800-56C, in the "Recommendations for Key Establishment" subseries. The comment period is open through January 31, 2025.

The second public draft of NIST Internal Report (IR) 8467, "Genomic Data Cybersecurity and Privacy Frameworks Community Profile" and the initial public draft of NIST Cybersecurity White Paper (CSWP) 35, "Cybersecurity Threat Modeling the Genomic Data Sequencing Workflow" are open for public comment through January 30, 2025.

The NIST Privacy Framework Team is pleased to announce the release of the NIST Privacy Workforce Taxonomy, Initial Public Draft (IPD)! We welcome stakeholder feedback on the Workforce Taxonomy IPD by January 17, 2025.

NIST's Crypto Publication Review Board has requested initial public comments on NIST Special Publication 800-102, Recommendation for Digital Signature Timeliness. The comment period is open through January 14, 2025.

The final public drafts (fpd) of NIST Special Publication (SP) 800-157 Revision 1, Guidelines for Derived Personal Identity Verification (PIV) Credentials, and SP 800-217, Guidelines for Personal Identity Verification (PIV) Federation, are now available for public review and comment. The public comment period for both final drafts are open through January 10, 2025.

The initial public draft (ipd) of NIST Special Publication (SP) 800-172 Revision 3, Enhanced Security Requirements for Protecting Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI), is available for comment. The public comment period is open through January 10, 2025.

The initial public draft of NIST Internal Report (IR) 8547,  Transition to Post-Quantum Cryptography Standards, is now available for public comment. The public comment period is open through January 10, 2025.

NIST requests public comments on whether to pursue one or both approaches  (GCM and GMAC).The public comment period closes on March 14, 2025. 

The NCCoE has released for public comment the draft of NIST Cybersecurity White Paper (CSWP) 34, Mitigating Cybersecurity and Privacy Risks in Telehealth Smart Home Integration. The comment period for the draft is now open through January 6, 2025.

This report (NIST IR 8498) provides practical cybersecurity guidance for small-scale solar inverter implementations that are typically used in homes and small businesses.

The Initial Public Draft for SP 1326, NIST Cybersecurity Supply Chain Risk Management: Due Diligence Assessment Quick-Start Guide; is available for public comment. The public comment period is open through December 16, 2024.

Draft CSWP 36C, Reallocation of Temporary Identities - Applying 5G Cybersecurity & Privacy Capabilities White Paper Series for Public Comment. The public comment period is open through December 6, 2024.

NIST has published the final version of Special Publication (SP) 800-55, Measurement Guide for Information Security, which comprises: SP 800-55 Volume 1 and 2.

A draft of NIST Cybersecurity White Paper (CSWP) 37, "Automation of the NIST Cryptographic Module Validation Program: September 2024 Status Report," is now available for public comment through December 4, 2024.