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NIST Picks Lightweight Cryptography to Secure Small Devices

Stefan Hansen: 13. February 2023

Security experts from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have declared Ascon - a group of cryptographic algorithms - as the...

IoT cryptography NIST

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NIST Post-Quantum Cryptography: SIKE’s Standardization Failure

Edlyn Teske: 09. August 2022

Just a month ago, NIST announced its selection of three digital signature algorithms and one key establishment mechanism (KEM) for future use in...

Crypto-Agility Quantum Computing NIST

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NIST Quantum-Resistant Crypto Standards Released: Act Now

Edlyn Teske: 22. July 2022

An over five-year-long process has come to a preliminary end: On July 5, 2022, NIST issued the long-awaited announcement of the winners of Round 3 of...

CSG Crypto-Agility Quantum Computing NIST

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NIST PQC Finalists Update: It’s Over For The Rainbow

Edlyn Teske: 26. March 2022

Last month, one of the three NIST finalists for post-quantum signature schemes received its final nail in the coffin: Ward Beullens, a PostDoc at IBM...

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A NIST-Based Summary of Cryptographic Algorithms

Cryptomathic: 27. December 2019

A system's cryptographic protection against attacks and malicious penetration is determined by two factors: (1) the strength of the keys and the...

Key Management Symmetric Encryption NIST

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NIST & FIPS Considerations for EMV Tokenization

Martin Rupp (guest): 03. October 2019

In this article, we will review some of the constraints of an EMV tokenization solution when it comes to FIPS and more generally, NIST considerations.

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