From: dustin.moody at nist.gov (Moody, Dustin (Fed)) Date: Mon, 1 Aug 2016 13:38:57 +0000 Subject: [Pqc-forum] Draft submission requirements and evaluation criteria for NIST PQC process Message-ID: The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is requesting comments on a new process to solicit, evaluate, and standardize one or more quantum-resistant public-key cryptographic algorithms. Currently, public-key cryptographic algorithms are specified in FIPS 186-4, Digital Signature Standard, as well as special publications SP 800-56A Revision 2, Recommendation for Pair-Wise Key Establishment Schemes Using Discrete Logarithm Cryptography and SP 800-56B Revision 1, Recommendation for Pair-Wises Key-Establishment Schemes Using Integer Factorization Cryptography. However, these algorithms are vulnerable to attacks from large-scale quantum computers (see NISTIR 8105 Report on Post Quantum Cryptography). As a first step in this process, NIST is publishing draft minimum acceptability requirements, submission requirements, and evaluation criteria for candidate algorithms to solicit public comment. It is intended that the new public-key cryptography standards will specify one or more additional unclassified, publicly disclosed digital signature, public-key encryption, and key-establishment algorithms that are available worldwide, and are capable of protecting sensitive government information well into the foreseeable future, including after the advent of quantum computers. The draft requirements and evaluation criteria are available on the NIST Computer Security Resource Center website: http://www.nist.gov/pqcrypto. The public comment period closes on September 16, 2016. Send comments to pqc-comments at nist.gov, with subject line "Comment on Post-Quantum Cryptography Requirements and Evaluation Criteria." Dustin Moody NIST As a reminder, you can use this forum to discuss issues related to NIST's post-quantum standardization efforts. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://email.nist.gov/pipermail/pqc-forum/attachments/20160801/188bbda6/attachment.html