Report on Lightweight Cryptography

March 31, 2017   ISO 27001

NIST recently announced the release of NISTIR 8114, Report on Lightweight Cryptography.

Link to the NISTIR 8114 document (PDF format) from the NIST Library website:
http://nvlpubs.nist.gov/nistpubs/ir/2017/NIST.IR.8114.pdf

Link to NISTIR 8114 located on the CSRC NISTIR page:
<http://csrc.nist.gov/publications/PubsNISTIRs.html#NIST-IR-8114>

This report provides an overview of lightweight cryptography, summarizes the findings of NIST’s lightweight cryptography project, and outlines NIST’s plans for the standardization of lightweight algorithms.

Announcement by:

NIST Computer Security Division (Attn: Pat O’Reilly)