About NIST's Cryptographic Technology Group

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Strong cryptography is used to improve the security of information systems and the information they process. Users then take advantage of the availability of secure applications in the marketplace made possible by the appropriate use of standardized, high quality cryptography.<br/> <br/> <strong style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: "Source Sans Pro", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16.96px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><em style="box-sizing: border-box;"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20231205073347/https://www.nist.gov/staff/group/6871" style="box-sizing: border-box; background-color: transparent; color: rgb(51, 122, 183); text-decoration-line: none;">Staff Listing and Profiles</a></em></strong></p> <h3>Program Areas</h3> <p><a href="/web/20231205073347/https://csrc.nist.gov/Projects/Cryptographic-Standards-and-Guidelines">Cryptographic Standards and Guidelines</a></p> <ul> <li>Cryptographic standards and guidelines (by project area)</li> <li>Implementation-related references (test vectors & object identifiers)</li> <li>Guideline for using cryptography in the Federal Government</li> <li>Cryptographic standards development process</li> </ul> <p><a href="/web/20231205073347/https://csrc.nist.gov/Projects/Cryptographic-Research">Cryptographic Research</a></p> <ul> <li>Circuit complexity</li> <li>Elliptic curve cryptography</li> <li>Lightweight cryptography</li> <li>Pairing-based cryptography</li> <li>Post-quantum cryptography</li> <li>Privacy-enhancing cryptography</li> </ul> </p> </div> <div class="col-lg-4 col-md-12"> <div class="bs-callout bs-callout-danger" id="related-project-callout"> <h4>CT Projects</h4> <p> <a href="/web/20231205073347/https://csrc.nist.gov/Projects/block-cipher-techniques" id="relProjLink0">Block Cipher Techniques</a><br/> <a href="/web/20231205073347/https://csrc.nist.gov/Projects/circuit-complexity" id="relProjLink1">Circuit Complexity</a><br/> <a href="/web/20231205073347/https://csrc.nist.gov/Projects/computer-security-objects-register" id="relProjLink2">Computer Security Objects Register</a><br/> <a href="/web/20231205073347/https://csrc.nist.gov/Projects/crypto-publication-review-project" id="relProjLink3">Crypto Publication Review Project</a><br/> <a href="/web/20231205073347/https://csrc.nist.gov/Projects/crypto-reading-club" id="relProjLink4">Crypto Reading Club</a><br/> <a href="/web/20231205073347/https://csrc.nist.gov/Projects/crypto-standards-development-process" id="relProjLink5">Crypto Standards Development Process</a><br/> <a href="/web/20231205073347/https://csrc.nist.gov/Projects/cryptographic-standards-and-guidelines" id="relProjLink6">Cryptographic Standards and Guidelines</a><br/> <a href="/web/20231205073347/https://csrc.nist.gov/Projects/digital-signatures" id="relProjLink7">Digital Signatures</a><br/> <a href="/web/20231205073347/https://csrc.nist.gov/Projects/elliptic-curve-cryptography" id="relProjLink8">Elliptic Curve Cryptography</a><br/> <a href="/web/20231205073347/https://csrc.nist.gov/Projects/hash-functions" id="relProjLink9">Hash Functions</a><br/> <a href="/web/20231205073347/https://csrc.nist.gov/Projects/stateful-hash-based-signatures" id="relProjLink10">Hash-Based Signatures</a><br/> <a href="/web/20231205073347/https://csrc.nist.gov/Projects/interoperable-randomness-beacons" id="relProjLink11">Interoperable Randomness Beacons</a><br/> <a href="/web/20231205073347/https://csrc.nist.gov/Projects/key-management" id="relProjLink12">Key Management</a><br/> <a href="/web/20231205073347/https://csrc.nist.gov/Projects/lightweight-cryptography" id="relProjLink13">Lightweight Cryptography</a><br/> <a href="/web/20231205073347/https://csrc.nist.gov/Projects/Message-Authentication-Codes" id="relProjLink14">Message Authentication Codes</a><br/> <a href="/web/20231205073347/https://csrc.nist.gov/Projects/threshold-cryptography" id="relProjLink15">Multi-Party Threshold Cryptography</a><br/> <a href="/web/20231205073347/https://csrc.nist.gov/Projects/pairing-based-cryptography" id="relProjLink16">Pairing-Based Cryptography</a><br/> <a href="/web/20231205073347/https://csrc.nist.gov/Projects/pki-testing" id="relProjLink17">PKI Testing</a><br/> <a href="/web/20231205073347/https://csrc.nist.gov/Projects/post-quantum-cryptography" id="relProjLink18">Post-Quantum Cryptography</a><br/> <a href="/web/20231205073347/https://csrc.nist.gov/Projects/pqc-dig-sig" id="relProjLink19">PQC Digital Signature Schemes</a><br/> <a href="/web/20231205073347/https://csrc.nist.gov/Projects/pec" id="relProjLink20">Privacy-Enhancing Cryptography</a><br/> <a href="/web/20231205073347/https://csrc.nist.gov/Projects/random-bit-generation" id="relProjLink21">Random Bit Generation</a><br/> </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="row"> <div class="col-md-12 historical-data-area" id="historical-data-area"> <span>Created <span id="page-created-date">May 24, 2016</span>, Updated <span id="page-updated-date">October 03, 2022</span></span> </div> </div> <div id="footer-pusher"></div> </div> <footer id="footer"> <div 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