Cryptography–Government–United States
Source: National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
Guideline for Implementing Cryptography In the Federal Government (PDF; 808 KB)
“NIST SP 800-21 [Second Edition] is intended to provide a structured, yet flexible set of guidelines for selecting, specifying, employing, and evaluating cryptographic protection mechanisms in Federal information systems—and thus, makes a significant contribution toward satisfying the security requirements of the Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA) of 2002, Public Law 107-347. The current version also reflects the elimination of the waiver process by the Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA) of 2002. Under current law, NIST standards and recommendations are binding for Federal systems that are not designated national security systems.”

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