The transition to ACVTS has been finalized and announced to the public on October 18th. With the announcement, it’s time to begin planning for the transition. Here’s what we know so far -- The CAVS system will remain operational through June 30, 2020. New submission can be made until 11:59pm on that day. The new
The Cryptographic Algorithm Validation Program (CAVP) is the group within NIST that oversees the validation and testing of cryptographic algorithms found in security modules. Most vendors are introduced to the CAVP while the are pursuing a FIPS 140 validation under the sibling Cryptographic Module validation Program (CMVP). The ACVP has announced a new system for