Federal Register
May 7, 1998
Vol. 63, No. 88
Pages 25201-25202
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Institute of Standards and Technology
[Docket No. 980413093-8093-01]
NOTICE OF TERMINATION OF VALIDATION SERVICES FOR
FEDERAL INFORMATION PROCESSING STANDARDS (FIPS)
AGENCY: National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; Termination of Validation Services.
SUMMARY: The NIST is terminating validation services for the following Federal Information Processing Standards:
The NIST announced on October 10, 1997, (62 FR 52976) that it would terminate validation services for FIPS 21-4, COBOL, and FIPS 69-1, Fortran, by September 30, 1998, or earlier if private industry validation services were established. Since such services are now available, NIST is terminating these validation services effective June 7, 1998.
NIST is also terminating validation services for FIPS 113 and FIPS 171 on June 7, 1998. Neither service has been used over the past few years. Verification of proper implementation for these two standards will now be performed as part of the Cryptographic Module Validation Program (CMVP). Accredited Cryptographic Module Testing (CMT) Laboratories shall perform testing related to FIPS 113 and FIPS 171 – if applicable - for cryptographic modules undergoing FIPS 140-1 validation testing, in accordance with guidance provided by NIST.
A Directory of Conformance Testing Programs, Products, and Services is available on the World Wide Web (WWW) at the Universal Resource Locator (URL) -- http://www.nist.gov/ctdirectory.html. NIST test suites and testing procedures are distributed freely and are accessible from the Directory. Additional conformance testing information is available on the URL -- http://www.nist.gov/div897/ctg.
EFFECTIVE DATE: June 7, 1998.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
For FIPS 21-4 and FIPS 69-1: Lynne S. Rosenthal, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD 20899, telephone (301) 975-3353, e-mail lsr@nist.gov.
For FIPS 113 and FIPS 171: James G. Foti, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD 20899, telephone (301) 975-5237, e-mail james.foti@nist.gov.
AUTHORITY: Federal Information Processing Standards Publications (FIPS PUBS) are issued by the National Institute of Standards and Technology after approval by the Secretary of Commerce pursuant to Section 5131 of the Information Technology Management Reform Act of 1996, and the Computer Security Act of 1987, as amended, (Public Law 104-106).
Dated: April 29, 1998
Robert E. Hebner, Acting Deputy Director
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