NIST selects Ascon for new lightweight cryptography standard

The National Institute of Standards and Technology says it will publish the Ascon group of algorithms in its lightweight cryptography standard later this year.

WHY IT MATTERS

NIST has found "a worthy defender" of data generated by small Internet of Things-connected devices as the result of a four-year international competition, according to the announcement. 

In March 2019, NIST received 57 submissions and led a multi-round review process to examine and test the crypto. 

Ascon, designed by a team of cryptographers …

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