NIST maintains its cryptography standards and guidelines using a periodic review process.
NIST requests public comments on all aspects of NIST Special Publication (SP) 800-102, Recommendation for Digital Signature Timeliness, 2009.
This publication discusses the use of timestamps to establish the time when a digital signature was generated. The Cryptographic Algorithm Validation Program does not test for conformance with this publication. NIST is interested in learning how widely (or not) this recommendation is currently implemented and what Trusted Timestamp Authorities are being used.
Note that two other publications have been developed that also address the use of timestamps: American National Standards Institute (ANSI) X9.95 (Trusted Time Stamp Management and Security) and ISO/IEC 18014 (Time-stamping Services).
The public comment period is open through January 14, 2025. Send comments to [email protected] with “Comments on SP 800-102” in the subject line.
Comments received in response to this request will be posted on the Crypto Publication Review Project site after the due date. Submitters’ names and affiliations (when provided) will be included, while contact information will be removed. See the project site for additional information about the review process.
