Recommendation for Key Management - NIST

NIST Special Publication 800-57 Part 1 Revision 5 Recommendation for Key Management : Part 1 General Elaine Barker This publication is available free of charge from: C O M P U T E R S E C U R I T Y NIST Special Publication 800-57 Part 1 Revision 5 Recommendation for Key Management : Part 1 General Elaine Barker Computer Security Division Information Technology Laboratory This publication is available free of charge from: May 2020 Department of Commerce Wilbur L. Ross, Jr., Secretary National Institute of Standards and Technology Walter Copan, NIST Director and Under Secretary of Commerce for Standards and Technology Authority This publication has been developed by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in accordance with its statutory responsibilities under the Federal Information Security Modernization Act (FISMA) of 2014, 44 3551 et seq.

Cryptographic keys play an important part in the operation of cryptography. These keys are analogous to the combination of a safe. If a safe combination is known to an adversary, the strongest safe provides no security against penetration. The proper management of cryptographic keys is essential to the effective use of cryptography for security.

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