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Patrick O'Reilly
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Subject: NIST Release 3 Draft Special Publications


NIST announces the public comment release of the following 3 documents:
1. Special Publication (SP) 800-121, Guide to Bluetooth Security,
2. SP 800-107, Recommendation for Applications Using Approved Hash
Algorithms, and
3. SP 800-41 Revision 1, Guidelines on Firewalls and Firewall Policy.


1. Draft SP 800-121, Guide to Bluetooth Security, describes the
security capabilities of Bluetooth technologies and gives
recommendations to organizations employing Bluetooth technologies on
securing them effectively. Much of SP 800-121 was originally included
in draft NIST SP 800-48 Revision 1, Wireless Network Security for
IEEE 802.11a/b/g and Bluetooth, but based on public comments, the
Bluetooth material has been removed from SP 800-48 and placed in its
own publication. NIST requests comments on draft SP 800-121 by August
22, 2008. Please submit comments to 800-121comments@... with
"Comments SP 800-121" in the subject line.

URL: http://csrc.nist.gov/publications/PubsDrafts.html#800-121

2. The release of the 2nd draft Special Publication 800-107,
Recommendation for Applications Using Approved Hash Algorithms. This
document provides security guidelines for achieving the required or
desired security strengths when using cryptographic applications that
employ the approved cryptographic hash functions specified in Federal
Information Processing Standard (FIPS) 180-3, such as digital
signature applications, Keyed-hash Message Authentication Codes
(HMACs) and Hash-based Key Derivation Functions (HKDFs). Please
submit comments to quynh.dang@... with "Comments on Draft
800-107" in the subject line. The comment period closes on October 9, 2008.

URL: http://csrc.nist.gov/publications/PubsDrafts.html#800-107

3. Draft SP 800-41 Revision 1, Guidelines on Firewalls and Firewall
Policy, provides recommendations on developing firewall policies and
on selecting, configuring, testing, deploying, and managing
firewalls. The publication covers a number of firewall technologies,
including packet filtering, stateful inspection, application-proxy
gateways, host-based, and personal firewalls. SP 800-41 Revision 1
updates the original publication, which was released in 2002. NIST
requests comments on draft SP 800-41 Revision 1 by August 15, 2008.
Please submit comments to 800-41comments@... with "Comments SP
800-41" in the subject line.

URL: http://csrc.nist.gov/publications/PubsDrafts.html#800-41-Rev1