- Working drafts outline changes to the PIV specifications for new cryptographic algorithms.
- The original source is linked below. Announced outcomes are distinguished from demonstrated results.
What was released
NIST published initial working drafts on 12 June 2026 covering changes to Personal Identity Verification specifications. The drafts examine how to support ML-DSA signatures and ML-KEM key encapsulation.
Where the changes sit
The draft set addresses the card application data model, command interface, and cryptographic algorithms and key sizes. An accompanying overview discusses gaps and the proposed approach.
Draft is the operative word
This article describes those working drafts at publication. It does not claim that they are final standards or that existing credentials can be migrated without further work. Check the official project for subsequent revisions.
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Recorded source-check date: 10 Sep 2026. A link is not, by itself, evidence that every claim has been independently verified.
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