NIST is developing a Special Publication (SP 800-152) that will be entitled ?A Profile for U. S. Federal Cryptographic Key Management Systems (CKMS)?. This Profile will be based on the Special Publication 800-130, entitled ?A Framework for Designing Cryptographic Key Management Systems.? The Framework covers topics that should be considered by a product or system designer when designing a CKMS and specifies requirements for the design and its documentation. The Profile, however, will cover not only a CKMS design, but also its procurement, installation, management, and operation throughout its lifetime. An initial draft of the Profile requirements is now available at
http://csrc.nist.gov/publications/PubsSPs.html for public comment and for discussion by participants of the CKM Workshop scheduled for September 10-11. Details of the workshop are available at
http://www.nist.gov/itl/csd/ct/ckm_workshop_2012.cfm . Please provide comments by October 10, 2012 to
ckmsdesignframework@nist.gov, with "Comments on SP 800-152 Profile Requirements" in the subject line.