The load-bearing documents for a DIB program — CMMC / DFARS regulatory text (eCFR), federal rulemaking, NIST publications and OIRA review — organized as a library. Pick a document; the reader shows the dex dossier: what it says, why it matters, and the concrete obligations it imposes. Originals open at the source.
SP 800-78-6, Cryptographic Algorithms and Key Sizes for Personal Identity VerificationInitial Working Draft
NIST released initial working drafts updating PIV standards to support post-quantum cryptography using ML-DSA and ML-KEM.
NIST has published initial working drafts for SP 800-73-6 and SP 800-78-6 to update Personal Identity Verification (PIV) standards for post-quantum cryptography (PQC). The drafts propose a dual-stack model that preserves existing classical PIV keys while adding new key references and data objects for PQC credentials, ensuring backward compatibility and incremental deployment. A supporting PQC overview provides a gap analysis and outlines the general approach under consideration.
DIBs must monitor these evolving PIV standards as they transition to PQC, which will eventually impact how identity credentials are issued, validated, and protected against quantum computing threats.