NIST Picks Ascon Algorithms to Protect Data on IoT, Small Electronic Devices

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has selected a group of cryptographic algorithms called Ascon as the lightweight cryptography standard to protect data flowing through IoT devices.Following a multi-year effort that included security code reviews, NIST announced the Ascon family of algorithms will soon be the standard to protect data created and transmitted by the Internet of Things (IoT), including its myriad tiny sensors and actuators. The Ascon algorithms, develop