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FIPS 204 — Module-Lattice-Based Digital Signature Standard
Source scope
Specifies ML-DSA digital signatures. Algorithm adoption does not prove signer authority, factual truth, implementation correctness, or migration completion.
Publisher, edition, and currentness
| Publisher | NIST |
|---|---|
| Claim status | CURRENT TECHNICAL STANDARD |
| Version or edition | FIPS 204 |
| Publication status | FINAL |
| Publication date | 2024-08-13 |
| Official location | https://csrc.nist.gov/pubs/fips/204/final |
| K03 revalidated | 2026-08-15T23:55:00Z |
| Currentness assessment | Official NIST publication reviewed for K08 on 2026-08-15. |
| Superseded by | No successor is assigned in the current source catalog. |
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| Section | Proposition supported in this corpus | Official location |
|---|---|---|
| Abstract | FIPS 204 specifies ML-DSA for digital signatures. | Official section |
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Official NIST publication reviewed for K08 on 2026-08-15.
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