NIST SP 800-38E
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NIST SP 800-38E is a NIST Special Publication that specifies the XTS-AES mode of operation for the Advanced Encryption Standard, primarily for encrypting data on storage devices.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| NIST SP 800-38E canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7000172 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: NIST SP 800-38E Context triple: [NIST SP 800-38D, relatedTo, NIST SP 800-38E]
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A.
NIST SP 800-38C
NIST SP 800-38C is a NIST Special Publication that specifies the CCM (Counter with CBC-MAC) mode of operation for block cipher encryption used to provide both confidentiality and integrity.
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B.
NIST SP 800-38B
NIST SP 800-38B is a NIST Special Publication that specifies the CMAC (Cipher-based Message Authentication Code) mode of operation for block cipher algorithms used to provide data integrity and authentication.
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C.
NIST SP 800-38A
NIST SP 800-38A is a NIST special publication that defines approved block cipher modes of operation for the Advanced Encryption Standard (AES), including methods for encryption and decryption in various security applications.
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D.
NIST SP 800-38D
NIST SP 800-38D is a NIST special publication that specifies the Galois/Counter Mode (GCM) of operation for the Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) and provides guidelines for its secure use.
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E.
NIST SP 800-56C
NIST SP 800-56C is a NIST Special Publication that provides recommendations for key derivation methods in key-establishment schemes used in cryptographic systems.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: NIST SP 800-38E Target entity description: NIST SP 800-38E is a NIST Special Publication that specifies the XTS-AES mode of operation for the Advanced Encryption Standard, primarily for encrypting data on storage devices.
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A.
NIST SP 800-38C
NIST SP 800-38C is a NIST Special Publication that specifies the CCM (Counter with CBC-MAC) mode of operation for block cipher encryption used to provide both confidentiality and integrity.
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B.
NIST SP 800-38B
NIST SP 800-38B is a NIST Special Publication that specifies the CMAC (Cipher-based Message Authentication Code) mode of operation for block cipher algorithms used to provide data integrity and authentication.
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C.
NIST SP 800-38A
NIST SP 800-38A is a NIST special publication that defines approved block cipher modes of operation for the Advanced Encryption Standard (AES), including methods for encryption and decryption in various security applications.
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D.
NIST SP 800-38D
NIST SP 800-38D is a NIST special publication that specifies the Galois/Counter Mode (GCM) of operation for the Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) and provides guidelines for its secure use.
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E.
NIST SP 800-56C
NIST SP 800-56C is a NIST Special Publication that provides recommendations for key derivation methods in key-establishment schemes used in cryptographic systems.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
NIST Special Publication
ⓘ
cryptographic standard ⓘ |
| applicationDomain |
data-at-rest protection
ⓘ
disk encryption ⓘ storage encryption ⓘ |
| appliesTo | Advanced Encryption Standard ⓘ |
| category |
cryptography
ⓘ
information security ⓘ |
| defines | XTS-AES mode for the Advanced Encryption Standard ⓘ |
| doesNotAddress |
authentication
ⓘ
integrity protection ⓘ |
| ensuresProperty | confidentiality ⓘ |
| focusesOn | confidentiality of data on storage devices ⓘ |
| fullTitle | Recommendation for Block Cipher Modes of Operation: The XTS-AES Mode for Confidentiality on Storage Devices ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
cryptographic module designers
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security engineers ⓘ storage device manufacturers ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| modeType | tweakable block cipher mode ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | NIST SP 800 series ⓘ |
| primaryUse |
encryption of data at rest
ⓘ
encryption of data on storage devices ⓘ |
| publishedBy | National Institute of Standards and Technology ⓘ |
| region |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| relatedTo |
NIST SP 800-38A
ⓘ
NIST SP 800-38B ⓘ NIST SP 800-38C ⓘ NIST SP 800-38D ⓘ |
| scope | block cipher mode of operation ⓘ |
| specifies | XTS-AES mode of operation ⓘ |
| specifiesAlgorithm | XTS-AES ⓘ |
| status | active recommendation ⓘ |
| supportsKeySize |
128-bit AES keys
ⓘ
256-bit AES keys ⓘ |
| usesBlockCipher |
AES
ⓘ
linked to:
Advanced Encryption Standard
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: NIST SP 800-38E Description of subject: NIST SP 800-38E is a NIST Special Publication that specifies the XTS-AES mode of operation for the Advanced Encryption Standard, primarily for encrypting data on storage devices.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.