The NIST CAVP (Cryptographic Algorithm Validation Program) utilizes the ACVTS (Automated Cryptographic Validation Test System). This is a set of programs and procedures for validating the implementation of approved cryptographic algorithms in order to support the certification for those implementations.
The CMVP maintains an online server that CST Labs can use to get test vectors and submit responses. This is the “automated” part of ACVTS. As a customer of NIST and a CST Lab, you will ...