# NIST CMVP API

> Static JSON API for NIST Cryptographic Module Validation Program data. 1,084 active modules, 4,147 historical modules, 331 modules in process, and 5,231 certificate detail records. No auth required.

Base URL: https://hackidle.github.io/nist-cmvp-api/

All data is static JSON. Append paths to the base URL.

- `api/index.json` — API discovery endpoint with endpoint and docs links.
- `api/modules.json` — 1,084 active validated modules.
- `api/historical-modules.json` — 4,147 historical modules.
- `api/modules-in-process.json` — 331 modules currently in process.
- `api/metadata.json` — generation timestamp, counts, and source URLs.
- `api/certificates/{certificate}.json` — full detail record for a single CMVP certificate.
- `api/algorithms.json` — algorithm coverage summary across 1,608 certificates.

## Documentation

- [API Reference](api/docs.md): endpoint reference with examples and workflows.
- [Complete Documentation](llms-full.txt): fuller single-file agent reference.
- [OpenAPI](openapi.json): OpenAPI 3.0.3 schema for the JSON endpoints.

## Caveats

- Unofficial mirror of public CMVP data. Use https://csrc.nist.gov/projects/cryptographic-module-validation-program for authoritative source material.
- Static JSON only. Filter client-side after downloading the relevant resource.
- Browser JavaScript on another origin may need a proxy because GitHub Pages does not send permissive CORS headers.
- `api/algorithms.json` covers 1,608 certificates in the current build.