# ML-DSA (FIPS 204) — NIST cryptographic algorithm deprecation schedule: what is approved, deprecated, and disallowed, and when

For ML-DSA (FIPS 204), purpose is digital signature; current status is Approved; planned status is No change planned; replacement is N/A; source document is FIPS 204 (August 2024), recorded from its source on 2026-08-15.

- **Algorithm:** ML-DSA (FIPS 204)
- **Purpose:** digital signature _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Current status:** Approved
- **Planned status:** No change planned
- **Replacement:** N/A
- **Source document:** FIPS 204 (August 2024)

## What the source says

> Module-Lattice-Based Digital Signature Standard (ML-DSA)

## Source

- https://csrc.nist.gov/projects/post-quantum-cryptography

Last verified: 2026-08-15. Review by: 2027-02-11.
Part of [NIST cryptographic algorithm deprecation schedule: what is approved, deprecated, and disallowed, and when](https://referencesource.org/nist-cryptographic-algorithm-deprecation-schedule/).