Abstract:The cipher technology belongs to the kernel technology in the information security With the advance of China’informatization process,it becomes essential t to normalize and effectively manage the cipher technology.To achieve the objective,it is the only road to develop advanced technology of cipher test and evaluation,and found the perfect testing and certification system of cryptography.The technology of cipher test and evaluation has become the very important content in the test and evaluation on information security,which is the foundation to build national information security testing evaluation and certification system.This paper briefly describes the current status and main content of the study of the cipher test and evaluation.Moreover,suggestions are provided on future technology development of cipher test and evaluation.