CCF CSecurity2022: CPublisher: Springer
SACSelected Areas in Cryptography
SAC is a rank C conference in Network and Information Security in the CCF list's 7th edition (2026), as in 2022. The SAC 2027 deadline is not announced; past editions suggest early February. SAC 2026 took place on Aug 26–28, 2026 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Acceptance rate 2026: 25.7% (29/113).
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Data updated 8 November 2026 · rank from the CCF list's 7th edition
Latest edition
SAC 2026: call for papers timeline
- Feb 3, 2026, 11:59 UTCPaperCycle 1Community data · unverified
- May 12, 2026, 11:59 UTCPaperCycle 2Community data · unverified
- Aug 26–28, 2026Local timeConferenceOttawa, Ontario, Canada
AoE (Anywhere on Earth) is UTC−12 (time zones explained). These dates come from the ccf-deadlines community project and have not yet been checked against the conference website; confirm them there before you submit. Conference website ↗
Past editions
Dates, venues, deadlines and acceptance rates
| Year | Paper deadline | Acceptance | Papers (dblp) | Dates | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2026-02-02AoE | 25.7%29/113 · source | — | Aug 26–28, 2026 | Ottawa, Ontario, Canada |
| 2025 | 2025-01-27AoE | 26.6%29/109 · source | 29 | Aug 13–15, 2025 | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| 2024 | 2024-02-07AoE | 28.1%25/89 · source | 25 | Aug 28–30, 2024 | Montreal, Canada |
| 2023 | — | 46.7%21/45 · source | 21 | Aug 16–18, 2023 | Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada |
| 2022 | 2022-06-08UTC | 39.6%21/53 · source | 21 | Aug 24–26, 2022 | Windsor, Ontario, Canada |
| 2021 | 2021-07-12UTC | 38.3%23/60 · source | 23 | Sep 29 – Oct 1, 2021 | Virtual |
| 2020 | — | — | 27 | — | — |
| 2019 | — | — | 28 | — | — |
| 2018 | — | — | 22 | — | — |
| 2017 | — | — | 23 | — | — |
| 2016 | — | — | 30 | — | — |
| 2015 | — | — | 29 | — | — |
SAC 2027 deadline forecast: early February (not announced). The last paper deadlines: 2026: Feb 3, 2026; 2025: Jan 28, 2025; 2024: Feb 8, 2024. The conference's own announcement decides.
Paper counts are dblp's main proceedings only, without workshop volumes; acceptance rates link to the page they come from. dblp ↗
CCF list
SAC in the CCF list
- 7th edition (2026)
- CCF C Network and Information Security · no. 22
- 6th edition (2022)
- CCF C Network and Information Security
- Name in the list
- Selected Areas in Cryptography
- Publisher
- Springer
- dblp
- conf/sacrypt ↗
CCF counts the full (regular) papers of a listed conference: short papers, demos, technical briefs, summaries, Findings and the workshops held with a conference are outside the list. CCF also says the list is a recommendation and should not be used on its own to evaluate research; your institution's rules decide. What counts, case by case →
FAQ
About SAC
What CCF rank is SAC?
SAC is a rank C conference in Network and Information Security in the CCF list's 7th edition (2026), as in 2022.
When is the SAC 2027 deadline?
Not announced yet. The last paper deadlines were 2026: Feb 3, 2026; 2025: Jan 28, 2025; 2024: Feb 8, 2024, so early February is likely; the conference's announcement decides.
Where is SAC 2026?
SAC 2026 took place on Aug 26–28, 2026 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
What is the SAC acceptance rate?
2026: 113 submissions, 29 accepted, 25.7%. 2025: 26.6% (29/109). The history table links each figure to its source.
Do SAC workshop and short papers count as CCF C?
CCF counts the full (regular) papers of a listed conference: short papers, demos, technical briefs, summaries, Findings and the workshops held with a conference are outside the list. CCF also says the list is a recommendation and should not be used on its own to evaluate research; your institution's rules decide.
In more detail: Which CCF conference papers count · How to read conference deadlines
Sources: the CCF list of recommended international conferences and journals, 7th edition (published 31 March 2026, corrected 9 April 2026) and 6th edition (2022); editions, deadlines and acceptance rates from the ccf-deadlines community project (MIT licence), marked as community data until checked against each conference's website, then marked as checked with the website's own words; proceedings and paper counts from dblp (CC0).