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William E. Burr, Hildegard Ferraiolo, David A. Waltermire
Abstract
The US National Institute of Standards and Technology's highly visible work in four key areas--cryptographic standards, role-based access control, identification card standards, and security automation--has and continues to shape computer and information security at both national and global levels. This article is part of a special issue on NIST contributions to IT.
Burr, W.
, Ferraiolo, H.
and Waltermire, D.
(2014),
NIST and Computer Security, IEEE IT Professional, [online], https://doi.org/10.1109/MITP.2013.88, https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=914537
(Accessed October 14, 2025)