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Standards.gov

Standards.gov is your pathway to standards information. The NIST Standards Coordination Office advances the development, adoption, and use of technical standards, conformity assessment, laboratory accreditation, and quality management systems to promote U.S. innovation and international trade

Model Driven Security Functional Testing

Biometric Standards Program and Resource Center

This page is no longer maintained. It is provided for historical information. To learn about our current work, visit the Biometrics Program page.

IT System and Network Administration

The Information Technology (IT) System and Network Administration site represents NIST resources for managing, maintaining, and securing IT products that are

Mobile Security and Forensics

Mobile devices, such as Personal Digital Assistants (PDAs), Blackberry, and cell phones have become essential tools in our personal and professional lives. The

Personal Identity Verification (PIV) of Federal Employees and Contractors

In response to HSPD 12, the NIST Computer Security Division initiated a new program for improving the identification and authentication of Federal employees and

Access Control Policy Testing (ACPT)

Access control systems are among the most critical security components. Faulty policies, misconfigurations, or flaws in software implementation can result in

Nanosoccer Robots Ready to Compete in Upcoming RoboCup Games

June 16, 2009

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) will be serving up "soccer under glass" - the glass of a microscope lens - when nanosoccer makes its...

Between a polycrystalline material's grains (saffron layers) exist disorderly areas called grain boundaries

NIST Finds 'A Touch of Glass' in Metal, Settles Century-Old Question

June 16, 2009

Better predictions of how many valuable materials behave under stress could be on the way from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), where...

Shape Matters in the Case of Cobalt Nanoparticles

June 16, 2009

Shape is turning out to be a particularly important feature of some commercially important nanoparticles - but in subtle ways. New studies* by scientists at the...

photo of burned homes

NIST Study Offers First Detailed Look at the Progress of a Wildland-Urban Fire

June 16, 2009

A wildfire rages across southern California wildlands towards residential communities, endangering residents and firefighters and sending property up in smoke...

Microscopic photographs showing the level of fluorescence (green images) and the numbers of cells (blue images) at the time the cells were exposed to ricin and 6 hours later.

NIST Researchers 'All Aglow' Over New Test of Toxin Strength

June 16, 2009

A new National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) assay using a "glow or no glow" technique may soon help the U.S. Department of Homeland Security...

Combinatorial Testing

Combinatorial methods can reduce costs for software testing, and have significant applications in software engineering: Combinatorial or t-way testing is a

National Vulnerability Database (NVD)

The NVD is the U.S. government repository of standards based vulnerability management data represented using the Security Content Automation Protocol (SCAP)

Magnetic Nanostructures for Post-Complementary Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor (CMOS) Electronics

Just as integrated electronic circuits continue to pack on more and ever tinier components, so magnetic technologies for data storage and other applications

Cryptographic Algorithm Validation Program

The Cryptographic Algorithm Validation Program (CAVP) provides validation testing of FIPS-approved and NIST-recommended cryptographic algorithms and their

Nanoscale Processes and Measurements Group

Develops measurements that reveal, manipulate and tune the nanoscale physical processes and properties critical to advances in sensors and electronic devices based on quantum materials and utilizing quantum variables.

schematic of the MOTIS ion beam source

Novel Sources for Focused-ion Beams

Focused beams of ions have a wide range of uses, from nanoscale imaging to the fabrication of nanomaterials. We are developing novel cold-atom based ion sources

Program Review for Information Security Management Assistance (PRISMA)

The Program Review for Information Security Management Assistance (PRISMA) includes many review options and incorporates guidelines contained in Special

Information Security and Privacy Advisory Board (ISPAB)

In January 1988, the Congress enacted the Computer Security Act of 1987 ( Public Law 100-235). A provision of that law called for the establishment of the

Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA) Implementation Project

The FISMA Implementation Project was established in January 2003 to produce several key security standards and guidelines required by Congressional legislation

Awareness, Training, Education (ATE)

Public Law 100-235, "The Computer Security Act of 1987," mandated NIST and OPM to create guidelines on computer security awareness and training based on

Precision Measurement Grants Program

Since 1970, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has awarded Precision Measurement Grants for significant research in the field of

Announcing DRAFT NIST SP500-267 A Profile for IPv6 in the U.S. Government - Version 1.0 (Draft 2)

June 4, 2009

A DRAFT of NIST Special Publication 500-267, A Profile for IPv6 in the U.S. Government - Version 1.0 (Draft 2), is now available for public comment. This...

VCAT Agenda/Minutes 2008-2026

2008 - 2026 Agendas with Presentations and Minutes of Meetings Agendas & Presentations February 2026 (virtual meeting CANCELLED) October...

Federal Cybersecurity and Privacy Professionals Forum

The Federal Cybersecurity and Privacy Professionals Forum ( formerly the Federal Computer Security Managers Forum or FCSM) is an informal group sponsored by the

ANTD assists in the completion of the IEEE 802.21 Media Independent Handovers (MIH) standard specifications

June 1, 2009

January 2009 - The IEEE 802.21 standard was published on January 21, 2009. This is the final realization of a multi-year project to standardize a media...

Revision for Secure Domain Name System (DNS) Deployment Guide

June 1, 2009

March 2009 - NIST has drafted an update to the "Secure Domain Name System (DNS) Deployment Guide" (NIST Special Publication 800-81 Rev 1),the key Secure DNS...

Plasma Metrology

Experimental and computational techniques in support of commercial and scientific uses of plasmas.

First Labs Approved for Testing Communications Interoperability

May 20, 2009

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) Office for Interoperability and Compatibility (OIC) recently announced that it has recognized the first eight...

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