Conformance testing

News and Updates

IEEE 1451.0 - 2024 Standard Published Under Leadership of NIST Researchers

July 1, 2024

NIST researchers Eugene Song and Kang Lee chaired and led the development of the IEEE 1451.0 TM-2024 Standard for a Smart Transducer Interface for Sensors and

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NIST Helps Facilitate First-Ever Spectrum Sharing Between Military and Commercial Wireless Users

March 22, 2018

For the past three years, an important broker has had its eyes on a prime piece of property that it wants to allocate to multiple tenants to ensure maximum use

Updated NIST Software Uses Combination Testing to Catch Bugs Fast and Easy

November 9, 2010

Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have released an updated version of a computer system testing tool that can cut costs

Projects and Programs

Combinatorial Testing

Ongoing

For more information regarding the Combinatorial Testing, please visit the Computer Security Resource Center (CSRC)..

Cryptographic Algorithm Validation Program

Ongoing

For more information regarding the Cryptographic Algorithm Validation Program, please visit the Computer Security Resource Center (CSRC).

Cryptographic Module Validation Program (CMVP)

Ongoing

For more information regarding the Cryptographic Module Validation Program (CMVP), please visit the Computer Security Resource Center (CSRC).

Cyber-Physical Systems/Internet of Things Testbed

Ongoing

Objective - To develop general design principles useful to all cyber-physical systems testbed developers and the co-simulation community; to develop specific design concepts to guide the development, operation, and evolution of NIST’s IoT/CPS testbed; and to establish a cross-sector IoT/CPS testbed

Publications

An Abstract Model for Digital Forensic Tools - A Foundation for Systematic Error Mitigation Analysis

March 15, 2024

Author(s)

Chris Hargreaves, Alexander Nelson, Eoghan Casey

As automation within digital forensic tools becomes more advanced there is a need for a systematic approach to ensure the validity, reliability, and

CMVP Approved Security Functions

July 25, 2023

Author(s)

Alexander Calis

The approved security functions listed in this publication replace the ones listed in International Organization for Standardization/International

CMVP Approved Sensitive Security Parameter Generation and Establishment Methods

July 25, 2023

Author(s)

Alexander Calis

The approved sensitive security parameter generation and establishment methods listed in this publication replace the ones listed in International Organization

Discovery of digital forensic dataset characteristics with CASE-Corpora

February 13, 2023

Author(s)

Alexander Nelson, Eoghan Casey

The digital forensics community has generated training and reference data over the course of decades. However, significant challenges persist today in the usage