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CSF 2.0 Informative References

Informative References help inform how an organization may achieve the Core’s outcomes. Given the diversity of use cases this page allows the user to choose how to best consume Informative References.

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Informative References are submitted by NIST and non-NIST sources. NIST does not validate or verify the assertions made by non-NIST Online Informative Reference developers. NIST publishes each informative reference submission for a 30-day public comment period prior to publishing it as final. For additional context regarding unilateral mappings and NIST’s role, please refer to Section 2.3.1 of NISTIR 8278 Revision 1.

Created February 15, 2024, Updated February 25, 2026
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