Information Technology Laboratory
Cultivating Trust in IT and Metrology through measurements, standards, and testing
ITL Mission
As one of the major research components of the National Institute of Standards and Technology, the Information Technology Laboratory (ITL) has the broad mission to promote U.S. innovation and industrial competitiveness by advancing measurement science, standards, and technology through research and development in information technology, mathematics, and statistics.
Frequently Visited Sites
- Biometric Special Databases and Software
- Evaluates fingerprint classification
and facial recognition systems
- Evaluates fingerprint classification
- color FERET Database
- Helps to develop, test, and evaluate facial
recognition algorithms
- Helps to develop, test, and evaluate facial
- Computer Security Resource Center
- Facilitates sharing of IT security tests and practices
- Cybersecurity Framework
- Promotes standards and best practices to help
organizations manage cybersecurity risks
- Promotes standards and best practices to help
- Healthcare - Standards & Testing
- Provides key health IT testing initiatives and
an overview of the healthcare IT infrastructure
- Provides key health IT testing initiatives and
- National Software Reference Library’s RDS
- Promotes efficient and effective use
of computer technology in the investigation
of crimes involving computers
- Promotes efficient and effective use
- National Vulnerabilities Database
- Provides standards based vulnerability
management data using the Security Content Automation Protocol
- Provides standards based vulnerability
- National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education
- Promotes a robust network and ecosystem
of cybersecurity education, training,
and workforce development
- Promotes a robust network and ecosystem
- NIST Digital Library of Mathematical Functions
- Provides mathematical reference data for
special functions and their applications
- Provides mathematical reference data for
- NIST’s Digital Identity Guidelines Special Publication 800-63
- Provides digital identity solutions for private industry
- NIST/SEMATECH Engineering Statistics Handbook
- Helps scientists and engineers incorporate statistical methods into their work
