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Networking

Networking Topics

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Trustworthy Network of Things

Trustworthy Networks of Things

NIST is working with industry to design, standardize, test and foster adoption of network-centric approaches to protect IoT devices from the Internet and to
USGv6 Program

USGv6 Program

NIST is Working with other USG agencies and industry to develop and maintain the standards, test program, deployment guidance and test and measurement tools

Publications

USGv6 Profile

Author(s)
Douglas C. Montgomery, Mark E. Carson, Timothy Winters, Michayla Newcombe, Timothy Carlin
This profile establishes a basic taxonomy of IPv6 capabilities, defined in terms of IETF specifications, resulting in specific capability labels for common

NISTv6 Capabilities Table

Author(s)
Douglas C. Montgomery, Timothy Winters
The NISTv6 Capabilities Table (NCT) provides a concise tabular summary of the technical requirements of the NISTv6 profile. For ease of reference, the NCT is

NIST IPv6 Profile

Author(s)
Douglas C. Montgomery, Mark E. Carson, Timothy Winters, Michayla Newcombe, Timothy Carlin
This profile establishes a basic taxonomy of IPv6 capabilities, defined in terms of IETF specifications, resulting in specific capability labels for common

Software

Screen shot from the NIST RPKI Monitor

NIST RPKI Deployment Monitor

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The NIST RPKI Monitor is a test and measurement tool designed to monitor the dynamics of the global Resource Public Key Infrastructure (RPKI) and the impact of

Awards