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NIST Interagency/Internal Report (NISTIR)

Symmetric Key Injection onto Smart Cards

Author(s)
David A. Cooper, William I. MacGregor
This paper describes architectures for securely injecting secret keys onto smart cards. Specifically, this paper details key injection architectures based on

A Threat Analysis on UOCAVA Voting Systems

Author(s)
Andrew R. Regenscheid, Nelson E. Hastings
This report contains the results of NIST s research into technologies to improve the voting process for United States citizens living overseas. It splits the

SRM Spotlight

Author(s)
Regina R. Montgomery
The SRM Spotlight is a newsletter published by the Measurement Services Division for users of NIST standard reference materials. The Spotlight announces new

NDRProfile Schema Version 1.0 User Guide

Author(s)
Joshua Lubell, Betty Harvey, Puja Goyal, Katherine C. Morris
The NDRProfile schema provides a common syntax for exchanging, managing, and reusing XML Schema naming and design rules (NDRs). NDRProfile, used by NIST's

User's Guide for the Quality of Design Testing Tool and the Content Checker

Author(s)
Katherine C. Morris, Simon P. Frechette, Puja Goyal, Joshua Lubell, Boonserm Kulvatunyou, Salifou Sidi Malick, Nicolas Brayard, Severin Tixier
This document describes the operation and usage of the Quality of Design and the Content Checker Testing Tools. These tools were developed at the National

Guidelines for Using Color in Voting Systems

Author(s)
Maureen Stone, Sharon J. Laskowski, Svetlana Z. Lowry
This document is a digital color design guide for the electronic displays of voting systems. It encodes best practice for usability in general, and specifically

2001 Weights and Measures Directory

Author(s)
L T. Sebring
This directory is a listing of weights and measures officials in the U.S. and its territories. It includes the official's agency, title, address, phone, fax, e

2005 Weights and Measures Directory

Author(s)
L T. Sebring
This directory is a listing of weights and measures officials in the U.S. and its territories. It includes each official s agency, title, address, phone, fax, e

One Dimensional Modeling and Learning

Author(s)
J E. Devaney
This paper introduces four new algorithms, the M-algorithm, the L-algorithm, the S-algorithm and the T-algorithm, which enable recognition of distributional

Digital Rights, Risk and Assurance

Author(s)
Gordon E. Lyon
A trust and assurance perspective applies readily to the distribution of digital products over the Internet: It identifies when digital rights remain viable
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