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Special Publication (NIST SP)

Application Container Security Guide

Author(s)
Murugiah P. Souppaya, John Morello, Karen Scarfone
Application container technologies, also known as containers, are a form of operating system virtualization combined with application software packaging

SI Measurement System Chart

Author(s)
Elizabeth J. Benham
This publication is a colorful chart explaining the 7 base units of the SI (International System of Units) and prefix symbols, featuring the Measurement League

Summary of Workshop Large Outdoor Fires and the Built Environment

Author(s)
Samuel L. Manzello, Raphaele Blanchi, Michael Gollner, Sara McAllister, Eulalia Planas, Guillermo Rein, Pedro Reszka, Sayaka Suzuki
Large outdoor fires present risk to the built environment. In this workshop, presentations highlighted large outdoor fires throughout the world, and explored

Framework for Cyber-Physical Systems: Volume 1, Overview

Author(s)
Edward R. Griffor, Christopher Greer, David A. Wollman, Martin J. Burns
Cyber-Physical Systems (CPS) comprise interacting digital, analog, physical, and human components engineered for function through integrated physics and logic

An Introduction to Information Security

Author(s)
Michael Nieles, Kelley L. Dempsey, Victoria Y. Pillitteri
Organizations rely heavily on the use of information technology (IT) products and services to run their day-to-day activities. Ensuring the security of these

Digital Identity Guidelines: Enrollment and Identity Proofing Requirements

Author(s)
Paul A. Grassi, James L. Fenton, Naomi B. Lefkovitz, Jamie M. Danker, Yee-Yin Choong, Kristen Greene, Mary F. Theofanos
These guidelines provide technical requirements for federal agencies implementing digital identity services and are not intended to constrain the development or

Digital Identity Guidelines: Authentication and Lifecycle Management

Author(s)
Paul A. Grassi, Elaine M. Newton, Ray A. Perlner, Andrew R. Regenscheid, William E. Burr, Justin P. Richer, Naomi B. Lefkovitz, Jamie M. Danker, Yee-Yin Choong, Kristen Greene, Mary F. Theofanos
These guidelines provide technical requirements for federal agencies implementing digital identity services and are not intended to constrain the development or

Digital Identity Guidelines

Author(s)
Paul A. Grassi, Michael E. Garcia, James L. Fenton
These guidelines provide technical requirements for federal agencies implementing digital identity services and are not intended to constrain the development or

Digital Identity Guidelines: Federation and Assertions

Author(s)
Paul A. Grassi, Ellen M. Nadeau, Justin P. Richer, Sarah K. Squire, James L. Fenton, Naomi Lefkovitz, Jamie M. Danker, Yee-Yin Choong, Kristen K. Greene
This document and its companion documents, SP 800-63, SP 800-63A, and SP 800-63B, provide technical and procedural guidelines to agencies for the implementation

Guide to Bluetooth Security

Author(s)
John Padgette, John Bahr, Mayank Batra, Marcel Holtmann, Rhonda Smithbey, Lidong Chen, Karen Scarfone
Bluetooth wireless technology is an open standard for short-range radio frequency communication used primarily to establish wireless personal area networks

Guide Brief 12 – Short-Term Implementation Tasks

Author(s)
Community Resilience Program NIST
This Guide Brief offers suggestions for short-term implementation tasks, as well as short-term activities, that support continual engagement during the overall
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