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Special Publication (NIST SP)

SI Measurement System Chart

August 24, 2017

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...

NICE Cybersecurity Workforce Framework: National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education

August 7, 2017

Author(s)

William D. Newhouse

This publication describes the National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education (NICE) Cybersecurity Workforce Framework (NICE Framework), a reference structure...

Summary of Workshop Large Outdoor Fires and the Built Environment

July 13, 2017

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...

Report of the 101st National Conference on Weights and Measures (2016)

June 29, 2017

Author(s)

Tina Butcher, Linda D. Crown, Richard A. Harshman, David Sefcik, Lisa Warfield

The 101st Annual Meeting of the National of the National Conference on Weights and Measures (NCWM) was held July 24-28, 2016, at the Grand Hyatt Denver Hotel...

Verification and Test Methods for Access Control Policies/Models

June 27, 2017

Author(s)

Chung Tong Hu, David R. Kuhn, Dylan J. Yaga

Access control systems are among the most critical of computer security components. Faulty policies, misconfigurations, or flaws in software implementations can...

Framework for Cyber-Physical Systems: Volume 1, Overview

June 26, 2017

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...

Framework for Cyber-Physical Systems: Volume 2, Working Group Reports

June 26, 2017

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...

Digital Identity Guidelines: Authentication and Lifecycle Management

June 22, 2017

Author(s)

Paul A. Grassi, Elaine M. Newton, Ray Perlner, Andrew Regenscheid, William E. Burr, Justin P. Richer, Naomi Lefkovitz, Jamie M. Danker, Yee-Yin Choong, Kristen Greene, Mary Theofanos

These guidelines provide technical requirements for federal agencies implementing digital identity services and are not intended to constrain the development or...

An Introduction to Information Security

June 22, 2017

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: Federation and Assertions

June 22, 2017

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 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...

Digital Identity Guidelines: Enrollment and Identity Proofing Requirements

June 22, 2017

Author(s)

Paul A. Grassi, James L. Fenton, Naomi Lefkovitz, Jamie M. Danker, Yee-Yin Choong, Kristen Greene, Mary 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

June 22, 2017

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...

Preparation of a Set of Total RNA Benchmarking Samples for Performance Assessment of Genome-scale Differential Gene Expression

June 15, 2017

Author(s)

Lindsay Harris, Patrick S. Pine, Sarah A. Munro, Marc L. Salit

Global City Teams Challenge 2016 Update

June 12, 2017

Author(s)

Sokwoo Rhee, Martin Burns, Cuong Nguyen

Challenges and approaches for particle size analysis on micrographs of nanoparticles loaded onto textile surfaces

May 31, 2017

Author(s)

Samuel J. Underwood, Justin Gorham

This NIST Special Publication (SP) is one in a series of NIST SPs that address research needs articulated in the National Nanotechnology Initiative (NNI)...

Guide to Bluetooth Security

May 8, 2017

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...