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Special Publication (NIST SP)

Computer Security Division 2013 Annual Report

September 4, 2014

Author(s)

Patrick D. O'Reilly, Gregory A. Witte, Chris Johnson, Doug Rike

Title III of the E-Government Act of 2002, entitled the Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA) of 2002, requires NIST to prepare an annual public

BIOS Protection Guidelines for Servers

August 28, 2014

Author(s)

Andrew R. Regenscheid

Modern computers rely on fundamental system firmware, commonly known as the Basic Input/Output System (BIOS), to facilitate the hardware initialization process

Smart Firefighting Workshop Summary Report

August 6, 2014

Author(s)

Anthony P. Hamins, Nelson P. Bryner, Albert W. Jones, Galen H. Koepke, casey grant, Anand Raghunathan

This report summarizes the results of the Smart Firefighting Workshop held March 24 and 25, 2014, in Arlington, Virginia and sponsored by the National Institute

Approximate Matching: Definition and Terminology

July 2, 2014

Author(s)

Frank Breitinger, Barbara Guttman, Michael McCarrin, Vassil Roussev, Douglas R. White

This document provides a definition of and terminology for approximate matching. Approximate matching is a promising technology designed to identify

Life-Cycle Cost Comparison of the NIST Net Zero Energy Residential Test Facility to a Maryland Code-Compliant Design

June 11, 2014

Author(s)

Joshua D. Kneifel

Guide for Applying the Risk Management Framework to Federal Information Systems: A Security Life Cycle Approach

June 10, 2014

Author(s)

Ronald S. Ross

This publication provides guidelines for applying the Risk Management Framework (RMF) to federal information systems. The six-step RMF includes security

The ABCs of Using Standard Reference Materials in the Analysis of Foods and Dietary Supplements: A Practical Guide

June 2, 2014

Author(s)

Katherine E. Sharpless, David L. Duewer, Katrice A. Lippa, Andrew L. Rukhin

Although nutraceuticals and functional foods seem to be ill-defined terms, both are often used to indicate a food that contains compounds providing benefits

Report of the 97th National Conference on Weights and Measures (2012)

May 30, 2014

Author(s)

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

The 97th Annual Meeting of the National Conference on Weights and Measures (NCWM) was held July 15 through 19, 2012, at the Holiday Inn by the Bay, Portland

Virtual Cement and Concrete Testing Laboratory: Version 9.5 User Guide

May 29, 2014

Author(s)

Jeffrey W. Bullard

This document serves as the users guide for the Virtual Cement and Concrete Testing Laboratory (VCCTL) software, version 9.5. Using the VCCTL software, a user

Guidelines on Mobile Device Forensics

May 15, 2014

Author(s)

Richard Ayers, Sam Brothers, Wayne Jansen

Mobile device forensics is the science of recovering digital evidence from a mobile device under forensically sound conditions using accepted methods. Mobile

Verification and Validation of Commonly Used Empirical Correlations for Fire Scenarios

April 28, 2014

Author(s)

Kristopher J. Overholt

This document was created as part of a fire model verification and validation study conducted by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), the Electric

Guidelines for the Selection, Configuration, and Use of Transport Layer Security (TLS) Implementations

April 28, 2014

Author(s)

William T. Polk, Kerry A. McKay, Santosh Chokhani

Transport Layer Security (TLS) provides mechanisms to protect sensitive data during electronic dissemination across the Internet. This Special Publication

Report of the 98th National Conference on Weights and Measures (2013)

March 31, 2014

Author(s)

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

The 98th Annual Meeting of the National Conference on Weights and Measures (NCWM) was held July 14 to 18, 2013, at the Seelbach Hilton Louisville, Louisville

Compression Guidance for 1000 ppi Friction Ridge Imagery

February 24, 2014

Author(s)

Shahram Orandi, John M. Libert, John D. Grantham, Kenneth Ko, Stephen S. Wood, Frederick R. Byers, Bruce Bandini, Stephen G. Harvey, Michael D. Garris

This special publication provides guidance for compression of 1000 ppi friction ridge imagery as well as an interoperability pathway between legacy 500 ppi

Documentation for Reference Material (RM) 8820: A Versatile, Multipurpose Dimensional Metrology Calibration Standard for Scanned Particle Beam, Scanned Probe and Optical Microscopy

February 3, 2014

Author(s)

Michael T. Postek, Andras Vladar, Bin Ming, Bunday Benjamin

Reference Material (RM) 8820 is a multipurpose instrument calibration standard available from NIST. This is a dimensional standard initially developed to

Guide to Attribute Based Access Control (ABAC) Definition and Considerations

January 16, 2014

Author(s)

Chung Tong Hu, David F. Ferraiolo, David R. Kuhn, Adam Schnitzer, Kenneth Sandlin, Robert Miller, Karen Scarfone

This document provides Federal agencies with a definition of attribute based access control (ABAC). ABAC is a logical access control methodology where

Liquid Flow Meter Calibrations with the 0.1 L/s and 2.5 L/s Piston Provers

January 15, 2014

Author(s)

Jodie G. Pope, John D. Wright, Aaron N. Johnson, Christopher J. Crowley

This document provides a description of the 2.5 L/s and 0.1 L/s liquid flow calibration standards operated by the National Institute of Standards and Technology

Security and Privacy Controls for Federal Information Systems and Organizations [including updates as of 1/15/2014]

January 15, 2014

Author(s)

Ronald S. Ross

[Superseded by NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4(April 2013 w/ updates through 1/22/15): http://www.nist.gov/manuscript-publication-search.cfm?pub_id=917904] This

SRM NIST Standard Reference Materials Technical Catalog January 2014

January 8, 2014

Author(s)

Regina R. Montgomery

SRM Technical Catalog listing all SRMs for sale.

Preliminary Reconnaissance of the May 20, 2013, Newcastle-Moore Tornado in Oklahoma

December 3, 2013

Author(s)

Erica D. Kuligowski, Long Phan, Marc L. Levitan, David P. Jorgensen

This is a report on the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) reconnaissance to collect information on the performance of one critical facility

Fire Dynamics Simulator Users Guide, Sixth Edition

November 4, 2013

Author(s)

Kevin B. McGrattan, Randall J. McDermott, Craig G. Weinschenk, Glenn P. Forney

This Guide describes how to use the Fire Dynamics Simulator (FDS), a software package used to simulate the impact of fire on buildings.

Fire Dynamics Simulator, Technical Reference Guide, Sixth Edition

November 4, 2013

Author(s)

Kevin B. McGrattan, Randall J. McDermott, Craig G. Weinschenk, Glenn P. Forney

This document provides the theoretical basis for the Fire Dynamics Simulator (FDS), following the general framework set forth in the Standard Guide for

Benefits and Costs of Energy Standard Adoption in New Commercial Buildings: State-by-State Summaries

September 30, 2013

Author(s)

Joshua D. Kneifel

Energy efficiency requirements in current commercial building energy codes vary across states. Energy standards that are currently adopted by states range from

Energy Performance of the NIST Net Zero Energy Residential Test Facility relative to a Maryland Code- Compliant Design

September 30, 2013

Author(s)

Joshua D. Kneifel

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) received funding through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) to construct a Net Zero

Secure Domain Name System (DNS) Deployment Guide

September 18, 2013

Author(s)

Ramaswamy Chandramouli, Scott W. Rose

The Domain Name System (DNS) is a distributed computing system that enables access to Internet resources by user-friendly domain names rather than IP addresses

Electronic Authentication Guideline

August 29, 2013

Author(s)

William E. Burr, Donna F. Dodson, Elaine M. Newton, Ray A. Perlner, William T. Polk, Sarbari Gupta, Emad A. Nabbus

This recommendation provides technical guidelines for Federal agencies implementing electronic authentication and is not intended to constrain the development

Smokeview (Version 6) - A Tool for Visualizing Fire Dynamics Simuliation Data - Volume I: User's Guide

August 28, 2013

Author(s)

Glenn P. Forney

Smokeview is a software tool designed to visualize numerical calculations generated by fire models such as the Fire Dynamics Simulator (FDS), a computational

Smokeview (Version 6) - A Tool for Visualizing Fire Dynamics Simulation Data Volume II: Technical Reference Guide

August 28, 2013

Author(s)

Glenn P. Forney

Smokeview is a software tool designed to visualize numerical calculations generated by the Fire Dynamics Simulator (FDS), a computational fluid dynamics (CFD)

Smokeview (Version 6) - A Tool for Visualizing Fire Dynamics Simulation Data Volume III: Verification Guide

August 26, 2013

Author(s)

Glenn P. Forney

Smokeview is a software tool designed to visualize numerical calculations generated by fire models such as the Fire Dynamics Simulator (FDS), a computational

A Framework for Designing Cryptographic Key Management Systems

August 15, 2013

Author(s)

Elaine B. Barker, Miles Smid, Dennis Branstad, Santosh Chokhani

This Framework for Designing Cryptographic Key Management Systems (CKMS) contains topics that should be considered by a CKMS designer when developing a CKMS

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