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Special Publication (NIST SP)

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...

Economics of the U.S. Additive Manufacturing Industry

August 14, 2013

Author(s)

Douglas Thomas

There is a general concern that the US manufacturing industry has lost competitiveness with other nations. Additive manufacturing may provide an important...

Data Format for the Interchange of Fingerprint, Facial & Other Biometric Information ANSI/NIST-ITL 1-2011 NIST Special Publication 500-290 Edition 2

August 4, 2013

Author(s)

Bradford J. Wing

This is the 2011 update to the ANSI/NIST-ITL standard

Certification Report for SRM 2216, 2218, 2219: KLST (Miniaturized) Charpy V-Notch Impact Specimens

July 23, 2013

Author(s)

Enrico Lucon

This Certification Report documents the procedures used to develop certified values of maximum force (Fm) and absorbed energy (KV) for the following KLST-type...

Computer Security Division 2012 Annual Report

July 22, 2013

Author(s)

Patrick D. O'Reilly

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...

Guide to Enterprise Patch Management Technologies

July 22, 2013

Author(s)

Murugiah P. Souppaya, Karen Scarfone

Patch management is the process for identifying, acquiring, installing, and verifying patches for products and systems. Patches correct security and...

Guide to Malware Incident Prevention and Handling for Desktops and Laptops

July 22, 2013

Author(s)

Murugiah P. Souppaya, Karen Scarfone

Malware, also known as malicious code, refers to a program that is covertly inserted into another program with the intent to destroy data, run destructive or...

NIST Cloud Computing Standards Roadmap

July 22, 2013

Author(s)

Annie W. Sokol, Michael D. Hogan

NIST has been designated by the Federal Chief Information Officer (CIO) to accelerate the federal governments secure adoption of cloud computing by leading...

Biometric Specifications for Personal Identity Verification

July 11, 2013

Author(s)

Patrick J. Grother, Wayne J. Salamon, Ramaswamy Chandramouli

Homeland Security Presidential Directive HSPD-12, Policy for a Common Identification Standard for Federal Employees and Contractors [HSPD-12], called for new...

Overview of the TREC 2012 Medical Records Track

June 28, 2013

Author(s)

Ellen M. Voorhees, William Hersh

The TREC Medical Records track fosters research that allows electronic health records to be retrieved based on the semantic content of free-text fields. The...

Guidelines for Managing the Security of Mobile Devices in the Enterprise

June 21, 2013

Author(s)

Murugiah P. Souppaya, Karen Scarfone

Mobile devices, such as smart phones and tablets, typically need to support multiple security objectives: confidentiality, integrity, and availability. To...

Benefits and Costs of Energy Standard Adoption in New Commercial Buildings: National Summary

June 10, 2013

Author(s)

Joshua D. Kneifel

Recommendation for Pair-Wise Key Establishment Schemes Using Discrete Logarithm Cryptography

June 5, 2013

Author(s)

Elaine B. Barker, Lidong Chen, Allen L. Roginsky, Miles Smid

This Recommendation specifies key-establishment schemes based on the discrete logarithm problem over finite fields and elliptic curves, including several...

Preparation of Nanoscale TiO2 Dispersions in an Environmental Matrix for Eco-Toxicological Assessment

June 3, 2013

Author(s)

Julian S. Taurozzi, Vincent A. Hackley, Mark R. Wiesner

Toxicity and fate assessment are key elements in the evaluation of the environmental, health and safety risks of engineered nanomaterials (ENMs). While...

Wildland-Urban Interface Fire Research Needs- Summary Report

May 14, 2013

Author(s)

Nelson P. Bryner, Erik L. Johnsson

In response to the increasing losses due to WUI fires and to ensure that measurement science keeps pace with needed improvements in materials, fire-resistant...

Guide to Industrial Control Systems (ICS) Security

May 14, 2013

Author(s)

Keith A. Stouffer, Joseph A. Falco, Karen A. Scarfone

[Superseded by NIST SP 800-82 Rev. 2 (May 2015): http://www.nist.gov/manuscript-publication-search.cfm?pub_id=918368] This document provides guidance on how to...

Writing Guidelines to Develop an Memorandum of Understanding for Interoperable Automated Fingerprint Identification Systems

May 14, 2013

Author(s)

Susan M. Ballou, Michael Garris, Anthony Clay, Joi Dickerson, Peter T. Higgins, Lisa Jackson, Joe Morrissey, Beth Owens, Joe Polski, Janet Hoin, Leo Norton, Melissa Taylor

This is one of a series of documents prepared by the Latent Print Automated Fingerprint Identification System (AFIS) Interoperability Working Group. The purpose...

Security and Privacy Controls for Federal Information Systems and Organizations [includes updates as of 5/7/13]

May 7, 2013

Author(s)

Ronald S. Ross

[Superseded by NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 (April 2013 w/ updates through 1/15/14): http://www.nist.gov/manuscript-publication-search.cfm?pub_id=915447] This...

Security and Privacy Controls for Federal Information Systems and Organizations

April 30, 2013

Author(s)

Ronald S. Ross

[Superseded by NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 (April 2013 w/updates through 5/7/13): http://www.nist.gov/manuscript-publication-search.cfm?pub_id=913693]This publication...

Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Dispersion #2. Comparison of FDS Predictions with Gas Velocity Measurements in the Exhaust Duct of a Stationary Source

April 25, 2013

Author(s)

Kuldeep R. Prasad, Kevin Li, Elizabeth F. Moore, Rodney A. Bryant, Aaron N. Johnson, James R. Whetstone

The burning of fossil fuels remains a major source of greenhouse gases responsible for global warming and climate change. In order to reduce greenhouse gas...

Writing Guidelines for Requests for Proposals for Automated Fingerprint Identification Systems

April 25, 2013

Author(s)

Susan M. Ballou, Michael Garris, Anthony Clay, Joi Dickerson, Peter T. Higgins, Janet Hoin, Lisa Jackson, Mike Lesko, Joe Morrissey, Leo Norton, Beth Owens, Joe Polski, Melissa Taylor

This is one of a series of documents prepared by the Latent Print Automated Fingerprint Identification System (AFIS) Interoperability Working Group. The purpose...

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