Special Publication (NIST SP)

Economics of Egress Alternatives and Life-Safety Costs

September 30, 2010

Author(s)

Robert E. Chapman, David T. Butry, Allison L. Huang, Douglas S. Thomas

Fire protection measures are needed to maintain the safety and integrity of the Nation s building stock and to limit loss of life and property when building

Guide to Securing WiMAX Wireless Communications

September 30, 2010

Author(s)

Karen A. Scarfone, Cyrus Tibbs, Matt Sexton

The purpose of this document is to provide information to organizations regarding the security capabilities of wireless communications using WiMAX networks and

Methodology for Calculating Construction Industry Supply Chain Statistics

September 30, 2010

Author(s)

Douglas S. Thomas

Data from the Economic Census provides detailed statistics on the construction industry; however, the data is only gathered every five years. The Bureau of

Real-Time Monitoring of Total Inward Leakage of Respiratory Equipment Used by Emergency responders: Workshop Proceedings

September 27, 2010

Author(s)

Kathryn M. Butler, Marc R. Nyden, Rodney A. Bryant

A workshop on respirator sensors was held at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) on May 1, 2009. The objective of this workshop was to

A Statistical Test Suite for Random and Pseudorandom Number Generators for Cryptographic Applications

September 16, 2010

Author(s)

Lawrence E. Bassham, Andrew L. Rukhin, Juan Soto, James R. Nechvatal, Miles E. Smid, Stefan D. Leigh, M Levenson, M Vangel, Nathanael A. Heckert, D L. Banks

This paper discusses some aspects of selecting and testing random and pseudorandom number generators. The outputs of such generators may be used in many

Measuring Up to Sustainable Water, NIST-Virginia Tech Workshop on Aging Water Infrastructure September 9-10 2010

September 9, 2010

Author(s)

Stephanie A. Hooker, Christopher N. McCowan, Sunil K. Sinha, Mark Edwards

The NIST-VT workshop identified funding priorities for federal institutions and other funding sources for sustainable water infrastructure systems in order to

Report of the 94th National Conference on Weights and Measures, July 12 - 16, 2009, San Antonio, Texas (SP1099)

August 2, 2010

Author(s)

Tina G. Butcher, Steven E. Cook, Linda D. Crown, Lisa Warfield

The 94th Annual Meeting of the National Conferenc eon Weights and Measures (NCWM) was held in San Antonio, Texas, July 12 throgh 16, 2009. The theme of the

PIV Card Application and Middleware Interface Test Guidelines (SP800-73-3 compliance)

July 28, 2010

Author(s)

Ramaswamy Chandramouli, Hildegard Ferraiolo, Ketan L. Mehta

[Superseded by SP 800-85A-4 (April 2016): http://www.nist.gov/manuscript-publication-search.cfm?pub_id=920340] The objective of this document is to provide test

Guide to Adopting and Using the Security Content Automation Protocol (SCAP), Version 1.0

July 27, 2010

Author(s)

Stephen D. Quinn, Karen A. Scarfone, Matthew P. Barrett, Christopher S. Johnson

The purpose of this document is to provide an overview of the Security Content Automation Protocol (SCAP). This document discusses SCAP at a conceptual level

Summary of Workshop on Research Needs for Full Scale Testing to Determine Vulnerabilities of Siding Treatments and Glazing Assemblies to Ignition by Firebrand Showers

July 12, 2010

Author(s)

Samuel L. Manzello, Sayaka S. Suzuki

Anecdotal evidence as well as post-fire damage assessment studies suggests that wind driven firebrand attack is responsible for the majority of structure

2009 Performance Metrics for Intelligent Systems (PerMIS'09) Workshop

July 9, 2010

Author(s)

Rajmohan Madhavan, Elena R. Messina

The Performance Metrics for Intelligent Systems (PerMIS) workshop is dedicated to defining measures and methodologies of evaluating performance of intelligent

The Second Static Analysis Tool Exposition (SATE) 2009

July 2, 2010

Author(s)

Vadim Okun, Paul E. Black, Aurelien M. Delaitre

The NIST SAMATE project conducted the second Static Analysis Tool Exposition (SATE) in 2009 to advance research in static analysis tools that find security

Calibration service for instruments that measure laser beam diameter

July 1, 2010

Author(s)

Shao Yang

This document describes the calibration service for instruments that measure laser beam diameter. An overview of the measurement procedures, measurement system

A Sensor-Driven Fire Model, Version 1.2

July 1, 2010

Author(s)

William D. Davis

Modern building fire sensors are capable of supplying substantially more information to the fire service than just the simple detection of a possible fire. In

Guide for Assessing the Security Controls in Federal Information Systems and Organizations: Building Effective Security Assessment Plans

June 29, 2010

Author(s)

Ronald S. Ross, L A. Johnson

[Superseded by SP 800-53A Rev. 4 (December 2014): http://www.nist.gov/manuscript-publication-search.cfm?pub_id=917644] Special Publication 800-53A, Revision 1

Complex Systems Collected Images of the Month March 2008 - June 2010

June 16, 2010

Author(s)

Sanford P. Ressler

This document is a collection of twenty eight Complex Systems Image of the Month (IOM) illustrations. Each month as part of the Complex Systems Program in the

Certification of Three NIST Renewal Soil Standard Reference Materials® for Element Content: SRM 2709a San Joaquin Soil, SRM 2710a Montana Soil I, and SRM 2711a Montana Soil II

June 1, 2010

Author(s)

Elizabeth A. Mackey, Christopher S. Johnson, Richard M. Lindstrom, Stephen E. Long, Anthony F. Marlow, Karen E. Murphy, Rick L. Paul, Rachel S. Popelka-Filcoff, Savelas A. Rabb, John R. Sieber, Rabia Oflaz, Bryan E. Tomlin, Laura J. Wood, James H. Yen, Lee L. Yu, Rolf L. Zeisler, S. A. Wilson, M. G. Adams, Z. A. Brown, P. L. Lamothe, J. E. Taggart, C. Jones, J. Nebelsick

For the past 20 y, the National Institute of Standards and Technology has provided three soil Standard Reference Materials certified for element content: SRM

Contingency Planning Guide for Federal Information Systems [including updates through 11/11/2010]

May 30, 2010

Author(s)

Marianne M. Swanson, Pauline Bowen, Amy W. Phillips, Dean Gallup, David Lynes

This publication assists organizations in understanding the purpose, process, and format of information system contingency planning development through

Molecular Mass Distribution Measurement by Mass Spectrometry

May 19, 2010

Author(s)

William E. Wallace, Charles M. Guttman

This NIST Recommended Practice Guide presents a method using mass spectrometry to make a quantitative determination of the molecular mass distribution of narrow

Study of Proposed Internet Congestion-Control Mechanisms

May 17, 2010

Author(s)

Kevin L. Mills, James J. Filliben, Dong Y. Cho, Edward J. Schwartz, Daniel I. Genin

This study describes a coherent set of modeling and analysis methods to investigate the behavior of large distributed systems. The methods are applied to

Recommended Security Controls for Federal Information Systems and Organizations [includes updates through 5/1/2010]

May 1, 2010

Author(s)

Ronald S. Ross

[Superseded by NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 (April 2013): http://www.nist.gov/manuscript-publication-search.cfm?pub_id=918664] The objective of NIST SP 800-53 is to

Secure Domain Name System (DNS) Deployment Guide

April 30, 2010

Author(s)

Ramaswamy Chandramouli

[Superseded by SP 800-81-2 (September 2013): http://www.nist.gov/manuscript-publication-search.cfm?pub_id=914217] This document provides deployment guidelines

NIST Calibration Services for Hydrometers.

April 19, 2010

Author(s)

John D. Wright, Vern E. Bean

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) provides calibration services for hydrometers used to measure liquid density. Hydrometers with scales

Guide to Protecting the Confidentiality of Personally Identifiable Information (PII)

April 6, 2010

Author(s)

Erika McCallister, Timothy Grance, Karen A. Scarfone

The purpose of this document is to assist Federal agencies in protecting the confidentiality of personally identifiable information (PII) in information systems

Physics Laboratory: Activities, Accomplishments & Recognition 2008-2009

March 1, 2010

Author(s)

Jonathan E. Hardis

This report summarizes the research and measurement science carried out during 2008-2009 in the NIST Physics Laboratory. The Laboratory supports U.S. industry

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

February 22, 2010

Author(s)

Ronald S. Ross, L A. Johnson

[Superseded by SP 800-37 Rev. 1 (February 2010, w/updates through 6/5/2014): http://www.nist.gov/manuscript-publication-search.cfm?pub_id=916094] The purpose of

Cryptographic Algorithms and Key Sizes for Personal Identity Verification

February 19, 2010

Author(s)

William T. Polk, Donna F. Dodson, William E. Burr

[Superseded by SP 800-78-3 (December 2010): http://www.nist.gov/manuscript-publication-search.cfm?pub_id=907537] This document contains the technical

Interfaces for Personal Identity Verification

February 19, 2010

Author(s)

Ramaswamy Chandramouli, David A. Cooper, James F. Dray Jr., Hildegard Ferraiolo, Scott Guthery, William I. MacGregor, Ketan Mehta

[Superseded by SP 800-73-4 (May 2015): http://www.nist.gov/manuscript-publication-search.cfm?pub_id=918402] FIPS 201, Personal Identity Verification (PIV) of

Building and Fire Research Laboratory Activities, Accomplishments, and Recognitions, 2010

January 25, 2010

Author(s)

Kellie A. Beall, William L. Grosshandler, Sivaraj Shyam-Sunder

BFRL is involved in a wide range of scientific, engineering, and investigative work for the building and fire safety communities. We address technical

Recommendation for Block Cipher Modes of Operation: The XTS-AES Mode for Confidentiality on Storage Devices

January 18, 2010

Author(s)

Morris J. Dworkin

This document approves the XTS-AES mode of the AES algorithm by reference to IEEE Std 1619-2007, subject to one additional requirement, as an option for