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Special Publication (NIST SP)

Mass Notification Messages: Workshop Proceedings

March 30, 2009

Author(s)

Erica D. Kuligowski, Richard D. Peacock, Jason D. Averill, Richard W. Bukowski

This workshop provided a forum to discuss research and best practices regarding mass notification message creation and dissemination. The goal of the workshop

Information Security Training Requirements: A Role- and performance-Based Model (Draft)

March 2, 2009

Author(s)

Mark Wilson, Kevin M. Stine, Pauline Bowen

This document and NIST Special Publication 800-50, Building an Information Technology Security Awareness and Training Program describe the following key

Randomized Hashing for Digital Signatures

February 25, 2009

Author(s)

Quynh H. Dang

NIST-approved digital signature algorithms require the use of an approved cryptographic hash function in the generation and verification of signatures. Approved

Recommendation for Applications Using Approved Hash Algorithms

February 25, 2009

Author(s)

Quynh H. Dang

[Superseded by SP 800-107 Rev. 1 (August 2012): http://www.nist.gov/manuscript-publication-search.cfm?pub_id=911479] Cryptographic hash functions that compute a

Committee Reports of the 93rd National Conference on Weights and Measures, July 13 - 17, 2008, Burlington, Vermont (SP1080)

February 23, 2009

Author(s)

Linda D. Crown, Steven E. Cook, Lisa Warfield

The 93rd Annual Meeting of the National Conference on Weights and Measures (NCWM) was held in Burlington, Vermont, July 13 - 17, 2008. The theme of the

Proceedings of the 2008 Performance Metrics for Intelligent Systems (PerMIS 08) Workshop, August 19-21, 2008

February 10, 2009

Author(s)

Rajmohan Madhavan, Elena R. Messina

The 2008 Performance Metrics for Intelligent Systems (PerMIS'08) Workshop is the eighth in the series that started in 2000 targeted at defining measures and

Stopwatch and Timer Calibrations (2009 edition)

January 28, 2009

Author(s)

Jeff C. Gust, Robert M. Graham, Michael A. Lombardi

Stopwatch and timer calibrations are perhaps the most common calibrations performed in the field of time and frequency metrology. Hundreds of United States

Maintenance and Validation of Liquid-in-Glass Thermometers

January 1, 2009

Author(s)

Christina D. Cross, Dean C. Ripple, Gregory F. Strouse

Liquid-in-glass thermometers are pervasive in use throughout industry and provide a convenient method for measuring temperature over for a broad range of

Measurement of Axisymmetric Crystallographic Texture

January 1, 2009

Author(s)

Mark D. Vaudin

Crystallographic texture has for many years been the fiefdom of metallurgists and geologists, who have developed elegant methodologies for the analysis of

Overview of the TREC 2007 Enterprise Track

December 17, 2008

Author(s)

Ian M. Soboroff, Peter Bailey, Nick Craswell, Arjen de Vries

The goal of the enterprise track is to conduct experiments with enterprise data that reflect the experiences of users in real organizations. This year, the

Overview of the TREC 2007 Blog Track

December 17, 2008

Author(s)

Ian Soboroff, Craig Macdonald, Iadh Ounis

The goal of the Blog track is to explore the information seeking behaviour in the blogosphere. It aims to create the required in- frastructure to facilitate

Calibration of Hygrometers with the Hybrid Humidity Generator

December 14, 2008

Author(s)

Christopher W. Meyer, Joseph T. Hodges, Peter H. Huang, W Wyatt Miller, Dean C. Ripple, Gregory E. Scace

We describe here the calibration of customer hygrometers using a new humidity generator that has been commissioned at the National Institute of Standards and

Overview of the TREC 2007 Question Answering Track

December 1, 2008

Author(s)

Hoa T. Dang, Diane Kelly, Jimmy Lin

The TREC 2007 question answering (QA) track contained two tasks: the main task consisting of series of factoid, list, and ``Other'' questions organized around a

The Sixteenth Text REtrieval Conference (TREC 2007)

December 1, 2008

Author(s)

Ellen M. Voorhees

This report constitutes the proceedings of the 2007 Text REtrieval Conference, TREC 2007, held in Gaithersburg, Maryland November 6-9, 2007. TREC 2007 is the

A Recommendation for the Use of PIV Credentials in Physical Access Control Systems (PACS)

November 20, 2008

Author(s)

William I. MacGregor, Ketan L. Mehta, David A. Cooper, Karen A. Scarfone

This document provides best practice guidelines for integrating the PIV Card with the physical access control systems (PACS) that authenticate the cardholders

Recommendation for Key Derivation Using Pseudorandom Functions

November 12, 2008

Author(s)

Lidong Chen

This Recommendation specifies techniques for the derivation of additional keying material from a secret key, either established through a key establishment

Overview of the TREC 2006 Question Answering Track

November 5, 2008

Author(s)

Hoa T. Dang, Jimmy Lin, Diane Kelly

The TREC 2006 question answering track contained two tasks: a main task and a complex, interactive question answering (ciQA) task. As in 2005, the main task

Guidelines on Cell Phone and PDA Security

November 3, 2008

Author(s)

Wayne Jansen, Karen A. Scarfone

[Superseded by SP 800-124 Rev. 1 (June 2013): http://www.nist.gov/manuscript-publication-search.cfm?pub_id=913427] Cell phones and personal digital assistants

Guide to Securing Microsoft Windows XP Systems for IT Professionals: A NIST Security Configuration Checklist

October 24, 2008

Author(s)

Karen A. Scarfone, Murugiah P. Souppaya, Paul M. Johnson

This publication assists IT professionals in securing Windows XP workstations, mobile computers, and computers used by telecommuters within various environments

An Introductory Resource Guide for Implementing the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Security Rule

October 22, 2008

Author(s)

Matthew A. Scholl, Kevin Stine, Joan Hash, Pauline Bowen, L A. Johnson, Carla Dancy Smith, Daniel Steinberg

Special Publication 800-66 Rev. 1, An Introductory Resource Guide for Implementing the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Security Rule

Cooling Mode Fault Detection And Diagnosis Method For A Residential Heat Pump

October 17, 2008

Author(s)

Minsung Kim, Seok H. Yoon, William V. Payne, Piotr A. Domanski

Performance characteristics of a R410A residential unitary split heat pump equipped with a thermostatic expansion valve (TXV) were investigated in the cooling

NIST Standard Reference Materials Catalog 2004

October 16, 2008

Author(s)

J W. Thomas, Yvonne Branden, R D. Howard

This catalog provides technical and general ordering information for the Standard Reference Materials [SRMs] and Reference Materials [RMs] currently available

NIST Calibration Services Users Guide: Dimensional Measurements

October 16, 2008

Author(s)

T L. Arnold, J L. Marshall

This publication lists all the calibration and special test services available from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to characterize

Bibliography of NIST Biosystems and Health Publications, 2001-2005

October 16, 2008

Author(s)

Nancy Allmang

This document contains a listing of over 1000 journal articles and conference papers written by National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) scientists

Index to the Reports of the National Conference on Weights and Measures From the First to the Eighty-Fifth (1905 to 2000)

October 16, 2008

Author(s)

J A. Koenig, G Newrock, T L. Grimes

This publication is designed to assist those who use the NCWM Reports in finding information on specific subjects or Conference presentations. It contains a

Report on the First Meeting of the National Working Group on Stored Vehicle Tare Weights (9/17 - 9/19/04)

October 16, 2008

Author(s)

Kenneth S. Butcher

The primary goal of the National Working Group is to develop recommendations (e.g., good weighing practices; new methods of sale of commodities requirements, or

Forum Report: Permissive Metric Only Labeling

October 16, 2008

Author(s)

Kenneth S. Butcher

Report on the Forum on Metric-only Labeling held on November 7, 2002, in Washington, DC. The National Institute of Standards and Technology and the National

Ferdinand Rudolph Hassler (1770-1843) : A Twenty Year Retrospective, 1987-2007

October 16, 2008

Author(s)

H Hassler, Charles A. Burroughs

This publication will bring together remarks, papers, and photographs associated with various Hassler-related events held in Philadelphia and the Washington

Household Weights and Measures (NIST SP 430) 2004

October 16, 2008

Author(s)

Kenneth S. Butcher

The purpose of this publication is to present in a convenient form the weights and measures tables most useful for household purposes, together with associated

NIST Calibration Services Users Guide: Ionizing Radiation Measurements

October 16, 2008

Author(s)

T L. Arnold, J L. Marshall

This publication lists all the calibration and special test services available from the NIST to characterize ionizing radiation measurement instruments and

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