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Special Publication (NIST SP)

Gas Flowmeter Calibrations With the Working Gas Flow Standard

November 23, 2009

Author(s)

John D. Wright, Jean-Phillipe Kayl, Aaron N. Johnson, Gina M. Kline

The Working Gas Flow Standard (WGFS) uses critical venturis, critical nozzles, or laminar flowmeters as working standards to calibrate customer flowmeters. The

The Technical Specification for the Security Content Automation Protocol (SCAP): SCAP Version 1.0

November 5, 2009

Author(s)

Stephen D. Quinn, David A. Waltermire, Christopher S. Johnson, Karen A. Scarfone, John F. Banghart

This document defines the technical specification for Version 1.0 of the Security Content Automation Protocol (SCAP). SCAP consists of a suite of specifications

Metrics and Tools for Measuring Construction Productivity: Technical and Empirical Considerations

September 30, 2009

Author(s)

Allison L. Huang, Robert E. Chapman, David T. Butry

Although the construction industry is a major component of the U.S. economy, it has experienced a perceived prolonged period of decline in productivity. Due to

National Checklist Program for IT Products Guidelines for Checklist Users and Developers

September 30, 2009

Author(s)

Stephen Quinn, Karen A. Scarfone, Murugiah Souppaya

[Superseded by SP 800-70 Rev. 2 (February 2011): http://www.nist.gov/manuscript-publication-search.cfm?pub_id=907732] A security configuration checklist is a

Guidelines on Firewalls and Firewall Policy

September 28, 2009

Author(s)

Karen A. Scarfone, Paul Hoffman

Firewalls are devices or programs that control the flow of network traffic between networks or hosts employing differing security postures. This publication

Recommendation for Digital Signature Timeliness

September 23, 2009

Author(s)

Elaine B. Barker

Establishing the time when a digital signature was generated is often a critical consideration. A signed message that includes the (purported) signing time

Recommendation for EAP Methods Used in Wireless Network Access Authentication

September 17, 2009

Author(s)

Lidong Chen, Katrin Hoeper

This Recommendation specifies security requirements for authentication methods with key establishment supported by the Extensible Authentication Protocol (EAP)

Recommended Security Controls for Federal Information Systems and Organizations [includes updates through 9/14/2009]

September 14, 2009

Author(s)

Ronald S. Ross

[Superseded by NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 3 (August 2009 w/updates through 5/1/2010): http://www.nist.gov/manuscript-publication-search.cfm?pub_id=903280] The

WWVB Radio Controlled Clocks: Recommended Practices for Manufacturers and Consumers (2009 edition)

September 8, 2009

Author(s)

Michael A. Lombardi, Andrew N. Novick, John P. Lowe, Matthew J. Deutch, Glenn K. Nelson, Douglas D. Sutton, William C. Yates, D. W. Hanson

Radio controlled clocks represent a true revolution in timekeeping. Clocks that synchronize to NIST radio station WWVB now number in the millions in the United

Time and Frequency Users Manual

September 2, 2009

Author(s)

Michael A. Lombardi

This book is for the person who needs information about making time and frequency measurements. It is written at a level that will satisfy those with a casual

Recommendation for Pair-Wise Key Establishment Schemes Using Integer Factorization Cryptography

August 28, 2009

Author(s)

Elaine B. Barker, Lidong Chen, Andrew R. Regenscheid, Miles E. Smid

[Superseded by SP 800-56B Rev. 1 (September 2014): http://www.nist.gov/manuscript-publication-search.cfm?pub_id=916341] This recommendation specifies key

FIRE FACTS

August 28, 2009

Author(s)

James R. Lawson

Fire Facts gives the reader an ordered series of temperature and heat flux values that may be associated to fire growth conditions and relates these exposure

Mobile ID Device Best Practice Recommendation Version 1.0

August 19, 2009

Author(s)

Shahram Orandi, R. Michael McCabe

Recommended Security Controls for Federal Information Systems and Organizations [includes updates through 8/12/2009]

August 12, 2009

Author(s)

Ronald S. Ross

[Superseded by NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 3 (August 2009 w/updates through 9/14/2009): http://www.nist.gov/manuscript-publication-search.cfm?pub_id=918661] The

Recommended Security Controls for Federal Information Systems and Organizations

August 3, 2009

Author(s)

Ronald S. Ross

[Superseded by NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 3 (August 2009 w/updates through 8/12/2009): http://www.nist.gov/manuscript-publication-search.cfm?pub_id=918662] The

Certification Report for SRM 2112 and 2113

July 1, 2009

Author(s)

Christopher N. McCowan

This report documents the procedures used to develop certified maximum force and absorbed energy values for SRM 2112 and SRM 2113. The report serves to provide

NIST Special Publication 250-39 2009 NIST Calibration Services for Pressure Using Piston Gauge Standards

July 1, 2009

Author(s)

Douglas A. Olson

Static Analysis Tool Exposition (SATE) 2008

June 22, 2009

Author(s)

Vadim Okun, Romain Gaucher, Paul E. Black

The NIST SAMATE project conducted the first Static Analysis Tool Exposition (SATE) in 2008 to advance research in static analysis tools that find security

Guide to Enterprise Telework and Remote Access Security

June 16, 2009

Author(s)

Karen A. Scarfone, Paul Hoffman, Murugiah P. Souppaya

[Superseded by NIST SP 800-46 Rev. 2 (July 2016): http://www.nist.gov/manuscript-publication-search.cfm?pub_id=921406] Many organizations employees and

CFAST - Consolidated Model of Fire Growth and Smoke Transport (Version 6), User's Guide, DECEMBER 2008 REVISION

June 12, 2009

Author(s)

Richard D. Peacock, Paul A. Reneke, Glenn P. Forney, Walter W. Jones

CFAST is a two-zone fire model capable of predicting the environment in a multi-compartment structure subjected to a fire. It calculates the time evolving

Summary of NIST/GSA Cooperative Research on the Use of Elevators During Fire Emergencies

June 12, 2009

Author(s)

Richard D. Peacock, Richard W. Bukowski

This report summarizes the results of NIST research on the use of elevators during fire emergencies conducted as part of a cooperative effort funded in part by

CFAST - Consolidated Model of Fire Growth and Smoke Transport (Version 6), Software and Experimental Validation Guide

June 12, 2009

Author(s)

Richard D. Peacock, Kevin B. McGrattan, Bryan W. Klein, Walter W. Jones, Paul A. Reneke

This supplement to the CFAST Technical Reference Guide provides details of the software development process for CFAST and accompanying validation for the model

Building Occupant Safety Research 2008

June 12, 2009

Author(s)

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

Historically, building egress systems have evolved in response to specific large loss incidents. Currently, systems are designed around a concept of providing

CFAST - Consolidated Model of Fire Growth and Smoke Transport (Version 6), Technical Reference Guide, APRIL 2009 REVISION

June 12, 2009

Author(s)

Walter W. Jones, Richard Peacock, Glenn P. Forney, Paul A. Reneke

CFAST is a two-zone fire model capable of predicting the environment in a multi-compartment structure subjected to a fire. It calculates the time evolving

CFAST: Consolidated Model of Fire Growth and Smoke Transport (Version 6). Technical Reference Guide.

April 1, 2009

Author(s)

Walter W. Jones, Richard D. Peacock, Glenn P. Forney, Paul A. Reneke

CFAST is a two-zone fire model used to calculate the evolving distribution of smoke, fire gases and temperature throughout compartments of a constructed

PIV Card Application and Middleware Interface Test Guidelines (SP800-73-2 compliance)

March 31, 2009

Author(s)

Ramaswamy Chandramouli, Hildegard Ferraiolo, Ketan L. Mehta

[Superseded by SP 800-85A-2 (July 2010): http://www.nist.gov/manuscript-publication-search.cfm?pub_id=906167] The objective of this document [SP 800-85A-1] is

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

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

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

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