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Special Publication (NIST SP)

NIST Recommended Practice Guide: Computing Uncertainty for Charpy Impact Machine Test Results

September 1, 2007

Author(s)

Jolene Splett, Christopher N. McCowan, Hariharan K. Iyer, Chih-Ming Wang

The purpose of this recommended practice guide is to demonstrate how to determine the uncertainty associated with mean absorbed energy of specimens tested on a

Guide to Secure Web Services

August 29, 2007

Author(s)

Anoop Singhal, Theodore Winograd, Karen A. Scarfone

The advance of Web services technologies promises to have far-reaching effects on the Internet and enterprise networks. Web services based on the eXtensible

Cryptographic Algorithms and Key Sizes for Personal Identity Verification

August 1, 2007

Author(s)

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

[Superseded by SP 800-78-2(February 2010): http://www.nist.gov/manuscript-publication-search.cfm?pub_id=904962] SP 800-78-1 has been modified to enhance

User's Guide for Smokeview Version 5: A Tool for Visualizing Fire Dynamics Simulation Data (NIST SP 1017-1)

August 1, 2007

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

Border Gateway Protocol Security

July 17, 2007

Author(s)

D. Richard Kuhn, Kotikalapudi Sriram, Douglas Montgomery

This document introduces the Border Gateway Protocol (BGP), explains its importance to the internet, and provides a set of best practices that can help in

NIST Measurement Services: cw Laser Power and Energy Calibrations at NIST

July 1, 2007

Author(s)

Joshua A. Hadler, Christopher L. Cromer, John H. Lehman

This document describes a calibration service for absolute laser power and energy measurements of laser power meters and detectors used with continuous wave

A Scheme for PIV Visual Card Topography

June 29, 2007

Author(s)

William I. MacGregor, Teresa T. Schwarzhoff, Ketan L. Mehta

[Superseded. Incorporated into FIPS 201-2 (August 2013): http://www.nist.gov/manuscript-publication-search.cfm?pub_id=914530] The purpose of this document is to

Guidelines on Cell Phone Forensics

May 30, 2007

Author(s)

Wayne Jansen, Richard Ayers

[Superseded by SP 800-101 Rev. 1 (May 2014): http://www.nist.gov/manuscript-publication-search.cfm?pub_id=915021] Forensic specialists periodically encounter

Workshop Objectives (NIST SP 1051)

May 3, 2007

Author(s)

Rodney A. Bryant

There is a need for real-time identification of hazards to enable selection of appropriate respiratory protection for firefighters. The challenge is to transfer

Data Format for the Interchange of Fingerprint, Facial, & Other Biometric Information (ANSI/NIST-ITL 1-2007)

May 1, 2007

Author(s)

R. McCabe, Elaine M. Newton

Defines the content, format, and units of measurement for the exchange of fingerprint, palmprint, facial/mugshot, scar, mark, & tattoo (SMT), iris, and other

Source Code Security Analysis Tool Functional Specification Version 1.0

May 1, 2007

Author(s)

Paul E. Black, Michael J. Kass, Hsiao-Ming M. Koo

Software assurance tools are a fundamental resource for providing an assurance argument for today?s software applications throughout the software development

Guidelines for Securing Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) Systems

April 6, 2007

Author(s)

Tom T. Karygiannis, Bernard Eydt, Greg Barber, Lynn Bunn, T. Phillips

This publication seeks to assist organizations in understanding the risks of RFID technology and security measures to mitigate those risks. It provides

Recommendation for Random Number Generation Using Deterministic Random Bit Generators (Revised)

March 14, 2007

Author(s)

Elaine B. Barker, John M. Kelsey

[Superseded by SP 800-90A (January 2012): http://www.nist.gov/manuscript-publication-search.cfm?pub_id=910345] This Recommendation specifies mechanisms for the

Recommendation for Pair-Wise Key Establishment Using Discrete Logarithm Cryptography (Revised)

March 14, 2007

Author(s)

Elaine B. Barker, Don Johnson, Miles E. Smid

[Superseded by SP 800-56A Rev. 2 (May 2013): http://www.nist.gov/manuscript-publication-search.cfm?pub_id=913431] This Recommendation provides the

Codes for the Identification of Federal and Federally-Assisted Organizations (NIST SP 800-87 v1.0, March 2007 edition)

March 7, 2007

Author(s)

William C. Barker, Hildegard Ferraiolo

[Superseded by SP 800-87 Rev. 1 (April 2008): http://www.nist.gov/manuscript-publication-search.cfm?pub_id=152125] The Homeland Security Presidential Directive

Recommendation for Key Management - Part 1: General (Revised) (March 2007 edition)

March 1, 2007

Author(s)

Elaine B. Barker, William C. Barker, William E. Burr, William T. Polk, Miles Smid

[Superseded by SP 800-57 Part 1 Rev. 3 (July 2012): http://www.nist.gov/manuscript-publication-search.cfm?pub_id=910342] This Recommendation provides

Guide to Intrusion Detection and Prevention Systems (IDPS)

February 20, 2007

Author(s)

Karen A. Scarfone, Peter M. Mell

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) developed this document in furtherance of its statutory responsibilities under the Federal Information

Guidelines on Electronic Mail Security

February 20, 2007

Author(s)

Miles C. Tracy, Wayne Jansen, Karen A. Scarfone, Jason Butterfield

This document was developed in furtherance of NIST's statutory responsibilities under the Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA) of 2002, Public

Establishing Wireless Robust Security Networks: A Guide to IEEE 802.11i

February 7, 2007

Author(s)

Sheila E. Frankel, Bernard Eydt, L Owens, Karen Kent Scarfone

This report provides readers with a detailed explanation of next generation 802.11 wireless security. It describes the inherently flawed Wired Equivalent

Localized Residential Fire Suppression Systems (NIST SP 1006)

February 1, 2007

Author(s)

Daniel M. Madrzykowski

A Presentation by Daniel Madrzykowski. Localized Residential Fire Suppression Systems: -Kitchen fire hazard characterization. -Investigate "passive" and "active

Residential Kitchen Fire Suppression Research Needs: Workshop Proceedings (NIST SP 1066)

February 1, 2007

Author(s)

Daniel M. Madrzykowski, Anthony P. Hamins, Shivani N. Mehta

The Workshop on Residential Kitchen Fire Suppression Research Needs was held on April 11, 2006, at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in

Proceedings of the Performance Metrics for Intelligent Systems (PerMIS) Workshop 2006

January 31, 2007

Author(s)

Elena R. Messina, Rajmohan (. Madhavan

The 2006 Performance Metrics for Intelligent Systems (PerMIS) Workshop was held at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in Gaithersburg, MD

Biometric Data Specification for Personal Identity Verification

January 17, 2007

Author(s)

Charles L. Wilson, Patrick J. Grother, Ramaswamy Chandramouli

[Superseded by SP 800-76-2 (July 2013): http://www.nist.gov/manuscript-publication-search.cfm?pub_id=914224] This document, Special Publication 800-76, is a

Standard Reference Materials Catalog - January 2007

January 2, 2007

Author(s)

Regina R. Montgomery, Joan C. Sauerwein

NIST Standard Reference Materials (SRMs) are used by industry, government, and academia to ensure the highest quality measurements. This catalog lists over 1100

Report of the Workshop on Reliability Issues in Nanomaterials

January 1, 2007

Author(s)

Robert Keller, David T. Read, Roop L. Mahajan

The Workshop on Reliability Issues in Nanomaterials was held at the Boulder Laboratories of the U. S. Department of Commerce on August 17-19, 2004. It was

Calibrated Overlay Wafer Standard

January 1, 2007

Author(s)

Michael T. Stocker, Richard M. Silver, Ravikiran Attota, Jay S. Jun

This document describes the physical characteristics of Standard Reference Material SRM 5000, provides guidance for its use in calibrating overlay (OL) tools

PIV Card to Reader Interoperability Guidelines

December 29, 2006

Author(s)

James F. Dray Jr., April Giles, Michael Kelley, Ramaswamy Chandramouli

The purpose of this document is to present recommendations for Personal Identity Verification (PIV) card readers in the area of performance and communications

Recommended Security Controls for Federal Information Systems

December 19, 2006

Author(s)

Ronald S. Ross, Stuart W. Katzke, L A. Johnson, Marianne M. Swanson, G Stoneburner, G Rogers

[Superseded by NIST SP 800-53 Revision 2 (December 2007): http://www.nist.gov/manuscript-publication-search.cfm?pub_id=51351] The purpose of this publication is

Forum Workshop on Establishing the Scientific Foundation for Performance-Based Fire Codes: Proceedings

December 1, 2006

Author(s)

William L. Grosshandler

NIST to develop a common, international vision for how a scientific foundation for performance-based fire safety design might be structured, which parts of the

Information Security Handbook: A Guide for Managers

December 1, 2006

Author(s)

Pauline Bowen, Joan Hash, Mark Wilson

This Information Security Handbook provides a broad overview of information security program elements to assist managers in understanding how to establish and

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