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Special Publication (NIST SP)

Accomplishments in Nanotechnology

August 1, 2006

Author(s)

Michael T. Postek, Joseph Kopanski, David A. Wollman

PIV Data Model Test Guidelines

July 31, 2006

Author(s)

Ramaswamy Chandramouli, Ketan Mehta, Pius A. Uzamere, Davie Simon, Nabil Ghadiali, Andrew P. Founds

In order to build the necessary PIV infrastructure to support common unified processes and government-wide use of identity credentials, NIST developed this test

Proceedings of the Static Analysis Summit

July 1, 2006

Author(s)

Paul E. Black, Helen Gill, W. E. Martin, Elizabeth N. Fong

This is the proceeding of a summit held in June 2006 at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). This Static Analysis Summit is one of a

Certification of SRM 114q: Part II

June 14, 2006

Author(s)

Chiara F. Ferraris, Max A. Peltz, William F. Guthrie, A Aviles, Robin K. Haupt, Bruce S. MacDonald

The standard reference material (SRM) for fineness of cement, SRM 114, is an integral part of the calibration material routinely used in the cement industry to

Certification of SRM 114q: Part I

June 14, 2006

Author(s)

Chiara F. Ferraris, William F. Guthrie, A Aviles, Robin K. Haupt, Bruce S. MacDonald

The standard reference material (SRM) for fineness of cement, SRM 114, is an integral part of the calibration material routinely used in the cement industry to

Recommendation for Random Number Generation Using Deterministic Random Bit Generators

June 13, 2006

Author(s)

Elaine B. Barker, John M. Kelsey

[Superseded by SP 800-90 Revised (March 2007): http://www.nist.gov/manuscript-publication-search.cfm?pub_id=50814] This Recommendation specifies mechanisms for

Overview of TREC 2005

May 17, 2006

Author(s)

Ellen M. Voorhees

The fourteenth Text REtrieval Conference, TREC 2005, was held at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) November 15--18, 2005. The conference

Secure Domain Name System (DNS) Deployment Guide

May 16, 2006

Author(s)

Ramaswamy Chandramouli, Scott W. Rose

[Superseded by SP 800-81 Rev. 1 (April 2010): http://www.nist.gov/manuscript-publication-search.cfm?pub_id=905113] We examine the performance of multimodal

NIST Measurement Services: Specular Gloss

May 15, 2006

Author(s)

Maria E. Nadal, E A. Early, E A. Thompson

This document describes the instrumentation, standards, and measurement techniques used at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to measure

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

May 3, 2006

Author(s)

Elaine B. Barker, Don Johnson, Miles Smid

[Superseded by SP 800-56A Revised (March 2007): http://www.nist.gov/manuscript-publication-search.cfm?pub_id=150618] This Recommendation specifies key

Consumer Package Labeling Guide: Selling by Length and Area

May 2, 2006

Author(s)

K M. Dresser

[Withdrawn (February 12, 2018)] Guide is intended to provide manufacturers, packers, distributors, and retailers of packaged products with information about the

Recommendation for Key Management - Part 1: General (Revised) (May 2006 edition)

May 1, 2006

Author(s)

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

[Superseded by SP 800-57 Part 1 Revised (March 2007): http://www.nist.gov/manuscript-publication-search.cfm?pub_id=917473] This Recommendation provides

Report of Workshop on Measurement Methods for Evaluation of the Reliability of Active Implantable Medical Devices

May 1, 2006

Author(s)

Elizabeth S. Drexler, W F. Regnault, John A. Tesk

This report summarizes the activities of the Workshop on Measurement Methods for Evaluation of the Reliability of Active Implantable Medical Devices, held

Electronic Authentication Guideline

April 30, 2006

Author(s)

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

[Superseded by SP 800-63-1 (December 2011): http://www.nist.gov/manuscript-publication-search.cfm?pub_id=910006] This recommendation provides technical guidance

PIV Middleware and PIV Card Application Conformance Test Guidance (SP 800-73 Compliance)

April 5, 2006

Author(s)

Ramaswamy Chandramouli, Levent Eyuboglu, Ketan Mehta

[Superseded by SP 800-85A-1 (March 2009): http://www.nist.gov/manuscript-publication-search.cfm?pub_id=902200] This document provides derived test requirements

Composition Standards for AlGaAs Epitaxial Layers

April 1, 2006

Author(s)

Kristine A. Bertness, Todd E. Harvey, C. M. Wang, Albert J. Paul, Larry Robins

Standard Reference Materials (SRMs) 2840 to 2843 are semiconductor material artifacts that consist of an epitaxial layer of AlxGa (1-x)As on a GaAs substrate

Beyond Close Talk - Issues in Distant Speech Acquisition, Conditioning Classification, and Recognition

March 17, 2006

Author(s)

Vincent M. Stanford, C. Rochet, Martial Michel, John S. Garofolo

Properly designed reference data and performance metrics can offer crucial aid to developers of advanced statistical recognition technologies. We focus here on

Interfaces For Personal Identity Verification, 2006 Edition

March 15, 2006

Author(s)

James F. Dray Jr., Scott Guthery, Teresa T. Schwarzhoff

[Superseded by SP 800-73-2 (September 2008): http://www.nist.gov/manuscript-publication-search.cfm?pub_id=901358] This document specifies the PIV data model

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

March 1, 2006

Author(s)

Kellie A. Beall, J E. Hill

The Building and Fire Research Laboratory (BFRL) at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is the nation's primary resource for measurements

Building and Fire Research Laboratory Activities, Accomplishments and Recognitions, 2005

March 1, 2006

Author(s)

Kellie A. Beall, J Hill

This is the biennial report for 2004-2005 for the Building and Fire Research Laboratory (BFRL) at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), an

Fire Dynamics Simulator (Version 4) - Technical Reference Guide

March 1, 2006

Author(s)

Kevin B. McGrattan

Fire Dynamics Simulator (FDS) is a computational fluid dynamics (CFD) model of fire-driven fluid flow. The software described in this document solves

In-Flight Suppressant Deployment Temperatures

February 28, 2006

Author(s)

Donald Bein

This report describes review of DoD military fixed-wing and rotary aircraft fire mishap/incident data applicable to assess temperatures at which aircraft fire

Guide for Developing Security Plans for Information Technology Systems

February 24, 2006

Author(s)

Marianne M. Swanson, Joan Hash, Pauline Bowen

The objective of system security planning is to improve protection of information system resources. All federal systems have some level of sensitivity and

NGP Search for New Chemicals-Environmentally Acceptable Fire Suppressants

February 11, 2006

Author(s)

J D. Mather, R E. Tapscott

Biometric Data Specification for Personal Identity Verification

February 1, 2006

Author(s)

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

[Superseded by SP 800-76-1 (January 2007): http://www.nist.gov/manuscript-publication-search.cfm?pub_id=51101] The Homeland Security Presidential Directive HSPD

Proceedings of Workshop on Software Security Assurance Tools, Techniques, and Metrics

February 1, 2006

Author(s)

Paul E. Black, Michael J. Kass, Elizabeth N. Fong

This is the proceedings of a workshop held on November 7 and 8, 2005 in Long Beach, California, USA, hosted by the Software Diagnostics and Conformance Testing

NIST Technical Publication

February 1, 2006

Author(s)

James R. Ehrstein, M C. Croarck, H Liu

This report documents the selection of material, the certification procedure and its control, and the analysis of measurement uncertainty for a family of