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The increasing trend in building microservices-based applications calls for addressing security in all aspects of service-to-service interactions due to their
Kelley L. Dempsey, Victoria Yan Pillitteri, Chad Baer, Robert Niemeyer, Ron Rudman, Susan Urban
This publication describes an approach for the development of Information Security Continuous Monitoring (ISCM) program assessments that can be used to evaluate
James J. McCarthy, Lauren Acierto, Jason Kuruvilla, Titilayo Ogunyale, Nikolas Urlaub, John Wiltberger, Devin Wynne
Industrial control systems (ICS) compose a core part of our nations critical infrastructure. Energy sector companies rely on ICS to generate, transmit, and
Michelle S. Stephens, Nicholas Barbosa, Leah R. Kauffman, Rebecca Dorch, Marcus Holzinger
The Department of Commerce (DOC) Boulder Laboratories (consisting of the National Institute for Standards and Technology, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
This Recommendation provides cryptographic key-management guidance. It consists of three parts. Part 1 (this document) provides general guidance and best
Thermal conductivity measurements at and near room temperature are presented as the basis for certified values of thermal conductivity for SRM 1450e, Fibrous
Melissa M. Phillips, David M. Bunk, Carlos A. Gonzalez, Scott A. Jackson, Leah R. Kauffman, Katrice A. Lippa, Catherine A. Rimmer, Stephen Semancik, Michael R. Winchester, Laura J. Wood
Melissa M. Phillips, David M. Bunk, Carlos A. Gonzalez, Scott A. Jackson, Leah R. Kauffman, Katrice A. Lippa, Catherine A. Rimmer, Stephen Semancik, Michael R. Winchester, Laura J. Wood
This publication describes an election event logging common data format specification for devices used in U.S. elections such as optical scanners, election
Since 9/11, the Department of Homeland Security has provided over $16 billion dollars in grant assistance to secure cities and non-profit organizations against
John R. Sieber, John L. Molloy, Nathanael A. Heckert
The National Institute of Standards and Technology has issued its first Standard Reference Materials for elemental analysis of polyvinyl chloride. The custom
Sokwoo Rhee, Brenda Bannan, Samantha Dubrow, Michael Dunaway, Dean Skidmore, Elisa Torres
NIST co-hosted the 2018-2019 GCTC Smart and Secure Cities and Communities Challenge (SC3) program with DHS S&T and NTIA. The objective was to encourage
This document is intended to provide guidance to the Federal Government for using cryptography and NIST's cryptographic standards to protect sensitive, but
Joshua A. Gordon, Abdella Battou, Michael P. Majurski, Dan Kilper, Uiara Celine, Massimo Tonatore, Joao Pedro, Jesse Simsarian, Jim Westdorp, Darko Zibar
Optical communication systems are expected to find use in new applications that require more intelligent and automated functionality. Optical networks are
NIST Special Publication (SP) 800-140F replaces the approved non-invasive attack mitigation test metric requirements of ISO/IEC 19790 Annex F. As a validation
NIST Special Publication (SP) 800-140E replaces the approved authentication mechanism requirements of ISO/IEC 19790 Annex E. As a validation authority, the
NIST Special Publication (SP) 800-140D replaces the approved sensitive security parameter generation and establishment methods requirements of ISO/IEC 19790
NIST Special Publication (SP) 800-140C replaces the approved security functions of ISO/IEC 19790 Annex C. As a validation authority, the Cryptographic Module
NIST Special Publication (SP) 800-140B is to be used in conjunction with ISO/IEC 19790 Annex B and ISO/IEC 24759 6.14. The special publication modifies only
NIST Special Publication (SP) 800-140A modifies the vendor documentation requirements of ISO/IEC 19790 Annex A. As a validation authority, the Cryptographic
NIST Special Publication (SP) 800-140 specifies the Derived Test Requirements (DTR) for Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) 140-3. SP 800-140
Patrick D. O'Reilly, Kristina G. Rigopoulos, Larry Feldman, Gregory A. Witte
Title III of the E-Government Act of 2002, entitled the Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA) of 2002, requires NIST to prepare an annual public
This publication is a colorful poster illustrating the relationships of the International System of Units (SI) derived units with special names and symbols and
Paul A. Grassi, Justin P. Richer, Sarah K. Squire, James L. Fenton, Ellen M. Nadeau, Naomi B. Lefkovitz, Jamie M. Danker, Yee-Yin Choong, Kristen Greene, Mary F. Theofanos
This document and its companion documents, SP 800-63, SP 800-63A, and SP 800-63B, provide technical and procedural guidelines to agencies for the implementation
Paul A. Grassi, Michael E. Garcia, James L. Fenton
These guidelines provide technical requirements for federal agencies implementing digital identity services and are not intended to constrain the development or
Paul A. Grassi, James L. Fenton, Naomi Lefkovitz, Jamie M. Danker, Yee-Yin Choong, Kristen K. Greene, Mary Theofanos
These guidelines provide technical requirements for federal agencies implementing digital identity services and are not intended to constrain the development or
Paul A. Grassi, James L. Fenton, Elaine M. Newton, Ray Perlner, Andrew Regenscheid, William E. Burr, Justin P. Richer, Naomi Lefkovitz, Jamie M. Danker, Yee-Yin Choong, Kristen K. Greene, Mary Theofanos
These guidelines provide technical requirements for federal agencies implementing digital identity services and are not intended to constrain the development or
Ronald S. Ross, Victoria Y. Pillitteri, Kelley L. Dempsey, Mark Riddle, Gary Guissanie
The protection of Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) resident in nonfederal systems and organizations is of paramount importance to federal agencies and