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Cybersecurity Framework Online Informative References (OLIR) Submissions Specification for Completing the OLIR Template
Published
Author(s)
Matthew P. Barrett, Nicole D. Keller, Stephen D. Quinn, Matthew C. Smith
Abstract
[Superseded by NISTIR 8204 (May 2019): https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.IR.8204] This document provides instructions and definitions for completing the Cybersecurity Framework (CSF) Online Informative References (OLIR) spreadsheet template available for download at https://www.nist.gov/cyberframework/informative-references. This document is intended to assist developers of References as a companion document to the spreadsheet template. Definitions are provided for column and row headings in addition to a discussion of expected values.
Barrett, M.
, Keller, N.
, Quinn, S.
and Smith, M.
(2019),
Cybersecurity Framework Online Informative References (OLIR) Submissions Specification for Completing the OLIR Template, NIST Interagency/Internal Report (NISTIR), National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD, [online], https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=926677
(Accessed October 6, 2025)