NIST Pubs

Guide to IPsec VPNs

June 30, 2020

Author(s)

Elaine B. Barker, Quynh H. Dang, Sheila E. Frankel, Karen Scarfone, Paul Wouters

Internet Protocol Security (IPsec) is a widely used network layer security control for protecting communications. IPsec is a framework of open standards for

NIST Privacy Framework: An Overview

June 25, 2020

Author(s)

Kaitlin R. Boeckl, Naomi B. Lefkovitz

This bulletin summarizes the information found in the voluntary NIST Privacy Framework: A Tool for Improving Privacy through Enterprise Risk Management (Version

STEP File Analyzer and Viewer User Guide (Update 6)

June 24, 2020

Author(s)

Robert R. Lipman, Soonjo Kwon

The STEP File Analyzer and Viewer opens a STEP (ISO 10303 - STandard for Exchange of Product model data) Part 21 file and (1) generates a spreadsheet or CSV

Guide for Labeling Consumer Packages by Weight, Volume, Count, or Measure (length, area, or thickness)

June 23, 2020

Author(s)

David A. Sefcik, Lisa Warfield, Breyanna M. Blackwell

This document, Guide for Labeling Consumer Packages by Weight, Volume, Count, or Measure (length, area, or thickness), is based on the Uniform Packaging and

PPDiffuse: A Quantitative Prediction Tool for Diffusion of Charged Polymers in a Nanopore

June 19, 2020

Author(s)

David P. Hoogerheide

Small Punch Testing to Estimate Mechanical Properties of Additively Manufactured Ti-6Al-4V

June 18, 2020

Author(s)

Enrico Lucon, Jake T. Benzing, Nikolas W. Hrabe

Small Punch (SP) testing is a methodology that uses tiny disks (generally 8 mm in diameter and 0.5 mm thick) to estimate mechanical properties of metallic

Quasi-Static Position Calibration of the Galvanometer Scanner on the Additive Manufacturing Metrology Testbed

June 17, 2020

Author(s)

Brandon M. Lane, Shawn P. Moylan, Ho Yeung, Josephine J. Chavez-Chao, Jorge E. Neira

The Additive Manufacturing Metrology Testbed (AMMT) is a fully customized laser powder bed fusion (LPBF) additive manufacturing (AM) research platform designed

Analysis of Iris Images in Nicholas Nixon: The Brown Sisters

June 17, 2020

Author(s)

James R. Matey, Patrick J. Grother, George W. Quinn

In this paper we present results that expand on the Afghan Girl study by Daugman using gray-scale photographs of 4 subjects taken every year for 40 years: The

Securing Web Transactions TLS Server Certificate Management

June 16, 2020

Author(s)

Murugiah P. Souppaya, William A. Haag Jr., Mehwish Akram, William C. Barker, Rob Clatterbuck, Brandon Everhart, Brian Johnson, Alexandros Kapasouris, Dung Lam, Brett Pleasant, Mary Raguso, Susan Symington, Paul Turner, Clint Wilson, Donna F. Dodson

Transport Layer Security (TLS) server certificates are critical to the security of both internet- facing and private web services. Despite the critical

Analysis of Iris Images from Twins Day 2010

June 16, 2020

Author(s)

James R. Matey, Patrick J. Grother, George W. Quinn

Each year since 1976, the town of Twinsburg, Ohio has held a Twins Day Festival. Over the past 43 years over $77,000$ sets of twins and multiples have attended

Theory of Discrete Event Logistics Systems (DELS) Specification

June 12, 2020

Author(s)

Timothy A. Sprock, George Thiers, Leon F. McGinnis, Conrad E. Bock

System models and model-based engineering methods have the promise of transforming the way that industrial engineers interact with production and logistics

The Manufacturing Cost Guide: A Primer - Version 1.0

June 11, 2020

Author(s)

Douglas S. Thomas

This primer provides an overview in using the Manufacturing Cost Guide: https://www.nist.gov/services-resources/software/manufacturing-cost-gui…. It explains

Global City Teams Challenge Smart Agriculture and Rural SuperCluster Workshop Report 2020

June 9, 2020

Author(s)

Sokwoo Rhee, Dennis Buckmaster, Jean Rice, Josh Seidemann, Mo Shakouri, Robert Tse, Hongwei Zhang

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) established the Global City Teams Challenge (GCTC) for communities across the world to use as

NVLAP Carpet and Carpet Cushion

June 8, 2020

Author(s)

Timothy W. Rasinski

NIST Handbook 150-6 specifies the technical requirements and provides guidance for the accreditation of laboratories under the NVLAP Carpet and Carpet Cushion

Erratum: Improved First-Principles Calculation of the Third Virial Coefficient of Helium

June 6, 2020

Author(s)

Giovanni Garberoglio, Michael R. Moldover, Allan H. Harvey

Erratum to paper published in 2011

Recommendation for Cryptographic Key Generation

June 4, 2020

Author(s)

Elaine B. Barker, Allen L. Roginsky, Richard Davis

Cryptography is often used in an information technology security environment to protect data that is sensitive, has a high value, or is vulnerable to

Economics of Manufacturing Machinery Maintenance: A Survey and Analysis of U.S. Costs and Benefits

June 2, 2020

Author(s)

Douglas S. Thomas, Brian A. Weiss

This report examines U.S. costs of machinery maintenance along with losses due to inadequate maintenance strategies in discrete manufacturing (NAICS 321-339

A Tool to Model the Fate and Transport of Indoor Microbiological Aerosols (FaTIMA)

June 1, 2020

Author(s)

William S. Dols, Brian J. Polidoro, Dustin G. Poppendieck, Steven J. Emmerich

The web-based tool Fate and Transport of Indoor Microbiological Aerosols (FaTIMA) allows for the determination of the indoor fate of microbiological aerosols

Health Assessment Measurements Quality Assurance Program: Exercise 4 Final Report

May 29, 2020

Author(s)

Charles A. Barber, Carolyn Q. Burdette, Hugh V. Hayes, Melissa M. Phillips, Catherine A. Rimmer, Laura J. Wood, Lee L. Yu, Shaun P. Kotoski

HAMQAP was launched in collaboration with the NIH ODS in 2017. HAMQAP was established to enable laboratories to improve the accuracy of measurements in samples

IoT Device Cybersecurity Capability Core Baseline

May 29, 2020

Author(s)

Michael J. Fagan, Katerina N. Megas, Karen Scarfone, Matthew Smith

Device cybersecurity capabilities are cybersecurity features or functions that computing devices provide through their own technical means (i.e., device

Foundational Cybersecurity Activities for IoT Device Manufacturers

May 29, 2020

Author(s)

Michael J. Fagan, Katerina N. Megas, Karen Scarfone, Matthew Smith

Internet of Things (IoT) devices often lack device cybersecurity capabilities their customers-- organizations and individuals--can use to help mitigate their

Improvised Long Test Lengths via Stitching Scale Bar Method: Interim Testing of Laser Trackers

May 28, 2020

Author(s)

Vincent D. Lee, Daniel S. Sawyer, Balasubramanian Muralikrishnan

Performance verifications of laser tracker systems (LTSs) often rely on calibrated length artifacts that are 2.3 m in length or more, as specified in

Improvised Long Test Lengths via Stitching Scale Bar Method: Performance Evaluation of Terrestrial Laser Scanners per ASTM E3125-17

May 28, 2020

Author(s)

Shendong Shi, Balasubramanian Muralikrishnan, Vincent D. Lee, Daniel S. Sawyer, Octavio Icasio-Hern?ndez

Periodic performance evaluation is a critical issue for ensuring the reliability of data from terrestrial laser scanners (TLSs). With the recent introduction of

Building Secure Microservices-based Applications Using Service-Mesh Architecture

May 27, 2020

Author(s)

Ramaswamy Chandramouli, Zack Butcher

The increasing trend in building microservices-based applications calls for addressing security in all aspects of service-to-service interactions due to their

Assessing Information Security Continuous Monitoring (ISCM) Programs: Developing an ISCM Program Assessment

May 21, 2020

Author(s)

Kelley L. Dempsey, Victoria Y. 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

Energy Sector Asset Management: For Electric Utilities, Oil & Gas Industry

May 19, 2020

Author(s)

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

SATE VI Ockham Sound Analysis Criteria

May 19, 2020

Author(s)

Paul E. Black, Kanwardeep S. Walia

Static analyzers examine the source or executable code of programs to find problems. Many static analyzers use heuristics or approximations to examine programs

Interoperability Assessment 2019: Contactless-to-Contact Fingerprint Capture

May 19, 2020

Author(s)

John M. Libert, John D. Grantham, Bruce Bandini, Kenneth Ko, Shahram Orandi, Craig I. Watson

This report describes computational comparison measurements as well as match error analysis applied to fingerprint images collected by researchers of the

NVLAP Thermal Insulation Materials

May 14, 2020

Author(s)

Timothy W. Rasinski

This handbook is intended for information and use by accredited TIM laboratories, assessors conducting onsite assessments, laboratories seeking accreditation

Space Commerce Workshop Report

May 13, 2020

Author(s)

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