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NIST Pubs

Extending Network Security into Virtualized Infrastructure

June 3, 2016

Author(s)

Ramaswamy Chandramouli, Larry Feldman, Gregory A. Witte

This bulletin summarizes the information presented in NIST Special Publication (SP) 800-125B, "Secure Virtual Network Configuration for Virtual Machine (VM)...

Assignment of the Number of Equivalent Reference Fluorophores to Dyed Microspheres

June 2, 2016

Author(s)

Adolfas Gaigalas, Lili Wang, Paul C. DeRose

A procedure will be described to assign to each dyed microsphere a number called the Equivalent number of Reference Fluorophores (ERF). The ERF unit gives the...

Methods and Tools for Performance Assurance of Smart Manufacturing Systems

June 2, 2016

Author(s)

Deogratias Kibira, Katherine C. Morris, Senthilkumaran Kumaraguru

The emerging concept of smart manufacturing systems is defined in part by the introduction of new technologies that are promoting rapid and widespread...

Derived PIV Application and Data Model Test Guidelines:

June 1, 2016

Author(s)

David Cooper, Hildegard Ferraiolo, Ramaswamy Chandramouli, Nabil Ghadiali, Jason Mohler, Steven Brady

NIST Time and Frequency Bulletin:

June 1, 2016

Author(s)

Karen Hansen Lichtfuss

Identifying And Categorizing Data Types for Public Safety Mobile Applications Workshop Report

June 1, 2016

Author(s)

Michael Ogata

The Association of Public-Safety Communications (APCO), in cooperation with FirstNet and the Department of Commerce held a half-day workshop on June 2, 2015...

Building Industry Reporting and Design for Sustainability (BIRDS) Tutorial for New Low-Energy Residential Database

May 23, 2016

Author(s)

Joshua D. Kneifel, Eric G. O'Rear, Priya D. Lavappa

Representation of PIV Chain-of-Trust for Import and Export

May 20, 2016

Author(s)

Hildegard Ferraiolo, Ramaswamy Chandramouli, Ketan L. Mehta, Jason Mohler, Stephen Skordinski, Steven Brady

This document provides a common XML-based data representation of a chain-of-trust record to facilitate the exchange of PIV Card enrollment data. The exchanged...

Horizontal Convective Boiling of R448A, R449A, and R452B within a Micro-Fin Tube with Extensive Measurement and Analysis Details

May 12, 2016

Author(s)

Mark A. Kedzierski, Donggyu Kang

This report presents local convective boiling measurements in a micro-fin tube for three low global warming potential (GWP ) refrigerants: R448A, R449A, and...

Combinatorial Testing for Cybersecurity and Reliability

May 12, 2016

Author(s)

David R. Kuhn, Raghu N. Kacker, Larry Feldman, Gregory A. Witte

This bulletin focuses on NIST's combinatorial testing work. Combinatorial testing is a proven method for more effective software testing at lower cost. The key...

NIST Recommended Practice Guide: Fractography of Ceramics and Glasses, 2nd edition

May 11, 2016

Author(s)

George D. Quinn

Fractography is a powerful tool for the analysis of fractured glasses and ceramics. It is applicable to fractures created under controlled conditions in the...

An Algorithm for Identifying Optimal Spreaders in a Random Walk Model of Network Communication

May 10, 2016

Author(s)

Fern Y. Hunt

In a model of network communication based on a random walk in an undirected graph, what subset of nodes (subject to constraints on its size), enable the fastest...

Stress Analysis of Conical Contact Joints in the NIST 4.45 MN Deadweight Machine

May 10, 2016

Author(s)

Nicholas Vlajic, Akobuije Chijioke, Ricky L. Seifarth

Structural analysis of conical contact joints in the NIST 4.45 MN Dead Weight Machine using finite element analysis is presented in this paper. This analysis...

National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program (NVLAP) Calibration Laboratories

May 10, 2016

Author(s)

Barbara J. Belzer, Kari K. Harper, Thomas R. Hettenhouser, Warren R. Merkel

NIST Handbook 150-2, 2016 edition, presents the technical requirements and guidance for the accreditation of laboratories under the National Voluntary...

End-to-End Quality Information Framework (QIF) Technology Survey

May 9, 2016

Author(s)

John L. Michaloski, Thomas D. Hedberg, Hui-Min Huang, Thomas R. Kramer

The goal of this paper is to understand how quality information characterizing the manufactured parts can be reported in a XML standardized format. The Quality...

Building Industry Reporting and Design for Sustainability (BIRDS) Low-Energy Residential Database Technical Manual

May 6, 2016

Author(s)

Joshua D. Kneifel, Priya D. Lavappa, Eric G. O'Rear, Anne L. Greig, Sangwon Suh

Feasibility Studies for Technologies to Effectively Scrub Soot from Small-Scale Fire Experiments

May 5, 2016

Author(s)

Anthony P. Hamins, Thomas G. Cleary, Matthew F. Bundy

Elimination of particulate from fire exhaust streams is a common issue for fire labs. Two series of fire experiments were conducted in the National Fire...

Applied and Computational Mathematics Division: Summary of Activities for Fiscal Year 2015

May 3, 2016

Author(s)

Ronald F. Boisvert

This report summarizes recent technical work of the Applied and Computational Sciences Division of the Information Technology Laboratory at the National...

NEHRP Seismic Design Technical Brief No. 2 - Seismic Design of Steel Special Moment Frames: A Guide for Practicing Engineers Second Edition:

May 1, 2016

Author(s)

Ronald O. Hamburger, James O. Malley

Case Studies of Community Resilience Policy:

May 1, 2016

Author(s)

Nayanee Gupta, Zoe E. Petropoulos, Austin B. Mudd, Rashida Nek, Sally S. Tinkle

Representation of PIV Chain-of-Trust for Import and Export:

May 1, 2016

Author(s)

Hildegard Ferraiolo, Ramaswamy Chandramouli, Ketan Mehta, Jason Mohler, Stephen Skordinski, Steven Brady

Identifying and Categorizing Data Types for Public Safety Mobile Applications: Workshop Report:

May 1, 2016

Author(s)

Michael Ogata

Applied and Computational Mathematics Division: Summary of Activities for Fiscal Year 2015:

May 1, 2016

Author(s)

Ronald F. Boisvert

Feasibility Studies for Technologies to Effectively Scrub Soot from Small-Scale Fire Experiments:

May 1, 2016

Author(s)

Anthony Hamins, Thomas Cleary, Matthew Bundy

End-to-End Quality Information Framework (QIF) Technology Survey:

May 1, 2016

Author(s)

John Michaloski, Tom Hedberg, Hui Huang, Thomas Kramer

Report on Post-Quantum Cryptography

April 28, 2016

Author(s)

Lidong Chen, Stephen P. Jordan, Yi-Kai Liu, Dustin Moody, Rene C. Peralta, Ray A. Perlner, Daniel C. Smith-Tone

In recent years, there has been a substantial amount of research on quantum computers - machines that exploit quantum mechanical phenomena to solve mathematical...

STEP File Analyzer User's Guide (Version 3)

April 27, 2016

Author(s)

Robert R. Lipman

This guide describes how to use the STEP File Analyzer, a software tool that analyzes and generates a spreadsheet from a STEP (STandard for the Exchange of...

Baseline Tailor User Guide

April 25, 2016

Author(s)

Joshua Lubell

This guide describes how to use Baseline Tailor, a software tool for navigating the United States Government's Cybersecurity Framework and for tailoring the...

Measuring the Usability and Security of Permuted Passwords on Mobile Platforms

April 25, 2016

Author(s)

Kristen K. Greene, John M. Kelsey, Joshua M. Franklin

Password entry on mobile devices significantly impacts both usability and security, but there is a lack of usable security research in this area, specifically...

Guidelines for the Creation of Interoperable Software Identification (SWID) Tags

April 22, 2016

Author(s)

David A. Waltermire, Brant Cheikes, Larry Feldman, Gregory A. Witte

This report provides an overview of the capabilities and usage of software identification (SWID) tags as part of a comprehensive software lifecycle. As...

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