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NIST Pubs

Recommendation for Cryptographic Key Generation

Author(s)
Elaine B. Barker, Allen L. Roginsky
Cryptography is often used in an information technology security environment to protect data that is sensitive, has a high value, or is vulnerable to

Optical-Fiber Power Meter Comparison between NIST and KRISS

Author(s)
Seungkwan Kim, Keesuk Hong, Dong-Hoon Lee, David J. Livigni, Xiaoyu X. Li, John H. Lehman
We describe the results of a comparison of reference standards between the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST-USA) and Korea Research

STEP File Analyzer User's Guide

Author(s)
Robert R. Lipman
This guide describes how to use the STEP File Analyzer that generates a spreadsheet from a STEP file. The spreadsheet simplifies inspecting information in the

Recommended viscosities of 11 dilute gases at 25¿°C

Author(s)
Robert F. Berg, Michael R. Moldover
Commercially manufactured meters that measure the flow of a process gas are often calibrated with a known flow of a surrogate gas. This requires an accurate
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