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NIST Pubs

Glossary of key information security termsï¿½:

January 1, 2011

Author(s)

Richard Kissel

Specification for the extensible configuration checklist description format (XCCDF) version 1.2:

January 1, 2011

Author(s)

David Waltermire, Charles Schmidt, Karen Scarfone, Neal Ziring

NIST time and frequency bulletin, no. 648:

January 1, 2011

Author(s)

Eyvon M Petty

Verification of the performance of the 100 kN table-top model test frame used for tensile testing:

January 1, 2011

Author(s)

Enrico Lucon

NIST time and frequency bulletin, no. 647:

January 1, 2011

Author(s)

Eyvon M Petty

NIST time and frequency bulletin, no. 646:

January 1, 2011

Author(s)

Eyvon M Petty

NIST time and frequency bulletin, no. 645:

January 1, 2011

Author(s)

Eyvon M Petty

NIST time and frequency bulletin, no. 644:

January 1, 2011

Author(s)

Eyvon M Petty

NIST time and frequency bulletin, no. 643:

January 1, 2011

Author(s)

Eyvon M Petty

NIST time and frequency bulletin, no. 642:

January 1, 2011

Author(s)

Eyvon M Petty

NIST time and frequency bulletin, no. 641:

January 1, 2011

Author(s)

Eyvon M Petty

NIST time and frequency bulletin, no. 640:

January 1, 2011

Author(s)

Eyvon M Petty

NIST time and frequency bulletin, no. 639:

January 1, 2011

Author(s)

Eyvon M Petty

NIST time and frequency bulletin, no. 638:

January 1, 2011

Author(s)

Eyvon M Petty

NIST time and frequency bulletin, no. 637:

January 1, 2011

Author(s)

Eyvon M Petty

NIST Handbook 130: Uniform Laws and Regulations in the Areas of Legal Metrology and Engine Fuel Quality (2012 Ed.)

January 1, 2011

Author(s)

Linda Crown, David Sefcik, Lisa Warfield

Cryptographic Algorithms and Key Sizes for Personal Identity Verification

December 31, 2010

Author(s)

William Polk, Donna F. Dodson, William E. Burr, Hildegard Ferraiolo, David Cooper

[Superseded by SP 800-78-4 (May 2015): http://www.nist.gov/manuscript-publication-search.cfm?pub_id=918499] This document contains the technical specifications...

Guidelines for the Secure Deployment of IPv6

December 29, 2010

Author(s)

Sheila E. Frankel, Richard Graveman, John Pearce, Mark Rooks

Due to the exhaustion of IPv4 address space, and the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) mandate that U.S. federal agencies begin to use the IPv6 protocol...

The Common Configuration Scoring System (CCSS): Metrics for Software Security Configuration Vulnerabilities

December 27, 2010

Author(s)

Peter M. Mell, Karen Scarfone

The Common Configuration Scoring System (CCSS) is a set of measures of the severity of software security configuration issues. CCSS is derived from the Common...

Securing WiMAX Wireless Communications

December 27, 2010

Author(s)

Shirley M. Radack

This bulletin summarizes the information presented in NIST Special Publication (SP) 800-127, Guide to Securing WiMAX Wireless Communications: Recommendations of...

Recommendation for Existing Application-Specific Key Derivation Functions

December 23, 2010

Author(s)

Quynh H. Dang

[Superseded by NIST SP 800-135 Rev. 1, "Recommendation for Existing Application-Specific Key Derivation Functions" (December 2011), http://www.nist.gov...

Recommendation for Password-Based Key Derivation Part 1: Storage Applications

December 22, 2010

Author(s)

Meltem Sonmez Turan, Elaine B. Barker, William E. Burr, Lidong Chen

This Recommendation specifies techniques for the derivation of master keys from passwords or passphrases to protect stored electronic data or data protection...

Improving the Efficiency of Markov Chain Analysis of Complex Distributed Systems

December 20, 2010

Author(s)

Christopher E. Dabrowski

In large-scale distributed systems, the interactions of many independent components may lead to emergent global behaviors with unforeseen, often detrimental...

3D Imaging Systems for Manufacturing, Construction, and Mobility (NIST TN 1682)

December 15, 2010

Author(s)

Geraldine S. Cheok, Maris Juberts, Marek Franaszek

The National Defense Center of Excellence for Industrial Metrology and 3D Imaging (COE-IM3DI) is conducting research to enable the next generation of...

A gas pressure scale based on primary standard piston gauges

December 6, 2010

Author(s)

Douglas A. Olson, Robert G. Driver, Walter J. Bowers Jr.

The National Institute of Standards and Technology has redefined its gas pressure scale, up to 17 MPa, based on two primary standard piston gauges. The primary...

Best Practice Guidelines for Structural Fire Resistance Design of Concrete and Steel Buildings

December 1, 2010

Author(s)

Long T. Phan, John L. Gross, Therese P. McAllister

This document is intended to provide practicing engineers and building code officials with a technical resource that contains the current best practice for fire...

Modeling Smoldering Fires using the Computer Model CONTAM

December 1, 2010

Author(s)

William D. Davis

The computer model CONTAM was used to simulate the spread of smoke in a house with a working furnace during smoldering fires. Three smoldering experiments from...

Assessing differences between results determined according to the Guide to the Expression of Uncertainty in Measurement

December 1, 2010

Author(s)

Raghu N. Kacker, Ruediger Kessel, Klaus-Dieter Sommer

When the data consist of multiple results of measurement for a common measurand, often one needs to determine whether the results agree with each other. A...

A review of fatigue crack growth for pipeline steels exposed to hydrogen

November 30, 2010

Author(s)

Nicholas Nanninga, Andrew J. Slifka, Yaakov Levy, Calvin L. White

Hydrogen pipeline systems offer an economical means of storing and transporting energy in the form of hydrogen gas. Pipelines can be used to transport hydrogen...

(NISTIR 7743) Usability in Health IT: Technical Strategy, Research, and Implementation

November 29, 2010

Author(s)

Janice (Ginny) Redish, Svetlana Z. Lowry

On July 13, 2010, 27 roundtable discussion participants and more than 100 other attendees gathered at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)...

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