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Recommendation for Block Cipher Modes of Operation: Galois/Counter Mode (GCM) and GMAC

November 28, 2007

Author(s)

Morris J. Dworkin

This Recommendation specifies the Galois/Counter Mode (GCM), an algorithm for authenticated encryption with associated data, and its specialization, GMAC, for...

Overview of the TREC 2006 Blog Track

November 27, 2007

Author(s)

Iadh Ounis, Maarten de Rijke, Craig Macdonald, Gilad Mishne, Ian Soboroff

The Blog track began this year, with the aim to explore the information seeking behaviour in the blogosphere. For this purpose, a new large-scale test...

Using Storage Encryption Technologies to Protect End User Devices

November 26, 2007

Author(s)

Shirley M. Radack

This bulletin summarizes the guidance developed by NIST and published in SP 800-111 to help organizations secure their end user devices, and deter unauthorized...

Committee Report of the 92nd National Conference on Weights and Measures, July 8 - 12, 2007, Salt Lake City, Utah

November 26, 2007

Author(s)

Linda D. Crown, L T. Sebring

The 92nd Annual Meeting of the National Conference on Weights and Measures was held in Salt Lake City, Utah, July 8 - 13, 2007. The theme of the conference was...

Overview of TREC 2006

November 26, 2007

Author(s)

Ellen M. Voorhees

This report provides an overview of the fifteenth Text REtrieval Conference, TREC 2006. TREC 2006 was held at NIST on November 16-19, 2006. The conference was...

Guide to Storage Encryption Technologies for End User Devices

November 15, 2007

Author(s)

Karen A. Scarfone, Murugiah P. Souppaya, Matt Sexton

Many threats against end user devices, such as desktop and laptop computers, smart phones, personal digital assistants, and removable media, could cause...

Building Information Services and Control System (BISACS): Technical Documentation, Revision 1.0

November 14, 2007

Author(s)

Alan B. Vinh

The goal of the Building Information Services and Control System (BISACS) is to create a computer supported system that will allow external users to be...

Design of the HLPR ChairHome Lift Position and Rehabilitation Chair

November 9, 2007

Author(s)

Roger V. Bostelman, James S. Albus

This paper is a HLPR Chair (Home Lift, Position, and Rehabilitation Chair) design document that includes a brief introduction of the need for this technology...

Advanced Technology for Fire Suppression in Aircraft

November 6, 2007

Author(s)

Richard G. Gann

In its decade of systematic research (1997-2006), the NGP revitalized the field of fire suppression science. The NGP arose as a result of a discovery that...

Comparison between NIST and AF laser energy standards using high power lasers

November 1, 2007

Author(s)

Xiaoyu X. Li, Thomas Scott, Christopher L. Cromer, David Cooper, Steven Comisford

We report the results of a high-energy laser calorimeter comparison conducted by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Boulder, Colorado...

Computational Model for Fire Growth and Spread On Thermoplastic Objects. Final Report.

November 1, 2007

Author(s)

M Bockelie, Q Tang

In this report is described the work effort by Reaction Engineering International (REI) to develop, demonstrate and deliver to the National Institute of...

Building Information Services And Control System (BISACS): Technical Documentation, Revision 1.0.

November 1, 2007

Author(s)

A Vinh

The goal of the Building Infonnation Services and Control System (BISACS) is to create a computer based system that will allow external users to be verified and...

User's Guide to Securing External Devices for Telework and Remote Access

November 1, 2007

Author(s)

Karen A. Scarfone, Murugiah P. Souppaya

[Superseded by NIST SP 800-114 Rev. 1 (July 2016): http://www.nist.gov/manuscript-publication-search.cfm?pub_id=921407] This publication helps teleworkers...

Full Ensemble and Bench Scale Testing of Fire Fighter Protective Clothing (NISTIR 7467)

November 1, 2007

Author(s)

D W. Stroup, Roy A. McLane, W H. Twilley

The Thermal Protective Perfonnance (TPP) test was developed to quantify the performance of fire fighter protective clothing ensembles under an intense thermal...

REFLEAK: NIST Leak/Recharge Simulation Program for Refrigerant Mixtures. Version 3.1. User's Guide.

November 1, 2007

Author(s)

Piotr A. Domanski, David Didion, Min S. Kim

REFLEAK estimates composition changes of zeotropic mixtures in leak and recharge processes. The leak/recharge simulation program consists of three parts: 1) the...

Evaluating Positive Pressure Ventilation In Large Structures: High-Rise Fire Experiments

November 1, 2007

Author(s)

Stephen Kerber, Daniel M. Madrzykowski

A series of six experiments was conducted in a high-rise apartment building in Chicago, Illinois. One experiment on each of the fire floors utilized portable...

Full Ensemble and Bench Scale Testing of Fire Fighter Protective Clothing

November 1, 2007

Author(s)

D W. Stroup, R A. McLAne

The Thermal Protective Performance (TPP) test was developed to quantify the performance of fire fighter protective clothing ensembles under an intense thermal...

Rendering UML Activity Diagrams as Human-Readable Text

November 1, 2007

Author(s)

David Flater, Philippe A. Martin, Michelle L. Crane

We describe a modification of the Petri Net Linear Form notation to support the rendering of Unified Modeling Language (UML) Activity Diagrams as human-readable...

A Quantum Algorithm Detecting Concentrated Maps

November 1, 2007

Author(s)

Isabel M. Beichl, Stephen Bullock, David Song

We consider an arbitrary mapping for , some number of quantum bits. Using calls to a classical oracle evaluating and an classical bit data store, it is possible...

NIST Handbook 44: Specifications, Tolerances, and Other Technical Requirements for Weighing and Measuring Devices (2008 Ed.)

October 31, 2007

Author(s)

Linda D. Crown, Tina Butcher, Steven E. Cook, L T. Sebring, R C. Suiter

Handbook 44 was first published in 1949, having been preceded by similar handbooks of various designations and in several forms. This 2008 edition was developed...

Investigating Resource Allocation in a Standards-Based Grid Compute Economy

October 31, 2007

Author(s)

Christopher E. Dabrowski

This paper reports work investigating resource allocation in a simulated grid compute economy where consumers and providers employ software components...

TRC Thermodynamic Tables, Hydrocarbon Supplement H134, 2007

October 29, 2007

Author(s)

Michael D. Frenkel

1. Table 23-2-(3.25030)-db ?o Pages db-2188.0 to db-2188.2 New table for 1-cyclopentyl-4-(3-cyclopentylpropyl)dodecane containing the density for the real fluid...

Thermodynamics of Enzyme Catalyzed Reactions: Part 7 - 2007 Update

October 25, 2007

Author(s)

Robert N. Goldberg, Yadu D. Tewari, Talapady N. Bhat

This review serves to update previously published evaluations of equilibrium constants and enthalpy changes for enzyme catalyzed reactions. For each reaction...

The Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS)

October 25, 2007

Author(s)

Shirley M. Radack

This bulletin summarizes the guidance developed by NIST and published in NISTIR 7435 to help IT managers to make sense of data about the vulnerabilities of...

Information Technology Laboratory Brochure

October 24, 2007

Author(s)

Elizabeth B. Lennon

This brochure describes the programs of the Information Technology Laboratory (ITL). Following a letter from the ITL Director, ITL's nine programs are described...

Mathematical Foundations of Measurement Science for Information Systems - Report of a Planning Workshop

October 24, 2007

Author(s)

Ronald Boisvert, Isabel M. Beichl

The report summarized the discussions from a one-day planning workshop held at NIST to consider the basis for a new program on the mathematical foundations of...

ICT for Supply Chains and Product Lifecycle Management: A Research Agenda for French-US Collaboration

October 24, 2007

Author(s)

A Bouras, Sudarsan Rachuri, Eswaran Subrahmanian, Jean-Philippe Legrange

Innovation is becoming more and more dependent on global networks of resources and skills. Research plays a critical role in the innovation process, providing a...

The State of Container Security Standards

October 17, 2007

Author(s)

Shaw C. Feng, Simon P. Frechette

As cargo container security is a critical component in the U.S. homeland security, the communication among people in a chain of custody of a container needs to...

Acoustic Sensing of Hydrating Cement Slurries: An Exploratory Study

October 10, 2007

Author(s)

Vincent A. Hackley, L -. Lum, Chiara F. Ferraris

Guidelines on Securing Public Web Servers

October 9, 2007

Author(s)

Miles C. Tracy, Wayne Jansen, Karen A. Scarfone, Theodore Winograd

Web servers are often the most targeted and attacked hosts on organizations' networks. As a result, it is essential to secure Web servers and the network...

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