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Guidelines for Securing Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) Systems

April 6, 2007

Author(s)

Tom T. Karygiannis, Bernard Eydt, Greg Barber, Lynn Bunn, T. Phillips

This publication seeks to assist organizations in understanding the risks of RFID technology and security measures to mitigate those risks. It provides...

A Stokes Permeability Solver for Three-Dimensional Porous Media

April 4, 2007

Author(s)

Dale P. Bentz, Nicos Martys

A set of C and Fortran computer programs have been developed for computing the permeability of three-dimensional porous media under incompressible Stokes flow...

NIST Standard Reference Database 23: Reference Fluid Thermodynamic and Transport Properties-REFPROP, Version 8.0

April 2, 2007

Author(s)

Eric Lemmon, Marcia L. Huber, Mark O. McLinden

NIST23, also known as REFPROP (REference FLuid Properties), is a computer program for the calculation of thermodynamic and transport properties of fluid...

State weights and measures laboratories program handbook::5th edition

April 1, 2007

Author(s)

Georgia L Harris

Cosmic Coincidences: Investigations for Neutron Background Suppression

April 1, 2007

Author(s)

Craig Heimbach

Two experimental investigations were made in order to reduce background counts in neutron detectors. Each investigation relied upon the fact that neutron...

⁴He Thermophysical Properties: New Ab Initio Calculations

April 1, 2007

Author(s)

John J. Hurly, J B. Mehl

A Low Cost Digital Vibration Meter

April 1, 2007

Author(s)

William V. Payne, Jon Geist

This report describes the development of a low cost vibration amplitude sensor. The processes used to develop this sensor involve the use of Micro-Electronic...

Enhancement of the Virtual Cybernetic Building Testbed to Include a Zone Fire Model With HVAC Components

April 1, 2007

Author(s)

Cheol D. Park, Paul A. Reneke, Michael A. Galler, Steven T. Bushby, William D. Davis

As part of a Cybernetic Building Systems project at the NIST Building and Fire Research Laboratory, a whole building emulator called the Virtual Cybernetic...

Accounting for Emergency Response in Building Evacuation: Modeling Differential Egress Capacity Solutions

April 1, 2007

Author(s)

Jason D. Averill, Weiguo Song

The impact of firefighter response on the progress of the building evacuation is not typically considered. The emergency response can significantly increase...

The Use of Portable Fire Extinguishers in Nightclubs: Workshop Summary

April 1, 2007

Author(s)

William L. Grosshandler

The NIST technical investigation into The Station nightclub fire specifically recommended that a study be performed to determine the minimum number and...

An Ontology for the e-Kanban Business Process

April 1, 2007

Author(s)

Edward J. Barkmeyer Jr., Boonserm Kulvatunyou

Large automotive manufacturers, including automakers and the manufacturers of principal automotive subsystems, make their products in large volumes. This means...

Large Scale Experiments on Structures under Fire Loading:2 Behavior of Full-Scale Frames with Slim Floor Slab Construction under Furnace Loading

March 30, 2007

Author(s)

Yuli Dong, Kuldeep R. Prasad

In recent years, increasing interest has been shown in developing and designing slim floor systems in steel-framed buildings. This paper describes the results...

Face Recognition Vendor Test 2006 and Iris Challenge Evaluation 2006 Large-Scale Results

March 29, 2007

Author(s)

P J. Phillips, K W. Bowyer, P J. Flynn, Alice J. O'Toole, W T. Scruggs, Cathy L. Schott, Matthew Sharpe

The Face Recognition Vendor Test (FRVT) 2006 and Iris Challenge Evaluation (ICE) 2006 are independent U.S. Government evaluations of face and iris recognition...

Improving the Security of Electronic Mail: Updated Guidelines Issued by NIST

March 28, 2007

Author(s)

Shirley M. Radack

This bulletin summarizes the recommendations developed by NIST to assist organizations in designing, implementing and operating email systems that are secure...

Computer Security Division 2006 Annual Report

March 21, 2007

Author(s)

Tanya L. Brewer, Kevin M. Stine

This report covers the work conducted within the National Institute of Standards and Technology's Computer Security Division during the Fiscal Year 2006. It...

Cell Phone Forensic Tools: An Overview and Analysis Update

March 21, 2007

Author(s)

Richard Ayers, Wayne Jansen, Aurelien M. Delaitre, Ludovic Moenner

Cell phones and other handheld devices incorporating cell phone capabilities (e.g., Personal Digital Assistant (PDA) phones) are ubiquitous. Rather than just...

Critical Frequency Estimates for Thermowells

March 21, 2007

Author(s)

David Bartran, Dean C. Ripple

The ASME Performance Test Code, PTC 19.3, establishes the service ratings of thermowells in terms of static pressure limitations and susceptibility of the...

Recommendation for Pair-Wise Key Establishment Using Discrete Logarithm Cryptography (Revised)

March 14, 2007

Author(s)

Elaine B. Barker, Don Johnson, Miles E. Smid

[Superseded by SP 800-56A Rev. 2 (May 2013): http://www.nist.gov/manuscript-publication-search.cfm?pub_id=913431] This Recommendation provides the...

Recommendation for Random Number Generation Using Deterministic Random Bit Generators (Revised)

March 14, 2007

Author(s)

Elaine B. Barker, John M. Kelsey

[Superseded by SP 800-90A (January 2012): http://www.nist.gov/manuscript-publication-search.cfm?pub_id=910345] This Recommendation specifies mechanisms for the...

Properties of a 50/50 Mixture of Jet-A + S-8

March 14, 2007

Author(s)

Thomas J. Bruno, Arno D. Laesecke, Stephanie L. Outcalt, Hans-Dieter Seelig, Beverly L. Smith

This report describes measurement efforts performed on the mixture of aviation fuels: Jet-A + S-8*. The primary mixture is a 50/50 (vol/vol) combination of the...

Usability Testing of Ten-Print Fingerprint Capture

March 13, 2007

Author(s)

Mary Theofanos, Brian Stanton, Shahram Orandi, Ross J. Micheals, Nien F. Zhang

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the United States Visitor and Immigrant Status Indicator Technology (US-VISIT) program are migrating from a two...

Codes for the Identification of Federal and Federally-Assisted Organizations (NIST SP 800-87 v1.0, March 2007 edition)

March 7, 2007

Author(s)

William C. Barker, Hildegard Ferraiolo

[Superseded by SP 800-87 Rev. 1 (April 2008): http://www.nist.gov/manuscript-publication-search.cfm?pub_id=152125] The Homeland Security Presidential Directive...

Description and results of the 2005 NISTNOAA interlaboratory comparison exercise program for organic contaminants in marine mammal tissues:

March 1, 2007

Author(s)

John R Kucklick, Rebecca S Pugh, Paul R Becker, Michele M Schantz, Dianne L Poster, Stephen A Wise, Teresa K Rowles

Recommendation for Key Management - Part 1: General (Revised) (March 2007 edition)

March 1, 2007

Author(s)

Elaine B. Barker, William C. Barker, William E. Burr, William T. Polk, Miles Smid

[Superseded by SP 800-57 Part 1 Rev. 3 (July 2012): http://www.nist.gov/manuscript-publication-search.cfm?pub_id=910342] This Recommendation provides...

Ignition of Cellulosic Fuels by Heated and Radiative Surfaces (NIST TN 1481)

March 1, 2007

Author(s)

William M. Pitts

Experiments designed to characterize the ignition behavior of typical outdoor fuels by heated mufflers and catalytic converters found on outdoor power equipment...

Evaluating Positive Pressure Ventilation In Large Structures: High-Rise Pressure Experiments(NISTIR 7412)

March 1, 2007

Author(s)

Stephen Kerber, Daniel M. Madrzykowski, D W. Stroup

One hundred and sixty experiments were conducted in a thirty-story vacant office building in Toledo, Ohio to evaluate the ability of fire department positive...

Description and Results of the 2005 NIST/NOAA Interlaboratory Comparison Exercise Program for Organic Contaminants in Marine Mammal Tissues

March 1, 2007

Author(s)

John R. Kucklick, Rebecca S. Pugh, Paul R. Becker, Michele M. Schantz, Stephen A. Wise, T K. Rowles

Building Retrofits for Increased Protection Against Airborne Chemical and Biological Releases

March 1, 2007

Author(s)

Andrew K. Persily, Robert E. Chapman, Steven J. Emmerich, William S. Dols, Heather Davis, Priya D. Lavappa, Amy S. Rushing

Due to concerns about potential airborne chemical and biological (chembio) releases in or near buildings, building owners and managers and other decision makers...

The Architecture Development Facilitator (ADF) First Year Report

March 1, 2007

Author(s)

Steven J. Fenves, Eswaran Subrahmanian, Puja Goyal, Jean-Cyrus L. Angbo, Faouzi Daoud, Ram D. Sriram

This document serves as the summary report on the first year?s progress on the Architecture Development Facilitator (ADF) project covering the activities from...

A Guide to Printed and Electronic Resources for Developing a Cost-Effective Risk Mitigation Plan for New and Existing Constructed Facilities

February 28, 2007

Author(s)

Robert E. Chapman, Douglas S. Thomas

Economic tools are needed to help the owners, managers, and designers of constructed facilities to select cost-effective combinations of mitigation strategies...

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