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NIST Pubs

Creating a Program to Manage Security Patches and Vulnerabilities: NIST Recommendations for Improving System Security

February 15, 2006

Author(s)

Shirley M. Radack

This bulletin provides information for organizational security managers who are responsible for designing and implementing security patch and vulnerability

Preliminary Face Recognition Grand Challenge Results

February 15, 2006

Author(s)

P J. Phillips, P J. Flynn, W T. Scruggs, K W. Bowyer, W Worek

The goal of the Face Recognition Grand Challenge (FRGC) is to improve the performance of face recognition algorithms by an order of magnitude over the best

NGP Search for New Chemicals-Environmentally Acceptable Fire Suppressants

February 11, 2006

Author(s)

J D. Mather, R E. Tapscott

Preparation of Reference Material 8504, Transformer Oil

February 1, 2006

Author(s)

Dianne L. Poster, Michele M. Schantz, Stephen A. Wise

A new reference material (RM), RM 8504, has been prepared for use as a diluent oil with Aroclors in transformer oil Standard Reference Materials (SRMs) 3075

Evaluation of an Inexpensive Method of stabilize the Temperature of Machine Tool Components

February 1, 2006

Author(s)

Mahn-Hee Hahn, M A. Donmez, Johannes A. Soons

One of the best approaches for maintaining uniform temperature across a machine tool structure thus minimizing thermal deformations is removing the heat at the

Computer Security Division 2005 Annual Report

February 1, 2006

Author(s)

Tanya L. Brewer, Matthew A. Scholl

This report covers the work conducted within the National Institute of Standards and Technology's Computer Security Division during the Fiscal Year 2005. It

Biometric Data Specification for Personal Identity Verification

February 1, 2006

Author(s)

Charles L. Wilson, Patrick J. Grother, Ramaswamy Chandramouli

[Superseded by SP 800-76-1 (January 2007): http://www.nist.gov/manuscript-publication-search.cfm?pub_id=51101] The Homeland Security Presidential Directive HSPD

MEMS Length and Strain Round Robin Results with Uncertainty Analysis

February 1, 2006

Author(s)

Janet M. Cassard, Robert I. Scace, Winthrop A. Baylies

A microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) Length and Strain Round Robin Experiment was completed in January 2005 to compare results of in-plane length

Proceedings of Workshop on Software Security Assurance Tools, Techniques, and Metrics

February 1, 2006

Author(s)

Paul E. Black, Michael J. Kass, Elizabeth N. Fong

This is the proceedings of a workshop held on November 7 and 8, 2005 in Long Beach, California, USA, hosted by the Software Diagnostics and Conformance Testing

On the Absorption Spectrum of Noble Gases at the Arc Spectrum Limit

February 1, 2006

Author(s)

Ugo Fano, G Pupillo, A Zannoni, Charles W. Clark

Rydberg spectral lines of an atom are sometimes superimposed on the continuous spectrum of a different configuration. Effects of interaction among different

NIST Technical Publication

February 1, 2006

Author(s)

James R. Ehrstein, M C. Croarck, H Liu

This report documents the selection of material, the certification procedure and its control, and the analysis of measurement uncertainty for a family of

Implementation of Simulation Program for Modeling the Effective Resistivity of Nanometer Scale Film and Line Interconnects

February 1, 2006

Author(s)

Emre Yarimbiyik, Harry A. Schafft, Richard A. Allen, Mona Zahgoul, David L. Blackburn

A highly versatile simulation program was developed and used to examine how the resistivity of thin metal films and lines is increased as their dimensions

Technical and Economic Assessment of Internet Protocol Version 6 (IPv6)

January 31, 2006

Author(s)

Gregory C. Tassey, Douglas C. Montgomery, Alfred Lee, Tim Sloan

The Presidents National Strategy to Secure Cyberspace (National Strategy) directed the Secretary of Commerce to form a task force to examine the most recent

FS-TST 2.0: Forensic Software Testing Support Tools Part C Code Review Report

January 31, 2006

Author(s)

Paul E. Black

This NIST Internal Report deals with Release 2.0 of a software package, Forensic Software Testing Support Tools (FS-TST 2.0), developed to aid the testing of

Summary of April 2005 ANSI/NIST Fingerprint Standard Update Workshop

January 30, 2006

Author(s)

R. McCabe, Michael D. Garris

This workshop was convened to chart the future of the ANSI/NIST-ITL 1-2000 fingerprint data exchange standard. This report is intended to provide a summary of

Testing and Validation of Personal Identity Verification (PIV) Components and Subsystems for Conformance to Federal Information Processing Standard 201

January 25, 2006

Author(s)

Shirley M. Radack

This bulletin provides information about testing and validation of personal identity verification (PIV) components and subsystems for conformance to Federal

Codes for the Identification of Federal and Federally Assisted Organizations (NIST SP 800-87 v1.0, Jan. 2006 edition)

January 11, 2006

Author(s)

William C. Barker, Hildegard Ferraiolo

[Superseded by SP 800-87 v1.0 (March 2007): http://www.nist.gov/manuscript-publication-search.cfm?pub_id=51132] The Homeland Security Presidential Directive

Recommended Objective Test Procedures for Road Departure Crash Warning Systems

January 6, 2006

Author(s)

Sandor S. Szabo, Richard J. Norcross

Under the auspices of the Department of Transportation Intelligent Vehicle Initiative, the National Highway Traffic and Safety Administration (NHTSA) is

Personal Identity Verification Card Management Report

January 6, 2006

Author(s)

James F. Dray Jr., David Corcoran

NIST Special Publication 800-73 (http://piv.nist.gov) provides technical specifications for Personal Identity Verification (PIV) cards. However, it does not

NIST Time and Frequency Bulletin

January 5, 2006

Author(s)

Eyvon Petty

The Time and Frequency Bulletin provides information on performance of time scales and a variety of broadcasts (and related information) to users of the NIST

An Independent Measurement System for Performance Evaluation of Road Departure Crash Warning Systems

January 4, 2006

Author(s)

Sandor S. Szabo, Richard J. Norcross

The Independent Measurement System (IMS) is a general-purpose measurement system designed for collecting and analyzing data needed for evaluation of intelligent

Identifying Sensory Processing Requirements for an On-Road Driving Application of 4D/RCS

January 4, 2006

Author(s)

John A. Horst, Anthony J. Barbera, Craig I. Schlenoff, David Aha

A key challenge when applying architectures to real-time intelligent control problems is defining the hardware requirements for their sensory processing tasks

TRC Thermodynamic Tables - Nonhydrocarbons, Supplement 94, 2005

January 3, 2006

Author(s)

Michael D. Frenkel

1. Table 23-1-a - Page a-1000 Revised table on carbon and carbon oxides containing refractive index, density, boiling point, dT/dP and freezing point. 2. Table

Standard Reference Materials Catalog-January 2006

January 2, 2006

Author(s)

Regina R. Montgomery, Joan C. Sauerwein

Building Tactical Information System for Public Safety OfficialsIntelligent Building Response (iBR)

January 2, 2006

Author(s)

David G. Holmberg, William D. Davis, Stephen J. Treado, K A. Reed

The present work has as its vision that there should be a standard means of collecting and transporting building information (and most importantly real-time