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NIST Pubs

Erratum: Improved First-Principles Calculation of the Third Virial Coefficient of Helium

June 6, 2020

Author(s)

Giovanni Garberoglio, Michael R. Moldover, Allan H. Harvey

Erratum to paper published in 2011

Recommendation for Cryptographic Key Generation

June 4, 2020

Author(s)

Elaine B. Barker, Allen L. Roginsky, Richard Davis

Cryptography is often used in an information technology security environment to protect data that is sensitive, has a high value, or is vulnerable to...

Theory of Discrete Event Logistics Systems (DELS) specification:

June 1, 2020

Author(s)

Timothy Sprock, George Thiers, Leon F McGinnis, Conrad Bock

Verifying executability of SysML behavior models using satisfiability modulo theory solvers:

June 1, 2020

Author(s)

Raphael Barbau, Conrad Bock

Guide for labeling consumer packages by weight, volume, count, or measure (length, area, or thickness):

June 1, 2020

Author(s)

David Sefcik, Lisa Warfield

Securing web transactions TLS server certificate management:

June 1, 2020

Author(s)

Mehwish Akram, William C Barker, Rob Clatterbuck, Donna Dodson, Brandon Everhart, Jane Gilbert, William Haag, Brian Johnson, Alexandros Kapasouris, Dung Lam, Brett Pleasant, Mary Raguso, Murugiah Souppaya, Susan Symington, Paul Turner, Clint Wilson

Global city teams challenge smart agriculture and rural SuperCluster workshop report 2020:

June 1, 2020

Author(s)

Dennis Buckmaster, Sokwoo Rhee, Jean Rice, Josh Seidemann, Mo Shakouri, Robert Tse, Hongwei Zhang

Recommendation for cryptographic key generation:

June 1, 2020

Author(s)

Elaine Barker, Allen Roginsky, Richard Davis

Guide to IPsec VPNs:

June 1, 2020

Author(s)

Elaine Barker, Quynh Dang, Sheila Frankel, Karen Scarfone, Paul Wouters

Economics of manufacturing machinery maintenance::a survey and analysis of U.S. costs and benefits

June 1, 2020

Author(s)

Douglas S Thomas, Brian A Weiss

STEP file analyzer and viewer user guide (Update 6):

June 1, 2020

Author(s)

Robert R Lipman, Soonjo Kwon

The manufacturing cost guide::a primer version 1.0

June 1, 2020

Author(s)

Douglas S Thomas

Wireless user requirements for the factory workcell:

June 1, 2020

Author(s)

Karl Montgomery, Richard Candell, Yongkang Liu, Mohamed Hany

NVLAP carpet and carpet cushion:

June 1, 2020

Author(s)

Timothy Rasinski

Economics of Manufacturing Machinery Maintenance: A Survey and Analysis of U.S. Costs and Benefits

June 1, 2020

Author(s)

Douglas Thomas, Brian Weiss

This report examines U.S. costs of machinery maintenance along with losses due to inadequate maintenance strategies in discrete manufacturing (NAICS 321-339...

A Tool to Model the Fate and Transport of Indoor Microbiological Aerosols (FaTIMA)

June 1, 2020

Author(s)

William S. Dols, Brian J. Polidoro, Dustin G. Poppendieck, Steven J. Emmerich

The web-based tool Fate and Transport of Indoor Microbiological Aerosols (FaTIMA) allows for the determination of the indoor fate of microbiological aerosols...

Foundational Cybersecurity Activities for IoT Device Manufacturers

May 29, 2020

Author(s)

Michael J. Fagan, Katerina N. Megas, Karen Scarfone, Matthew Smith

Internet of Things (IoT) devices often lack device cybersecurity capabilities their customers-- organizations and individuals--can use to help mitigate their...

IoT Device Cybersecurity Capability Core Baseline

May 29, 2020

Author(s)

Michael J. Fagan, Katerina N. Megas, Karen Scarfone, Matthew Smith

Device cybersecurity capabilities are cybersecurity features or functions that computing devices provide through their own technical means (i.e., device...

Health Assessment Measurements Quality Assurance Program: Exercise 4 Final Report

May 29, 2020

Author(s)

Charles A. Barber, Carolyn Q. Burdette, Hugh V. Hayes, Melissa M. Phillips, Catherine A. Rimmer, Laura J. Wood, Lee L. Yu, Shaun P. Kotoski

HAMQAP was launched in collaboration with the NIH ODS in 2017. HAMQAP was established to enable laboratories to improve the accuracy of measurements in samples...

Improvised Long Test Lengths via Stitching Scale Bar Method: Performance Evaluation of Terrestrial Laser Scanners per ASTM E3125-17

May 28, 2020

Author(s)

Shendong Shi, Balasubramanian Muralikrishnan, Vincent Lee, Daniel S. Sawyer, Octavio Icasio-Hern?ndez

Periodic performance evaluation is a critical issue for ensuring the reliability of data from terrestrial laser scanners (TLSs). With the recent introduction of...

Improvised Long Test Lengths via Stitching Scale Bar Method: Interim Testing of Laser Trackers

May 28, 2020

Author(s)

Vincent Lee, Daniel S. Sawyer, Balasubramanian Muralikrishnan

Performance verifications of laser tracker systems (LTSs) often rely on calibrated length artifacts that are 2.3 m in length or more, as specified in...

Building Secure Microservices-based Applications Using Service-Mesh Architecture

May 27, 2020

Author(s)

Ramaswamy Chandramouli, Zack Butcher

The increasing trend in building microservices-based applications calls for addressing security in all aspects of service-to-service interactions due to their...

Assessing Information Security Continuous Monitoring (ISCM) Programs: Developing an ISCM Program Assessment

May 21, 2020

Author(s)

Kelley L. Dempsey, Victoria Yan Pillitteri, Chad Baer, Robert Niemeyer, Ron Rudman, Susan Urban

This publication describes an approach for the development of Information Security Continuous Monitoring (ISCM) program assessments that can be used to evaluate...

SATE VI Ockham Sound Analysis Criteria

May 19, 2020

Author(s)

Paul E. Black, Kanwardeep S. Walia

Static analyzers examine the source or executable code of programs to find problems. Many static analyzers use heuristics or approximations to examine programs...

Energy Sector Asset Management: For Electric Utilities, Oil & Gas Industry

May 19, 2020

Author(s)

James J. McCarthy, Lauren Acierto, Jason Kuruvilla, Titilayo Ogunyale, Nikolas Urlaub, John Wiltberger, Devin Wynne

Industrial control systems (ICS) compose a core part of our nations critical infrastructure. Energy sector companies rely on ICS to generate, transmit, and...

Interoperability Assessment 2019: Contactless-to-Contact Fingerprint Capture

May 19, 2020

Author(s)

John M. Libert, John D. Grantham, Bruce Bandini, Kenneth Ko, Shahram Orandi, Craig I. Watson

This report describes computational comparison measurements as well as match error analysis applied to fingerprint images collected by researchers of the...

NVLAP Thermal Insulation Materials

May 14, 2020

Author(s)

Timothy W. Rasinski

This handbook is intended for information and use by accredited TIM laboratories, assessors conducting onsite assessments, laboratories seeking accreditation...

NVLAP Construction Materials Testing

May 13, 2020

Author(s)

Timothy W. Rasinski, Thomas R. Hettenhouser

NIST Handbook 150-5, Construction Materials Testing, presents the technical requirements and guidance for the accreditation of laboratories under the...

Space Commerce Workshop Report

May 13, 2020

Author(s)

Michelle S. Stephens, Nicholas Barbosa, Leah R. Kauffman, Rebecca Dorch, Marcus Holzinger

The Department of Commerce (DOC) Boulder Laboratories (consisting of the National Institute for Standards and Technology, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric...

Influence of Machine Anvil Wear on Charpy Test Results

May 12, 2020

Author(s)

Enrico Lucon, Raymond Santoyo

We investigated the influence of the state of wear of Charpy machine anvils on test results by performing impact tests on NIST specimens of three energy levels...

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